Industrial machines across the region were commissioned to keep production moving, with little thought given to who else might reach them over the network.

Many of the compressors, packaging cells, and process skids running in plants today were installed when control networks were sealed off from everything else. Shared IP schemes, unchanged factory passwords, and open controller access were common practice, and they caused no harm while those networks stayed closed. That has changed. Plant digitization, remote vendor support, and links to enterprise systems now place these machines on networks they were never designed for, with no built-in way to tell legitimate traffic from a threat.

Asset owners in oil and gas, utilities, and manufacturing want machine data without adding risk to operations, and national OT security frameworks across the GCC are making machine-level protection a formal requirement. Machine builders serving these customers are increasingly asked to prove how their equipment is protected before a purchase order is signed.

The right response depends on whether a machine is already in operation or still being engineered. Running equipment calls for protection added at its network boundary, leaving its behavior unchanged. New equipment allows protection to be specified into every connected component from the outset. Below, both approaches are mapped to Moxa solutions supplied by Easy World Automation, Moxa’s authorized partner.

For existing machines

Need to Secure Machines Quickly?

Want to protect machines that are already running in the field? Apply security upgrades without touching existing PLC configurations or interrupting operations.

Recommended: NAT / EDF Series

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For new designs

Starting a Design From Scratch?

Developing a new machine? Choose secure-by-design devices so that security is part of your architecture from the very first step.

Recommended: NPort G2 / MGate G2 / ioLogik / SDS Series

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LEGACY MACHINE DEFENSE

Protect Legacy Machines Without Modifying PLC Code

NAT-102 Series

Industrial Network Address Translation (NAT) devices with 2 ports

NAT-G102 Series

Industrial Network Address Translation (NAT) devices with 2 1GbE ports

NAT-108 Series

Industrial Network Address Translation (NAT) devices with 8 ports

Industrial NAT Devices

NAT-(G)102 / NAT-108 Series

The NAT Series applies 1:1 local IP mapping to resolve IP address conflicts, which makes plant-wide rollout smooth and predictable.

Simplify IP Configuration

Connect machines with duplicate subnets to the factory network safely, even on existing infrastructure.

Streamlined Network Access Control

Learns and locks IP/MAC addresses automatically, blocking unauthorized traffic without a complex firewall configuration.

Ultra-slim Footprint

A slim body under 30 mm fits easily onto crowded DIN rails.

Industrial LAN Firewalls

EDF-G1002-BP Series

The EDF-G1002-BP Series helps OEMs build cyber-resilient equipment while keeping integration simple and production running.

Transparent Filtering Mode

Works as an invisible Layer 2 bridge that inspects OT traffic without disturbing existing network operations.

Industrial DPI Technology

Built-in deep packet inspection (DPI) analyzes and filters OT protocol traffic.

IPS and DoS Protection

Stops cyberthreats and network flooding to keep machines running reliably.

EDF-G1002-BP Series

Next-generation industrial LAN firewalls with 2 Gigabit ports