OEM expectations have shifted. High performance is no longer enough, and systems must stay resilient for years or even decades across complex environments. Evolving cyberthreats and stricter regulations are increasing complexity.
With legacy systems lasting longer and frameworks like the EU Cyber Resilience Act and IEC 62443 raising the bar, prevention alone no longer cuts it. Recovery readiness ensures fast, predictable restoration with minimal disruption. It’s now a core requirement for OEM-delivered systems.
From prevention to recovery readiness
For years, cybersecurity strategies focused heavily on preventing incidents. But in OT environments, where uptime is critical and systems are often highly distributed or air-gapped, prevention cannot fully eliminate risk.
OEMs are now being asked a different question: What happens when something goes wrong?
Customers want proof that systems can recover quickly. They expect resilience to be built into the design, not added later. And increasingly, procurement decisions hinge on whether vendors can demonstrate reliable, repeatable recovery.
This shift is reinforced by regulation and industry standards, which emphasize secure development practices, system integrity and lifecycle resilience.
Recovery is no longer just a technical feature. It is part of the OEM value proposition.
Rethinking system design for OT resilience
Delivering recovery-ready systems requires a different approach to system architecture.
OEMs, machine builders and technology providers must consider resilience across the full lifecycle, from design and deployment to ongoing maintenance and support. This includes managing long-lived assets, supporting legacy systems and ensuring that recovery processes are practical and verifiable in real-world environments.
In industrial settings, where downtime can halt production and disrupt operations, recovery speed and predictability matter as much as, if not more than, detection alone.
At the same time, complexity must be minimized. OEMs cannot afford to introduce fragmented tools or processes that increase operational overhead for their clients.
A practical approach to building recovery-ready systems
This is where integrated platforms play a critical role. Acronis provides a unified approach that combines cybersecurity, data protection and management in a single platform. This helps OEMs reduce complexity while strengthening resilience across IT and OT environments. With built-in recovery capabilities, OEMs can enable faster restoration of systems, minimize downtime and ensure continuity even in the face of unexpected disruptions.
Join the upcoming OEM webinar
To explore these challenges and opportunities in more depth, Acronis is hosting a live webinar and demo for OEMs, including machine builders and industrial automation vendors.
During this session, our experts will share practical insights on how to:
- Design safer, recovery-ready systems for OT and industrial environments.
- Align with evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Deliver verifiable, repeatable recovery as part of your offering.
- Reduce complexity while strengthening resilience across the product lifecycle.
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About Acronis
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
