Electric power & utilities
NERC CIP-aligned segmentation between control centers and corporate IT. Export operational data without exposing SCADA to remote access.
Use cases
When compliance, safety, or national-security policy demands a provable air gap — optical data diodes deliver one-way transfer that firewalls alone cannot guarantee.
Industries we protect
Oil, gas & pipelines
Remote site panels and compressor stations need DIN-rail gear that survives harsh environments — with provable one-way paths for historian and SOC feeds.
Water & wastewater
Modernize monitoring and analytics across treatment plants while preserving air-gap characteristics required by state and federal guidance.
Nuclear & generation
High-consequence zones demand hardware-enforced conduits — optical isolation with documented fleet telemetry for compliance reviews.
Manufacturing & automation
Connect shop-floor OT to corporate analytics and MES without opening production equipment to IT-originated attacks or ransomware paths.
Defense & federal
USA-manufactured optical diodes for programs that require domestic supply chains and defensible IT/OT boundaries.
Compliance drivers
| IEC 62443 | Unidirectional conduits between zone pairs — optical diodes document physical separation |
|---|---|
| NERC CIP | Electronic security perimeters with evidence of enforced one-way export paths |
| NIST SP 800-82 | Hardware-enforced gateways as stronger alternative to firewall-only OT boundaries |
| CMMC / Zero Trust | Segment high-value OT assets; prove monitoring without inbound management |
OT to IT perimeter
Historian & analytics export
Move SCADA and historian data to corporate IT or cloud analytics without a return route into the plant. Optical isolation satisfies IEC 62443 zone-conduit requirements for unidirectional transfer.
SCADA → Historian
Corporate DMZ handoff
Bridge OT enclaves to IT DMZ for approved datasets only — asset inventories, aggregated KPIs, patch metadata — with no path for inbound management or remote access.
OT → IT
Security operations
SOC log export
Ship security events from isolated zones to the SOC. The optical link prevents scanning, lateral movement, and command traffic from reaching OT assets.
DMZ → SOC
High-assurance bridging
Controlled unidirectional transfer between classified or high-assurance enclaves — hardware diode with no electrical coupling, not a software proxy or one-way firewall rule.
High → Low
Why DIN-mount on the plant floor
ContinuitySec CS-50 modules — proudly made in the USA — mount on standard 35mm control panels beside PLCs and RTUs. Rugged metal housings, 24 V DC power, and −20 °C to +60 °C operation match real OT environments — not rack-only gear that cannot survive vibration, heat, or cramped edge cabinets. Fleet monitoring confirms each optical diode is forwarding and flags stale heartbeats before auditors find gaps in your one-way path.