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Data Security for the Manufacturing Industry
StratoKey secures sensitive manufacturing data before it enters cloud and SaaS platforms, protecting IP and regulated data while maintaining control. This helps manufacturers utilize modern cloud systems while supporting compliance requirements from ITAR, EAR, DFARS, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and data sovereignty.
The Growing Challenge of the Cloud and Compliance in Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturers are accelerating cloud adoption to support smart factories, digital twins, global collaboration, and real-time supply chain visibility. While these platforms drive efficiency, they also introduce material security and compliance risks when sensitive data is processed outside direct organizational control.
Unauthorized Access to Regulated and Proprietary Data
Manufacturing data, including engineering drawings, bills of materials, technical specifications, and export-controlled information, is exposed in shared cloud and SaaS environments. Risks include unauthorized internal access, third-party access by cloud provider staff, and cross-border exposure, all of which can trigger compliance violations and intellectual property loss.
Compliance in Multi-Tenant SaaS and ERP Platforms
Manufacturers frequently rely on multi-tenant ERP, CRM, QMS, PLM, MES, and collaboration platforms. These environments complicate compliance with ITAR, DFARS, CMMC, and export-control obligations by introducing shared infrastructure, limited customer control, geographically dispersed support and reduced visibility into data handling.
SaaS-Native Encryption Weakens Data Sovereignty
Native SaaS encryption models place encryption system management inside the SaaS provider’s environment. This undermines data sovereignty by allowing third parties to retain technical access to regulated data, creating compliance gaps and increasing supply-chain risk.
AI and Integration Risk in Manufacturing
StratoKey addresses the risk introduced by SaaS integrations and AI in manufacturing through a layered gateway approach. The Data Protection Gateway secures sensitive data (with encryption) destined for SaaS applications, reducing exposure and compliance risk while enabling modern integrations and AI workflows.
"We were horrified to see controlled data showing up in results from a public AI system."
Manufacturer
How the StratoKey Cloud Data Protection Platform Can Help
StratoKey secures manufacturing data using the Cloud Data Protection Platform's three-gateway architecture that protects data, secures integrations, and controls user access. Most importantly, it does so while helping you maintain sole custody of regulated data.
The platform includes a Cloud Data Protection Gateway to encrypt and tokenize regulated data before it reaches SaaS systems.
- Encrypts or tokenizes sensitive manufacturing and regulated data before it reaches cloud, ERP, QMS, CRM, MES, PLM, and other SaaS platforms.
- Maintains customer-controlled encryption key management, preventing unauthorized access, including by SaaS or cloud provider personnel.
- Enforces granular, policy-based access controls across users, locations, and systems.
- Supports data residency and localization requirements across global manufacturing operations.
- Stores sensitive data as ciphertext or tokens, preventing exposure via downstream integrations, analytics tools, and AI services.
- Helps organizations meet complex compliance mandates such as ITAR, DFARS, EAR, CMMC, and other global frameworks.
StratoKey Works With Manufacturing Organizations to Secure Their Sensitive Data
We help organizations protect sensitive data across popular ERP, MES, CRM, PLM, and cloud platforms, without disrupting manufacturing operations. StratoKey enables strong data protection while maintaining compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.
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