Doyouknowyourweakestlink?
Chances are cyber criminals already do
Understand your cyber resilience. Strengthen your operations.
Protect your future.
Manufacturing businesses are facing an increasing wave of cyber threats - from ransomware to IP theft - and many SMEs are looking beyond formal certifications to understand their cyber resilience. The Cyber Resilience Assessment (CRA) gives manufacturers a practical, expert‑led way to explore their current capabilities and identify the steps needed to improve. Developed in collaboration with the NCSC and aligned to industry‑recognised frameworks such as the NCSC CAF and NIST CSF, the CRA provides a clear picture of your cyber maturity and a tailored roadmap for improvement, helping you protect operations, meet emerging customer expectations, and plan confidently for future growth.
About Cyber Resilience Assessment (CRA)
What is CRA?
The Cyber Resilience Assessment (CRA) is a guided, light‑touch evaluation designed to help manufacturing businesses understand how well they can withstand, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. Built in collaboration with the NCSC and aligned with NCSC CAF and NIST CSF, it focuses on what matters most to manufacturers. The assessment reviews your current resilience level, identifies realistic improvements over the next 12 months, and uses 36 clear statements across governance, risk, supply chain, monitoring, and recovery - all without requiring evidence gathering.
Who is CRA for?
The CRA is designed for manufacturing SMEs that already have baseline cyber protection, such as Cyber Essentials, and want to improve their overall resilience. It supports businesses facing rising cyber threats, operational risks, or responding to customer requirements It’s ideal for manufacturers seeking clear, trusted insight into their current cyber maturity, practical guidance for improvement, and a structured view of where to invest time and resources next as they grow or modernise.
What you get from CRA
Your CRA report gives you clear, practical insight into your cyber resilience and what to prioritise over the next year. You receive a mapped view of your resilience level against NCSC CAF and NIST CSF, a 12‑month improvement roadmap, and a breakdown of strengths and gaps across governance, risk, data security, monitoring, and recovery. Recommendations are jargon‑free and tailored to operational environments, with guidance on relevant certifications — enabling you to present a defensible plan to leadership, investors, or supply‑chain partners.
Why Cyber Resilience Matters
Manufacturers continue to be disproportionately targeted by cyber criminals. Threats include:
- Ransomware, which can halt production
- IP theft, a particular risk for companies with innovative technologies
- Operational disruption causing downtime and revenue loss.
Key stats and realities:
- Cyber‑attacks are now considered inevitable, not improbable.
- Medium‑sized businesses experience breaches at significantly higher rates (59%) than the national average
- Being resilient doesn’t mean eliminating risk — it means mitigating impact, reducing downtime, and ensuring your operations can continue safely.
Case study
Warren Services partnered with the MTC to enhance its cyber resilience as the business expanded its connected manufacturing capabilities. The MTC‑CRA assessed governance, processes and technical controls, identifying strengths and priority improvements. With a clear roadmap, Warren Services is strengthening detection, response, continuity and supply chain security, moving beyond baseline compliance to achieve robust, practical cyber resilience.
Why Choose MTC?
The MTC offers a unique combination of expertise and credibility:
- Assessment developed in collaboration with the NCSC, ensuring strong alignment with national cyber guidance.
- Deep cross‑sector experience supporting manufacturers to strengthen their cyber capabilities.
- Secure facilities and specialist cyber testing capabilities.
- Trusted, independent, and industry‑leading manufacturing innovation partner.
MTC understands manufacturing - not just cyber - making this assessment uniquely suited to real operational environments.
