Share Manufacturing Data Securely and Protect Priceless IP

Complex supply chains, regulatory obligations, and persistent cyber threats threaten manufacturing processes and valuable intellectual property. System outages, compliance violations, and loss of competitive advantage are all repercussions manufacturers want to avoid.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network unifies, controls, protects, and governs email, file sharing, MFT, and SFTP communications. Granular access controls, end-to-end encryption, and detailed audit logs safeguard third-party communications in adherence to GxP, ISO 27001, ITAR, and NIS 2, and others.

Secure Email for Supplier Communication

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive information via email with suppliers. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Design Files

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive design files with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive design files securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Production Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of production data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of production data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Order Processing

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during order processing. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure Email for Client Communication

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive information via email with clients. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Quality Assurance Reports

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive quality assurance reports with clients, suppliers, or other stakeholders. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive quality assurance reports securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Inventory Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of inventory data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of inventory data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Product Registration

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during product registration. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure Email for Regulatory Compliance

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive regulatory compliance information via email. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Manufacturing Process Documentation

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive manufacturing process documentation with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive manufacturing process documentation securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Supply Chain Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of supply chain data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of supply chain data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Warranty Claims

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during warranty claims. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure File Sharing for Product Specifications

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive product specifications with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive product specifications securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Machine Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of machine data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of machine data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Manufacturing & Engineering FAQs

Kiteworks provides defense-grade protection for proprietary CAD designs through its Private Data Network. Its comprehensive zero trust security architecture includes end-to-end encryption, granular access controls, and detailed audit logs that satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. Kiteworks secure file sharing lets manufacturers share sensitive engineering designs with international partners while maintaining the governance necessary to protect valuable IP and demonstrate regulatory compliance throughout your global supply chain.

Kiteworks secure MFT handles large and bulk, automated and manual, file transfers of up to 16TB. As part of the Kiteworks Private Data Network, secure MFT operates on a hardened virtual appliance, features end-to-end encryption, granular access controls, and detailed audit logs that together adhere to GxP compliance and ISO 27001 compliance standards and help demonstrate regulatory compliance.

Kiteworks secure file sharing provides controlled distribution of quality control reports with end-to-end encryption, access controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and role-based permissions (RBAC), and comprehensive audit logs that capture who accessed and shared what file to whom. The broader platform, the Kiteworks Private Data Network, ensures all QA documentation maintains complete chain of custody throughout the validation process—essential for demonstrating GxP compliance during regulatory inspections.

Kiteworks protects manufacturing supply chain communications by consolidating communications—Kiteworks secure email, Kiteworks secure file sharing, Kiteworks secure web forms, and other channels, to shrink the attack surface. A zero trust approach to data protection includes a hardened virtual appliance, Kiteworks email protection gateway with end-to-end encryption, access controls, AV and ATP scans, and comprehensive audit logs that track and record who sends what to whom, critical for mitigating data breaches and demonstrating compliance with data privacy laws and standards.

Kiteworks secure file sharing
provides specialized capabilities for multi-supplier design collaboration. Its granular access controls
restrict access to confidential data and permit specific file activities based on job roles to prevent unauthorized access and sharing of proprietary specifications. The platform’s comprehensive version control and detailed audit logs document all access to product specifications, ensuring your IP remains protected throughout the product development lifecycle while enabling essential collaboration with tier-1 suppliers.