From OT/IT network segmentation that keeps the production floor isolated from corporate IT, to ERP integration support, DFARS / NIST SP 800-171-aware architecture for DoD-contract facilities, and same-day on-site response when the line is down — we run the day-to-day IT and security program your plant needs. We work alongside your firm's CMMC consultant or NIST 800-171 assessor — they own the regulatory interpretation; we own the technical safeguards behind it. CISSP-led. Arkansas-based.
Three things. We design OT/IT segmentation so a ransomware infection in the office can't jump to your PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems on the production floor. We work alongside your CMMC consultant or NIST 800-171 assessor on DoD-contract facilities — they own the regulatory interpretation, we own the technical controls. And the founder is CISSP-credentialed and the author of Cyber Fortresses (published on Amazon), with Beyond the Prompt: The Business Owner's Guide to Understanding AI as his second book and more titles in the pipeline.
If any of these describe your plant's current situation, the gap isn't generic IT capability — it's manufacturing-specific depth. We close that gap.
Manufacturing has been the most-attacked industry for ransomware for several years running, and roughly 65% of manufacturing organizations were hit by ransomware in the last year — attackers know a stopped production line creates enormous pressure to pay fast. The average manufacturing breach now costs well over $5 million. Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report.
Somebody in accounting clicked a bad invoice. Within hours the ransomware crawled across the flat network into the production environment — the PLCs, the HMIs, the SCADA console. The line stopped. Every hour down was thousands in lost output, and you couldn't bring it back without rebuilding machines nobody had backed up because "those aren't really computers."
You make parts for a defense prime — or a sub-tier supplier to one — and a flow-down clause just landed in your inbox citing DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC. There are 110 controls. Your IT vendor has never heard of any of it. You're staring at losing the contract if you can't show progress, and nobody on your team can translate "implement 800-171" into actual technical work.
Your CNC machines, your packaging line, your boiler controls — each came with a vendor remote-access tool so they can service the equipment without driving out. None of them use MFA. Some use a shared password the vendor reuses across every customer. That remote-access path is the single most common way attackers reach an OT environment, and right now it's a door you can't even see, let alone lock.
Your renewal questionnaire used to be one page. The current version wants MFA-coverage maps, EDR-tool documentation, network-segmentation diagrams (specifically OT/IT separation), backup-isolation proof, patch-cadence evidence, and an incident-response plan. Answer "no" to enough of them and your premium doubles, your coverage shrinks, or your application gets declined. Manufacturing's status as the #1 ransomware target means carriers scrutinize plants harder than almost anyone.
Built around what your cyber-insurance underwriter, your CMMC consultant, and your plant manager actually look for on the IT side — not generic "cybersecurity" deliverables.
The single most important control for a plant: a real boundary between the production floor (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, CNC machines, sensors) and corporate IT (office computers, email, ERP). We design the segmentation, deploy the firewalls and VLANs that enforce it, lock down the remote-access paths equipment vendors use, and document it the way your cyber-insurance underwriter and any CMMC assessor want to see.
IT-side support for NetSuite, SAP Business One, Epicor, Sage 100, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Acumatica, Plex, QuickBooks Enterprise Manufacturing, and MES platforms. Server and bandwidth sizing, firewall rules, MFA enrollment, single sign-on, certificate management, off-site backup integration, and endpoint security on the workstations and shop-floor terminals that touch the ERP.
For DoD-contract facilities and their sub-tier suppliers: we implement the technical NIST SP 800-171 controls (access control, encryption, MFA, audit logging, media protection, system monitoring, segmentation), document the configurations for your System Security Plan, and maintain them over time — working alongside your CMMC consultant who owns the SSP, the POA&M, and the assessment strategy. Common for LRAFB-adjacent Arkansas suppliers.
Downtime is the most expensive failure mode in manufacturing. Encrypted off-site backups with documented restore testing (including the machine-control configurations everyone forgets to back up), redundant network paths, endpoint detection on every server and workstation, and a documented incident-response runbook so the first four hours of a ransomware event are decisive — with OT isolated before the infection can reach the line.
Manufacturing phishing has its own flavor: fake purchase-order notifications, fake supplier-invoice updates, fake shipping/logistics alerts, fake equipment-vendor service requests. We deploy advanced threat protection, callback verification protocols for any wire-instruction or banking change on supplier payments, dual-control approval workflows for outgoing wires, and the layered defenses that match the actual threat profile of a manufacturer's accounting and purchasing inboxes.
Generic phishing training assumes everyone sits at a desk. Your workforce is on the floor. We build phishing simulations around the scenarios your plant actually sees (fake POs, fake supplier invoices, fake logistics alerts), deliver training that works for shift workers and kiosk-based floor staff, document training records for your cyber-insurance review or CMMC assessment, and report measurable improvement over time.
