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Future of PAM in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure | SSH

Written by Alina Preda | May 19, 2026 8:30:00 AM

Digital transformation is reshaping manufacturing and critical national infrastructure (CNI) at an unprecedented pace. As operational technology and IT environments become increasingly interconnected, organizations face growing pressure to balance agility, resilience, compliance, and security while maintaining uptime and safety.

 

That’s why we’re excited to be part of the European Identity & Cloud Conference (EIC) 2026, one of Europe’s leading events focused on digital identity, cybersecurity, access management, and cloud security.

The event brings together security leaders, technology experts, and practitioners to discuss the evolving challenges organizations face as they modernize critical systems and infrastructure.

As manufacturing, energy, transportation, and other industrial sectors continue to digitize operations, cybersecurity is becoming increasingly central to operational resilience.

Modern Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a critical role in helping organizations secure both human and machine identities, reduce operational risk, support compliance requirements, and enable secure innovation across complex environments.

From smart factories to distributed energy networks, organizations must ensure secure access to critical systems without introducing friction that impacts productivity or uptime. This is particularly important in environments where operational continuity and physical safety remain top priorities.

Speaking Session

 

Join Jamie Wilkie, Regional Account Manager, for the session “More agility, resilience, compliance and competitiveness in manufacturing and CNI. It’s a tall order which modern PAM helps deliver” on Wednesday, May 20, from 11:40–12:00 at Track B09.

The session will explore the growing intersection of digitization, operational safety, compliance, and cybersecurity in manufacturing and critical infrastructure.

Jamie will discuss how modern PAM solutions help organizations improve resilience, productivity, uptime, and user experience while supporting secure transformation across both existing and new production systems.

Learn how we at SSH help manufacturing and critical infrastructure organizations secure privileged access >>>