Design and Manufacture Innovative Products Securely
Secure Third Party Communications
Engineering and manufacturing firms design and build products that enrich lives. When competitors or cybercriminals gain access to your designs or processes, however, getting products to market in a timely manner suffers. With the Kiteworks enterprise content firewall, engineering and manufacturing firms securely share sensitive information with supply chain partners so intellectual property stays safe.
Design and Manufacture Innovative Products Securely
Engineering and manufacturing firms design and build products that enrich lives. When competitors or cybercriminals gain access to your designs or processes, however, getting products to market in a timely manner suffers. With the Kiteworks platform, engineering and manufacturing firms securely share sensitive information with supply chain partners so intellectual property stays safe.
Manufacturing and Engineering Solutions
Ensure Secret Recipes Stay Secret
Protect Intellectual Property
Patents, copyrights and trademarks keep barriers to entry high. If a rogue employee or competitor steals your product designs or customer lists, first mover advantage is lost. The Kiteworks platform provides engineering and manufacturing firms critical control of and visibility into who accesses, modifies or shares your coveted trade secrets.
Connect to Content Wherever It’s Stored
Avoid Production Delays
Engineering and manufacturing firms need unfettered access to equipment maintenance schedules, vendor contracts, and employee overtime records to keep production timelines on track and gross margins intact. Searching for these files in disparate systems and applications, some on prem, others in the cloud, waste time and threaten production schedules. Engineering and manufacturing employees in the back office, on the plant floor or at the job site, have a single point of access to these documents with the Kiteworks platform.
Eliminate Shadow IT Risks
Send Product Files Simply and Securely
Engineering and manufacturing firms frequently share large, sensitive files like blueprints, product schematics, EIR reports, and other sensitive information with trusted partners. When sanctioned file sharing solutions are cumbersome or require IT involvement, however, employees choose less secure alternatives that introduce unnecessary risk. Engineering and manufacturing firms utilize the Kiteworks platform to share large and sensitive files safely and efficiently without jeopardizing their competitive advantage.
Access Information When It Matters Most
Get Product Information in Real-time
Manufacturing sales professionals must have the latest pricing information and product brochures when visiting customers and partners. Similarly, licensed service technicians need the latest product manuals and parts lists when making repairs. The Kiteworks platform ensures manufacturing employees and partners have fast, simple access to the most current product information to enable maximum productivity and customer satisfaction.
WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE KITEWORKS
We embarked on a proof-of-concept to see if Kiteworks was as good as the YouTube videos, and were surprised that unlike other providers, it really was.
With Kiteworks, we know exactly where our files are, can track and monitor both senders and recipients, and enforce file sharing policies at a user-and corporate-wide level.
Adding Kiteworks to our extensive customer billing process has accelerated our revenue recognition cycle and positively impacted our organization's bottom line. Giving our customers faster access to POD documents and invoices means that they are paid faster, as are we.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cybersecurity is critical for engineering and manufacturing firms because they deal extensively with confidential information related to product designs, clinical trials, and manufacturing processes that provide a significant competitive advantage. Some common cybersecurity threats faced by these firms include phishing attacks, ransomware, sabotage, intellectual property theft, industrial espionage, and supply chain attacks.
Engineering and manufacturing firms can ensure that their supply chain partners are following cybersecurity best practices by implementing a vendor risk management strategy, featuring the inclusion of cybersecurity requirements in supply chain partner contracts and conducting regular audits of their security measures. It is vital for engineering and manufacturing firms to have clear communication and collaboration with their supply chain partners to ensure that everyone is aligned on cybersecurity practices and any potential risks are identified and addressed proactively. This helps to ensure that intellectual property remains safe from theft or unauthorized access.
Engineering and manufacturing firms need to protect their trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Examples include product designs, manufacturing processes, customer data, financial information, recipes, and inventions.
Employees play a critical role in supporting and maintaining a high level of cybersecurity excellence for engineering and manufacturing firms. Employees should be trained, for example, on cybersecurity best practices, such as how to recognize and avoid phishing scams, how to create strong passwords, and how to securely handle sensitive information. Employees also need to be aware of their company’s security protocols and report any potential security threats or breaches to their security teams.
Engineering and manufacturing firms can drastically improve their cybersecurity posture by implementing a strong cybersecurity program that includes firewalls, encryption, secure file sharing, access control, multi-factor authentication (MFA), data loss prevention (DLP), intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. They can also routinely train employees on cybersecurity best practices and regularly review and update their security protocols.
Yes, there are several regulations and standards that engineering and manufacturing firms need to follow related to cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. These include the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States, the ISO/IEC 27001 standard for information security management systems, and many, many more. Manufacturing and engineering firms should consult with their legal and compliance partners to ensure they are meeting all relevant requirements and standards.
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ENGINEERS, PRODUCT DESIGNERS, DRAFTSMEN, AND OTHER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONALS RELY ON KITEWORKS TO PROTECT, GOVERN, AND CONTROL THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