These are the four bodies of guidance Arkansas manufacturers answer to. Your CMMC consultant, your NIST 800-171 assessor, your prime contractor's compliance team, and your cyber-insurance underwriter own the interpretation. We work alongside them to keep the IT and security side of the program lined up with what those professionals expect to see.
Generic MSPs do the office IT but won't touch the plant floor. Manufacturing-IT / CMMC consultancies write the System Security Plan and disappear. Mansour's is the middle path — and the only one of the three that's locally based in Arkansas.
| Mansour's | Generic MSP | Manufacturing-IT Consultancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designs and deploys OT/IT network segmentation | Standard practice | "Plant floor isn't our scope" | Advises · doesn't implement |
| Familiar with DFARS / NIST 800-171 / CMMC fundamentals | Familiar at a working level · works alongside your CMMC consultant | Has heard of it | Yes — but only the paperwork |
| CISSP on staff | Founder-held | Rare | Yes — at consulting rates |
| Supports ERP / MES (Epicor, SAP B1, Plex, NetSuite + more) | Yes — IT side alongside the ERP vendor | Limited | Advises only |
| Locks down equipment-vendor remote access | Yes · MFA & monitored paths | Often unaware it exists | Flags it · doesn't fix it |
| Backs up machine-control configurations, not just office files | Yes | Office files only | Advises only |
| Tracks cyber-insurance underwriting requirements for manufacturers | Yes · questionnaire-ready | Reactive | Sometimes |
| Delivers plant-floor-appropriate training (shift workers, kiosks) | Yes | Desk-worker content only | One-time training only |
| Local Arkansas presence · same-day on-site when the line is down | Little Rock · 10 counties | Varies | Out-of-state · remote-only |
| Founder is an Amazon-published cybersecurity author | Yes · Cyber Fortresses on Amazon · Beyond the Prompt second book published | No | Sometimes |
No 90-day discovery decks. No five-figure retainer before we'll take your call.
A quick conversation to understand your current state — whether your office and plant networks are separated today, what ERP you run, whether you have DFARS / CMMC flow-down obligations, whether your cyber-insurance renewal is coming up, and what's keeping you up at night. You leave with a clear sense of whether a deeper conversation makes sense. No pressure if it's not a fit.
If we're a fit, we run a high-level assessment of your current IT and security posture — including the OT/IT boundary — against the kinds of technical safeguards your cyber-insurance underwriter and your CMMC consultant pay attention to. Output is a prioritized plan with the work scoped, the fee fixed, and the rollout timed around your production schedule (we know not to touch the network mid-shift). You see the math before you commit.
We implement the plan and stay on as your ongoing IT and security partner — with OT/IT segmentation, continuous monitoring, encrypted off-site backups (including machine-control configs), plant-floor phishing simulations, BEC defenses on supplier payments, ERP integration support, locked-down vendor remote access, and the documented configurations your CMMC consultant or cyber-insurance underwriter needs. One team. Institutional knowledge stays in one place.
Lee Sadler, Head of IT, answers three questions about working with us on the company's IT infrastructure.
In my role, I juggle a lot of different responsibilities and often can't give as much time to our networking needs as I'd like. But with you guys managing our IT, I never lose sleep over it. Knowing that your team has our back and will catch anything we might have missed gives us great peace of mind.
With you guys, we have way more control and transparency over our devices. Before, we never knew if our backups or other services were actually being done, and it was a constant worry for upper management. Now, I can easily show what's being done and how it works. No more guessing games.
I'd tell them that with you guys, I've never felt left hanging. Being local is a huge plus. I've had to call with "emergency" situations, even after hours, and you've always been incredibly accommodating. I know I can call with any issue, and if you can't help directly, you always point me in the right direction.
Three Google reviews from clients across our regulated-industry portfolio — cybersecurity, sensitive-data protection, and same-day response when it matters.
"When we experienced an email breach, their team responded the same day, resolved the issue promptly, and gave us the confidence to entrust them with all our IT needs. We had never worked with an IT firm before, and now we can't imagine needing anyone else."
"We had a serious issue at our office (Jurist Law Group in Little Rock, Arkansas) when someone accidentally clicked a bad link in an email. It caused all kinds of problems with our Outlook and we were worried it might have let hackers in.
We called Mansour's Computer Solutions and they were amazing. They showed up fast, found the issue right away, and got everything cleaned up and back to normal. They removed the infection from our email system and made sure there was nothing left behind that could harm us later.
If you're looking for reliable IT support or cybersecurity help in Little Rock, I highly recommend Mansour's. They were professional, quick, and gave us peace of mind during a really stressful time."
