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title: Cyber protection for MSPs serving manufacturing companies
description: Help manufacturing clients recover fast, stay compliant, and block ransomware. One platform for backup, EDR, and patch management — built for MSPs.
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last_updated: 2026-10-11
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# Cyber protection for MSPs serving manufacturing companies

Win more manufacturing accounts. Deliver the cyber resilience they demand.

[Request a demo](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/demo/)  
[Solution brief](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/downloads/3cb75972fccb1317f13966cce4b1095b)

## Why manufacturing is your highest-growth MSP vertical

*   70% adoption **70% of industrial manufacturing organizations have already adopted managed services** in areas like cybersecurity, compliance, and data management. [(KPMG)](https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2024/industry-snapshot-industrial-manufacturings.pdf) 
*   #1 ransomware target **Manufacturing has been the #1 targeted industry for ransomware for four consecutive years**, making cyber resilience a top priority for MSPs. [(IBM X-Force)](https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2025-IBM-X-force-threat-index-uk-remains-most-attacked-country-in-europe) 
*   $125,000 per hour **Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers an average of $125,000 per hour**, with some industries reaching up to $2.3 million per hour. [(ABB)](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/107660/abb-survey-reveals-unplanned-downtime-costs-125000-per-hour) 

## The challenges MSPs face in manufacturing

Manufacturing environments are unlike traditional IT. You’re not just managing endpoints — you’re responsible for keeping production running.

### Downtime is revenue loss

Minutes of disruption can halt entire production lines. 

### Legacy systems increase risk

Outdated OS and specialized equipment can’t be easily patched. 

### IT and OT are converging

Expanding your responsibility — and the attack surface. 

### Ransomware targets manufacturing

Attackers exploit urgency to force fast payouts. 

### Backup and recovery are complex

You need both local speed and cloud resilience. 

### Compliance is nonnegotiable

CMMC, NIST, NIS 2, and industry standards add pressure and complexity.

## From IT provider to OT custodian

Most MSPs evolve through three stages:

### Foundation (IT provider)

Managing endpoints, servers, and cloud workloads

### Transition (industrial bridge)

Supporting engineering workstations and data historians

### Goal (OT custodian)

Securing and ensuring uptime for production-critical systems

## How Diamatix scaled secure manufacturing services with Acronis

Diamatix, a managed service provider specializing in industrial environments, needed to support manufacturing clients with high uptime requirements, complex infrastructure, and increasing cyber risk.

[Learn more](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/downloads/b2413c70a9674680b84f68c028f93a9b)

![Image 2: The challenge](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/67b29fb1b61ab94348cf559ee51fc5e0.png)
### The challenge

*   Managing complex OT and IT environments with legacy industrial systems.
*   Limited visibility across industrial infrastructure.
*   Preventing production downtime caused by outages or infrastructure failures.
*   Ensuring fast recovery for mission-critical manufacturing operations.

![Image 3: The solution](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/456943237245e74aa037df881ab5fed0.png)
### The solution

Diamatix standardized on Acronis to unify:

*   Backup, disaster recovery.
*   Protection of server-based industrial workloads.
*   Fast restoration capabilities.

![Image 4: The results](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/2bba397d036d61269600894e88434e98.png)
### The results

*   Faster recovery times for production-critical systems.
*   Reduced operational risk through resilient recovery architectures.
*   Stronger resilience for manufacturing operations.
*   Recovery support across large, distributed industrial environments.

Acronis Cyber Platform

## Cyber protection for MSPs serving manufacturing companies

[Request a demo](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/demo/)

[Solution brief](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/downloads/3cb75972fccb1317f13966cce4b1095b)

## One platform built for MSPs

Stop stitching together point solutions. Acronis natively integrates **backup, cybersecurity, and management** into a single platform — ideal for complex, mixed IT/OT environments.

### Guarantee production continuity

Keep production running — even during incidents.

*   Near-instant recovery with **Instant Restore**.
*   Immutable backups protect against ransomware.
*   AI-based protection stops threats before they spread.

### Secure the multigenerational factory

Protect modern and legacy systems together.

*   Support for legacy OS and industrial environments.
*   Coverage for engineering workstations, HMIs, and servers.
*   Non-intrusive protection for sensitive systems.

### Simplify MSP operations

Replace tool sprawl with one integrated platform.

*   One agent, one console.
*   Backup + EDR / XDR + patching in one place.
*   Reduce operational overhead and improve margins.

### Enable compliance and audit readiness

Support regulated manufacturing clients with confidence.

*   Built-in reporting and visibility.
*   Align with NIST, CMMC, NIS2, IEC 62443.
*   Simplify audits and documentation.

### Validate safely with Digital Twins

Test changes before they touch production.

*   Spin up virtual replicas from backups.
*   Validate patches and changes risk free.
*   Prevent outages caused by failed updates.

### Overcome the OEM warranty barrier

Protect OEM systems without touching vendor agreements.

*   Agentless and nonintrusive options.
*   Secure critical assets without violating warranties.
*   Ideal for sensitive industrial environments.