Securing sensitive information is more advance than when putting a lock on a file cabinet was a safe way. With the rapid development of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and cloud computing technologies, industrial data protection has become very complex.

Sensitive manufacturing data includes, among others, product cost information, customer data, intellectual property rights, operations information, and marketing strategy.  If this information ends up in the wrong hands, it can damage the company’s reputation and lead to significant losses in revenues.

Triniti IT Security can help minimize the risk of data breaches for manufacturers by categorizing information. By classifying data in a consistent and coherent way is the first step to keeping it safe, so it’s important that companies develop a comprehensive data classification policy.