Closing the Door with Element
Built for the Realities of the Plant Floor
Stop Malware at the Point of Entry Without Slowing Production
For many plants, the challenge isn’t just knowing that USBs and contractor laptops are risky. It’s finding a way to manage that risk without slowing down production. That’s where TXOne’s Element tool comes in.
The principle is simple: stop malware at the point of entry. Instead of hoping a contractor’s laptop is clean or trusting a thumb drive, engineers can check devices on the spot before they ever connect. It takes seconds, doesn’t need an IT handoff, and keeps workflows flowing.
What makes Element unique is its zero-disruption design. No agents to install. No heavy infrastructure. Just tools that integrate seamlessly with how industrial sites already operate.
The Element Portfolio
Portable Inspector
A USB-based inspection tool that scans laptops and removable media for malware and gathers asset information, even in offline or legacy environments. No installation or reboot necessary.
On the plant floor, vendor laptops and contractor USBs can’t be assumed safe — yet production can’t wait for IT to validate them. Portable Inspector addresses this gap by providing malware scanning directly to engineers. Even legacy or offline systems, which can’t receive regular updates, can be checked before anything connects. This ensures security keeps up with daily operations without creating bottlenecks or downtime.
Safe Port
A dedicated kiosk for sanitizing USBs and other removable media before they enter the plant. It delivers lightning-fast scans and is designed for OT environments with simple, touch-free operation.
USB drives remain a significant attack vector in ICS/OT, yet they are also essential for updates, vendor patches, and file transfers across isolated networks. Safe Port offers a frontline defense by ensuring every portable drive is thoroughly checked before it reaches a control system. With quick, automated scans, plants can maintain strong security policies without hindering operations, thereby addressing one of the most overlooked yet exploited entry points into OT environments.
ElementOne
A centralized dashboard that gathers scan results and asset data from throughout the plant. Offers a clear view of external devices, audit-ready reports, and policy enforcement across multiple sites.
Every scan tells a story: which devices entered the plant, what risks they carried, and how those risks were managed. ElementOne consolidates this data across sites, giving security teams a single source of truth for audits, compliance, and policy enforcement. Instead of relying on informal practices or scattered logs, organizations gain visibility into one of their most persistent blind spots: the flow of transient devices across OT networks. This not only strengthens resilience but also helps prove due diligence to regulators, insurers, and auditors.
Turning Data Into Action
The SANS survey is just the latest proof of something industrial teams have known for decades: removable media and contractor laptops aren’t disappearing.
Air-gapped systems still require updates. Vendors will still bring their own equipment onsite. Engineers will continue to transfer files across isolated networks using portable drives. Attackers know this, which is why Honeywell’s research shows that USB-borne malware now accounts for more than half of the malicious files found in industrial sites.3 And most of these threats are designed to cause direct operational disruption.
The persistence of this attack vector is important because it reveals a larger truth. Securing OT can’t be about eliminating all risks, because some risks are inherent in how plants operate. The opportunity lies in managing them with tools that fit real workflows. When security adapts to how engineers actually work, it becomes more effective. And when it works well, budgets finally start matching the risks that matter most.
TXOne Element Moves as Fast as Operations
Faster Audits
Organizations reduce auditing time by up to 75%, freeing resources for higher-value work.
Files Scanned per Minute
Safe Port scans removable media at lightning speed, keeping workflows moving.
Stop Tomorrow’s Breach at the Plant Gate
With Element, engineers keep production moving, while security teams block one of the primary attack vectors.
This approach is already proving effective in industries with high contractor turnover and constant device flow, such as the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and automotive manufacturing sectors. Environments where speed matters, downtime is costly, and every new laptop or USB could be carrying tomorrow’s breach.
Watch our expert webinar to see how organizations are closing these gaps in real-world OT environments
Does your security budget match the risks your teams face daily?
If not, start at the source: with the USB devices and laptops passing through your plant gate. Implementing simple controls creates immediate results, safeguards production, and establishes the groundwork for a zero-disruption OT security program.
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Since its founding, TXOne has focused exclusively on the OT domain, helping organizations solve the challenges they face in securing their expanding attack surface. Central to this is the need for simplicity and usability, allowing existing teams to incorporate OT security into their current workflows. TXOne’s simplified and operationally safe solutions move beyond visibility into detection, prevention, and response, so organizations can continue their OT evolution without exposing themselves to added risk.
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