Never-Trust vs Zero-Trust
Modernising Manufacturing Systems Without Disrupting Production
Keeping your mission critical software and operating systems up to date can be challenging, especially within manufacturing, where there is a wide mix of legacy IT and OT systems which can go back 20 years or more. And in many cases no longer supported by the software vendor or the operating systems they run on are now obsolete.
This often happens not by choice, but because the software won’t run on the latest operating system, or the costs to upgrade it is too high. Resulting in a weakened security posture and being an easier target for a potential cyber security breach, which will automatically leads to a fail for Cyber Essentials Plus and NIS2 cyber accreditation .
This situation is about to get worse, with Windows10 support ending in Oct-25 and Server 2016 following in Jan-27. How can manufacturers ensure the security and longevity of the legacy software and systems used to mange and maintain their OT and IT, whilst mitigating the risks of cyber attacks given its unsupported security framework?
Why Droplet NeverTrust™ Containers for Manufacturing
- Droplet NeverTrustTM is a container software which securely migrates any x86 or 64-bit app, and delivers them to the latest cyber accreditation standards including Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and NIS2
- Legacy Apps on Modern Platforms: Core manufacturing systems such as MES, SCADA, and ERP applications can run securely on modern hardware and operating systems without costly redevelopment.
- Isolated, Secure Containers: Droplet NeverTrustTM containers protect legacy systems by running them in isolated containers, mitigating risks like ransomware and cyberattacks on operational technology (OT).
- NeverTrustTM Security Framework: Droplet implements a “default NeverTrustTM” security posture, allowing only explicitly permitted communications to help minimise the attack surface and improve security posture.
- SCADA: Droplet containers protect legacy SCADA systems from cyber threats while enabling seamless data sharing with modern predictive maintenance and optimisation tools.
- Bridging IT and OT: Droplet containers enable legacy OT systems to interact securely with modern IT tools, such as predictive maintenance platforms, digital twins, and AI-based supply chain solutions.
- Cost-Effective Modernisation: Droplet containers help avoid the high costs of replacing or redeveloping legacy manufacturing systems, extending their lifespan while transitioning to modern infrastructure.
Droplet NeverTrust™ containers can be used to securely migrate any x86 or 64-bit application to any operating system, including Windows11 and delivers them to the highest cyber accredited standards. Clients who’ve already adopted Droplet not only meet the latest cyber accreditation standards, they exceed them.
1 / Droplet containers help secure and deliver your mission critical apps.
2 / Our NeverTrust™ network overlay layer controls access to your data paths
3 / Our containers support any endpoint operating system, cloud or hypervisor.
4 / Every application is isolated away from the operating system and network.
5 / All network traffic is encrypted between our Droplet client and Droplet server
6 / By default, Droplet’s NeverTrust™ perimeter layer blocks all inbound traffic.
7 / To protect your human layer, all admin rights are removed, by default.
Secure by Design ~ Droplet NeverTrust™ containers is the only single security product that sits across the traditional 7 layered OSI security model.
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