One of the biggest success stories of our company has been the deployment of InprOTech Guardian for the asset inventory and the continuous monitoring at the Adhex industrial plant.
Adhex Tech Tapes is a subsidiary of Adhex Technologies created in July 2001 and specialized in the development of activities linked to the manufacturing of adhesive solutions and protection solutions (sealing, acoustic, thermal, and surface) for the automotive sector (OEMs and Tier1).
Currently, it holds the quality certification IATF16949, in addition to ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and CCAP (Certification for China). The production plant in Porriño (Spain) is recognized as a Q1 supplier for Ford and A level for the VW Group, and carries out sustainable and environmentally respectful activities.
THE CHALLENGE
Adhex identified a critical need: the lack of visibility regarding the devices connected to its industrial network, especially in relation to wireless networks such as Bluetooth and WiFi. This deficiency pointed to the absence of a complete and updated asset inventory, which generated uncertainty and concern within the technical team.
The main consequence of this scenario was a greater exposure to cybersecurity threats. The presence of obsolete devices, unknown devices or unmonitored devices could represent hidden risks, critical vulnerabilities and difficulties when implementing effective preventive measures. Additionally, Adhex needed to improve OT network supervision as part of its industrial security reinforcement strategy.
INPROTECH SOLUTION
To respond to these needs, InprOTech deployed our solution InprOTech Guardian, an advanced platform for automatic asset inventory, vulnerability detection and the generation of real-time security alerts. This solution offers full visibility of devices connected to industrial networks, including those present in wireless environments.
Additionally, a monitor was integrated with Guardian, allowing Adhex’s technical team to consult in a simple and centralized way the status of its industrial network at any time from its IT room.
Before our intervention, the client did not have an automated or updated system for asset management or for constant monitoring of its OT network. This made proactive threat detection difficult and increased the dependence on manual reviews, which were inefficient in production environments and completely ineffective for early cyberattack detection.
The solution implemented by InprOTech corrected these deficiencies by enabling dynamic visualization of the network map, automatic detection of unknown devices, and proactive identification of vulnerabilities. During the deployment phase, unmonitored connected devices and exposed assets that were not properly fortified were even detected, issues that the client had not previously identified and which could be resolved quickly.
RESULTS
The implementation of InprOTech Guardian at Adhex made it possible to achieve the following benefits:
- Complete visibility and updated OT environment, including wireless networks.
- Automatic inventory of connected assets, reducing previous uncertainty.
- Detection and correction of critical vulnerabilities, increasing plant security.
- Interactive network panel and visual map that facilitates control and supervision of the environment.
- Improved decision-making and industrial security management.
- Reduced risk of intrusion or malfunction due to uncontrolled devices.
- Early anomaly detection, allowing faster action in the event of any cybersecurity incident.
ADHEX TESTIMONIAL
“Thanks to this tool, we have been able to identify previously unknown vulnerabilities in the OT infrastructure, which has enabled early intervention and action. One of the most remarkable achievements has been the detection of devices connected to the network that were not being monitored and exposed devices that were not properly fortified.
Through the OT network analysis provided by GUARDIAN, we have been able to obtain full visibility of the connected OT devices, improve its segmentation and reinforce preventive measures, enabling more effective security management.”