Rapid OT Asset & Network Visibility for Consultants & Advisors

Rapidly deploy lightweight software sensors in any industrial environment without disrupting operations.

Reduce time to collect critical network and asset insight quickly and in real-time.

Continuously monitor network behavior, detect threats, and store packets for future forensics.

Continuous Network Monitoring and Asset Inventory Solution for OT environments

EmberOT’s Rapid OT Assessment program is specifically designed to support consultants and advisors who design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

Get rapid OT asset and network visibility with zero impact to the client’s industrial environment.

Our 100% software-based Embers (sensors) deploy in minutes with no external connectivity requirements to eliminate gaps in visibility and enable automatic asset classification, behavior, and threat detection.

Set it, forget it, and send it back to our team to generate a report detailing assets, communications, and other relevant insights, analysis, and suggestions based on our findings.

What’s Included in the Rapid OT Asset Insight Report

Watch the power of a pure-software sensor in action for unmatched insight into OT asset and network visibility.

Visibility Summary: A high-level summary of activity in the network, including the length of time Ember was deployed, number of detected protocols, number of device types, individual assets classified, number of network transactions, highlighted areas of interest

Asset Summary Get a summary of key asset information found across the network. The Asset Summary includes: manufacturer, type, location, IP address, protocol breakdown, activity over time, first / last observed timestamps, device communications.

  • Most Active Devices – Top 10 devices by traffic flow
  • Deep Packet Inspection – % breakdown of most common protocols observed on the network
  • Top Talking Devices – Top source IP addresses communicating on the network

Devices of Interest: The report also highlights any suspicious or unexpected activity found on the network for further investigation.

Key Observations: The EmberOT team will highlight potential risks based on findings returned by the Ember. These observations will describe the relevance of these risks and vulnerabilities to the environment, as well as suggestions for mitigation.

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How it Works: Deploy, Monitor, and Report Back

Step 1: Pre-Configure an Ember
Step 2: Install the Ember
Step 3: Capture Data
Step 4: Extract the Data
Step 5: Get an Insight Report

Reach out to the team to get access to an Ember (sensor). We work with you to pre-configure a device of your choosing to drop into the environment.

Install the Ember on the chosen network with little configuration. Embers can be deployed without an external connection to keep data local.

The Ember passively gathers and processes traffic across the network, capturing asset data, network activity, protocols seen, and more.

After 5 days, send the Ember back to the team to extract data and generate the OT Asset Insight Report.

Meet with the EmberOT team to discuss report details, areas of interest, and overall network findings.

EmberOT’s Rapid Assessment
Insight Report Advantage for Partners

Leverage the power of an affordable and flexible software solution that gives you OT asset and network visibility. Empower your company to understand, defend, and improve industrial environments on behalf of your clients.

Rapid Visibility into Customer Environments

Gain relevant information around assets on the environment, detected protocols, device types, network transactions, and other relevant data. Reduce manual data gathering to understand the depth and scope of client needs quickly.

Actionable Insight for Areas of Interest

Passively gathered data highlights overall network as well as individualized asset activity. Quickly identify potential anomalies and areas within the network that need further investigation.

Map Vulnerabilities and Impact

Receive detailed information on potential risks and vulnerabilities identified in client environments. Vulnerabilities are contextualized within the client environment to better understand potential impacts of unmitigated risks and vulnerabilities.

Request a Demo of the OT Asset and Network Insight Report

EmberOT is the simple, effective, low-hardware, low-hassle industrial OT asset and network visibility monitoring solution. Request a demo and a sample of the OT Asset Insight Report today. Come and see how we can help you overcome whatever threats lie ahead.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does EmberOT provide asset visibility in OT environments?

Embers can be deployed at any level of your environment to begin gathering relevant asset data based on activity in the network. Using both open-source and proprietary resources and databases, Embers can identify assets and metadata based on information that is being communicated across the network without disruption to the environment or any required action from operators, analysts, or other team members.

What types of assets can EmberOT’s solution identify and monitor?

EmberOT can identify any IT and OT assets connected and communicating across a network. If it has an active presence on the network, we can see it.

How does EmberOT handle compatibility with legacy systems or older industrial equipment?

Embers are able to identify assets as long as they communicate on a network. Our solution is purpose-built for OT environments and includes support for many less common or legacy industrial protocols. We also understand that every facility is uniquely constructed to meet a specific operation purpose. Our sensor is designed to integrate seamlessly into these networks to gather asset data and monitor activity without impacting sensitive assets or the network itself.

How long after I put EmberOT in place before I start seeing results?

As soon as you install an Ember and configure where you want the data to go, results can be seen almost immediately. The Ember will begin to extract asset information as soon as it sees packets on the network where it is deployed. If using the Ember’s local UI, you can view asset data as it is captured. Depending on your Ember’s data pipeline configuration, you will also start seeing asset information in your other configured data destinations such as a SIEM, SOAR, data lake, or CMDB.

Our organization currently uses a variety of hardware and software platforms, and we‘re concerned that integrating a new solution might be difficult and costly. How can EmberOT’s approach help us address these concerns?

We believe that you should be able to send your network data anywhere you need to; our solution was built with the principle of integration-first. No two OT environments are architected and deployed the same way, so we work with your teams to understand your visibility goals, what you already have in place, and work to create a deployment plan that best suits your needs. Our Embers capture data from your network and can send it anywhere you need in your environment, whether that’s a Historian, datalake, or any of the existing tools that any of your teams currently use.

Deploying EmberOT is as easy as identifying the sites or network areas where you need additional visibility and installing a sensor there. We’re flexible enough to sideload on an existing machine, run in a virtualized container, or direct install on a small piece of dedicated hardware such as a ruggedized industrial computer.

How often does my OT asset data get updated?

Sabers constantly monitor your network environment. This means we are able to detect and update asset data automatically in near real-time. There is no need to schedule updates.

How easily can EmberOT integrate into my existing systems?

Deploying an Ember can be done within a span of hours, rather than weeks or months. All you need is a place on the network for the Ember to be deployed (virtualized machine, side-loaded on existing hardware, etc.), defined destinations for the Ember to send data, and you’ll starting seeing what the Ember sees right away.

What organizations does EmberOT support?

EmberOT supports any organization with industrial, OT environments. From advanced manufacturing with factory floors in different nations to critical infrastructure such as water treatment and electricity, we are dedicated to closing the visibility gap in industrial environments. Whether you have thousands of assets across multiple sites or a dozen assets in a handful of substations, we can help you on your visibility journey.

What do I need in addition to the software to make EmberOT’s Embers work?

All an Ember needs for deployment is available compute resources. Embers can be sideloaded on existing machines, deployed on a virtualized machine, or installed onto the network with a small piece of hardware. The number of required resources depends on the amount of data being processed at each network and how frequently any updates or changes need to be sent out.

Can EmberOT’s solution be scaled up according to the organization’s needs?

Yes! Scale the number of Embers you need as you need them. Start with the most critical parts of your environment and deploy additional Embers as needed to grow your visibility alongside your networks.

My client has thousands of devices all over the world. Can EmberOT monitor that?

Yes. Embers can detect any asset on the network it lives on; there is no limit to the number of assets an Ember can detect in a given network. As long as each asset is communicating on a network with an active Ember, they will be identified and monitored. If you have devices across the world with Embers at each location, the Circle provides a centralized view of all your organization’s assets.

Can EmberOT support a fully isolated or air-gapped environment with highly restrictive security policies?

Yes. Embers are able to monitor network traffic and extract asset information and metadata without any external network connection. We are also well-suited to limited connectivity environments such as remote sites with 3G or satellite uplinks.