Can you assess a site with intermittent connectivity?

Yes. Discovery runs locally at the site and is collected on visit or when the link is up. The assessment does not depend on a live connection to headquarters, and the resulting topology shows what the site looks like when it is on its own.

Do you assess mobile equipment networks?

The assessment covers the fixed OT network and the points where mobile fleet systems connect to it, including wireless infrastructure and the servers those systems report to. Onboard vehicle networks themselves are out of scope unless specifically included.

What do we get at the end?

Per-site OT asset inventory with lifecycle status, network diagrams that include the inter-site links, a segmentation evidence report mapped to the Purdue Model, and a security-level capability matrix against ISA/IEC 62443, delivered to a named owner on your team.

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OT Topology Assessment for Mining Operations

A per-site assessment that produces an inventory and topology of record for a mine, including the radio, microwave, and fiber links between sites that most diagrams leave out.

Scope an assessment All mining OT services About the Topology Assessment

What is specific to mining

The link between sites is part of the topology.

A mine is several OT networks connected by long-haul links, and the links are where the assumptions hide. The assessment treats each pit, processing plant, pump station, and camp as a site, and treats the backhaul between them as an asset with its own owner, its own failure modes, and its own place in the segmentation design.

01Backhaul documented, not assumed: Radio, microwave, and fiber links are inventoried with what they carry: corporate, control, vendor, and safety traffic often share one path. The assessment records which is which, so segmentation can be designed for the link rather than only for the plant.
02RTUs and remote panels included: Pump stations, tailings instrumentation, and conveyor transfer points run on RTUs and small PLCs far from any network closet. They are in the inventory with lifecycle status, because they are the equipment most likely to be both unsupported and reachable.
03Sequenced for travel, not just for scope: Remote and fly-in sites are assessed in a sequence that fits site access and shutdown calendars, with physical verification grouped per visit and passive discovery running between visits so no trip is wasted.

FAQ

Assessment questions from mining operators

Short answers. A scoped proposal covers the rest. Reach out to our team.

: Yes. Discovery runs locally at the site and is collected on visit or when the link is up. The assessment does not depend on a live connection to headquarters, and the resulting topology shows what the site looks like when it is on its own.
: The assessment covers the fixed OT network and the points where mobile fleet systems connect to it, including wireless infrastructure and the servers those systems report to. Onboard vehicle networks themselves are out of scope unless specifically included.
: Per-site OT asset inventory with lifecycle status, network diagrams that include the inter-site links, a segmentation evidence report mapped to the Purdue Model, and a security-level capability matrix against ISA/IEC 62443, delivered to a named owner on your team.

Get Started

Scope the first site

Tell us how many sites you run, how they connect, and which have legacy SCADA or RTUs still in service. We'll return a scoped assessment proposal.

What you'll get

Per-site asset inventory including RTUs and remote panels
Backhaul inventory with traffic classes per link
Segmentation evidence mapped to Purdue levels
Assessment sequence aligned to site access and shutdowns

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