"Our accounting firm in White Hall, Arkansas chose Mansour's Computer Solutions to handle our cybersecurity onboarding, and the experience was outstanding. They took the time to understand how we store and access sensitive client tax data, then implemented multiple layers of protection to keep our systems safe from hackers."
We're familiar with the basics — DFARS clause 252.204-7012 requires defense contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to implement the 110 security controls in NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC is the program that verifies it. We're not your CMMC Registered Practitioner, C3PAO assessor, or NIST 800-171 consultant. What we are is the IT and security team that works alongside your firm's CMMC consultant or assessor — we own the technical safeguards (access control, encryption, MFA, audit logging, network segmentation, backup, endpoint protection) those professionals map to the 800-171 controls; they own the System Security Plan, the POA&M, and the assessment response.
Your plant runs two very different networks that often get wired together by accident over the years: Operational Technology (OT) — the PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, CNC machines, and sensors that run the production floor — and Information Technology (IT) — the office computers, email, ERP, and file servers. OT/IT segmentation means putting a controlled boundary between them so a ransomware infection in the office can't jump to the production line (and vice versa). We design the segmentation, deploy the firewalls and VLANs that enforce it, lock down the remote-access paths vendors use to service equipment, and document it the way your cyber-insurance underwriter and any CMMC assessor want to see.
On the IT and infrastructure side: NetSuite, SAP Business One, Epicor, Sage 100, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Acumatica, Plex, and various MES (manufacturing execution system) and QuickBooks Enterprise Manufacturing deployments. We don't replace your ERP vendor's implementation team — we work alongside them on the IT plumbing: server and bandwidth sizing, firewall rules, MFA enrollment, single sign-on, certificate management, off-site backup integration, endpoint security on the workstations and shop-floor terminals that touch the ERP, and the segmentation that keeps production systems appropriately separated from corporate IT.
Production downtime is the most expensive failure mode in manufacturing — every hour the line is stopped is lost revenue that can't be recovered. Our defenses are layered: OT/IT segmentation so an office infection can't reach the production floor, encrypted off-site backups with documented restore testing (so you actually know your systems come back), endpoint detection and response on every workstation and server, email advanced threat protection, MFA on every account and remote-access path, locked-down vendor remote-access (the #1 way attackers reach OT environments), and a documented incident-response runbook so the first four hours of an event are decisive rather than chaotic.
Yes, on the IT and security side. When a prime contractor (or a higher-tier sub) flows down DFARS and CMMC requirements to you, you inherit the obligation to implement NIST SP 800-171 controls on the systems that touch Controlled Unclassified Information. We work alongside your CMMC consultant to implement the technical controls (access control, encryption, MFA, audit logging, media protection, system monitoring, segmentation), document the configurations for your System Security Plan, and help you maintain them over time. The consultant owns the SSP, the POA&M, and the assessment strategy — we own the technical implementation that makes the controls real. Many LRAFB-adjacent Arkansas suppliers are working through exactly this.
We're the technical first-responders. On suspected breach: contain the scope (isolate affected systems — critically, isolate OT from IT before the infection spreads to the production floor), preserve forensic evidence, change credentials, identify what data was accessed and by whom, document the timeline, and provide the technical record your leadership and outside breach counsel need. For DoD-contract facilities, DFARS 252.204-7012 requires reporting certain cyber incidents to DoD within 72 hours — we make sure your CMMC consultant and counsel have the technical detail they need to meet that window. We don't make the reporting determination; that's your consultant and counsel.
Yes. Generic phishing-simulation content catches some attacks but misses the manufacturer-specific ones: fake purchase-order notifications, fake supplier-invoice updates, fake shipping/logistics alerts, fake equipment-vendor service requests. We build phishing simulations around the scenarios your plant actually sees, document training records (so they're available for your cyber-insurance review or CMMC assessment), and report measurable improvement in your team's detection rate over time. We also account for the reality that much of your workforce is on the floor, not at a desk — training has to work for shift workers, not just office staff.
Most manufacturing-IT or CMMC consultancies deliver a written assessment, a System Security Plan, and an invoice, then leave you to find an MSP to actually implement and operate the controls. We're the operator — we do the IT and security work day-to-day, alongside whatever CMMC consultant or NIST 800-171 assessor your facility uses for the regulatory interpretation and documentation. Plus we're locally based in Arkansas with same-day on-site response across 10 counties — which matters a lot when a plant network goes down and the line is stopped — not a national consultancy billing $300+/hour out of a different time zone.
In one quick call you'll walk away with: (1) where your current IT is leaking time, money, or risk, (2) what a fix looks like for a plant your size, and (3) whether Mansour's is the right fit. Real Arkansas technician on the call — not a salesperson.
