The project aims to educate small to mid-sized
manufacturers on how to use distributed ledger technology
for a more secure supply chain
WASHINGTON, April 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Corsha Inc., a Washington D.C.-based cybersec urity firm
pioneering next generation Identity Provider for Machines,
announced that MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) has selected
Corsha to lead a project to secure the manufacturing supply chain
and create playbooks that will provide guidance securely moving
proprietary data across operational technology (OT) and information
technology (IT) systems. Corsha is collaborating with the
Ohio State University Center for Design
and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) on this effort.
Today, some manufacturers and their partners use varying forms
of technology to track the movement of raw materials, provide
end-to-end traceability of products, record quality control data,
and securely automate supply chain processes. However, small to
mid-sized manufacturers often lack the resources to assess the
technologies available and implement them in a way that fits their
security needs. Their typical challenges are integration with
legacy manufacturing systems, scalability, data
standardization/interoperability, and the cost to sustain solutions
in all these areas.
"Corsha's platform as the Identity Provider for Machines has the
potential to transform the manufacturing supply chain by increasing
transparency, cybersecurity, and efficiency," said Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder, Corsha. "One of
our core missions is to safeguard proprietary data across
manufacturing supply chains. We're excited to partner with OSU
on empowering the industry with tools and playbooks to adeptly
identify use cases, mitigate risks, and adopt technologies tailored
to their unique operational needs."
Corsha will team with the Ohio State
University Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence
(CDME) to demonstrate an instantiation of Hyperledger Fabric within
an operational manufacturing setting to move proprietary data
securely across OT and IT systems. The final deliverable is an
automated playbook to help manufacturers determine how they can
leverage cutting-edge technologies like distributed ledger in ways
that will bring the most value to their supply chain.
The Corsha and OSU team will deliver a set of tailored,
web-based playbooks to address several manufacturing environments,
potential technology implementations, and recommendations for
activities that create the most value and potential for
transferability. The software will have a web interface with the
option for conversion to a stand-alone application.
"We will base our approach on a simple point system that
prioritizes the need for assessing
specific supply chain use cases and can support intuitive
implementation schemes in OT environments," said Iyer. "The Corsha
and OSU team has a deep background and past performance in the
technologies, research, and processes to deliver on this MxD
project call."
The National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing focuses
on three key aspects. Firstly, it showcases existing cybersecurity
tech on its factory floor. Secondly, it develops tools to address
specific manufacturing challenges. Thirdly, it collaborates with
industry and government to facilitate the adoption of these tools
by small and medium-sized manufacturers.
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About Corsha
Corsha is a D.C.-based cybersecurity startup that has devised a
novel way to secure machine-to-machine communication, whether that
"machine" is a workload running in the cloud or a piece of
industrial IoT equipment on a shop floor. Corsha's platform goes
beyond conventional security measures, prioritizing identity and
access management to seamlessly connect your machines, facilitate
data transfer, and automate secure data movement from anywhere to
anywhere.
Corsha has developed a security platform that sits at the
intersection of machine identity, Zero Trust and API security. They
are focused on elevating machine identity, enforcing strong
authentication and access for systems and services, and securing
critical service-to-service traffic such as:
- Hybrid OT to IT communication
- Secure movement of data across networks
- Automated software supply chains
- Automated security operations centers (SOCs)
- Cloud-native communication within/across Kubernetes
clusters
Corsha's patented technology builds dynamic identities for
trusted machines and brings MFA to the world of API-based
communication for greater security, visibility, and control of our
application ecosystems. Corsha's Zero Trust Security Platform is
fully automated, cloud-native, highly scalable, and platform
agnostic.
About Ohio State/CDME
The Ohio State University's Center
for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) works with companies
and researchers to translate new technologies into real-world,
market-ready manufactured products. These projects give student
employees at CDME hands-on experience in integrating new technology
while providing our customers with the workforce advantage
necessary to compete in a global marketplace.
About MxD
MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) advances economic prosperity and
national security by strengthening U.S. manufacturing
competitiveness through technology innovation, workforce
development, and cybersecurity preparedness. In partnership with
the Department of Defense, we convene an ecosystem to solve
critical manufacturing challenges by accelerating digital adoption,
empowering a skilled workforce, and modernizing supply chains. MxD
is also the National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing as
designated by DoD. Visit mxdusa.org to learn more.
Contact:
Robert Birdsong
robert2@corsha.com
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