Cyber Resiliency for 24/7 Manufacturing Operations

Name: Cyber Resiliency for 24/7 Manufacturing Operations
Uploaded: 2026-10-30T07:20:23-04:00
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Description: Clarios is a global leader low voltage battery manufacturing for automotive and industrial applications, powering 1 in 3 cars worldwide. Prasanna Ramakrishnan, Global CISO & VP Infrastructure at Clarios, discusses the critical importance of cyber resil...

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10/30/2026

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One in three cars run off of our batteries. Cyber resiliency is actually a board-level topic for us. The reason is, just like any other manufacturing company, we are worried about our operational continuity. Our operations run 24 by 7, 365 days a year. So resiliency has become a very, very important topic. And ransomware has been spreading across all industries. And I think manufacturing is the most hit, because they have figured out that if they can shut down systems, they can hold people ransom, and they can go get the money. In a disaster recovery type of situation, you trust the data. There is no malicious action there. Whereas in a cyber recovery, you cannot trust the data. There is a possibility that the data is compromised. So you have to almost rebuild your entire infrastructure environment, active directory environment, everything. So you need to have the procedures. It looks like a huge task when you have to rebuild everything manually. 99% of the applications rely on active directory for authentication. So if active directory is not available, the applications are not going to work. You are not going to be able to rebuild an application from an authentication perspective during a recovery phase, during a crisis phase. And we also have the recovery environment, the recovery capability, which helps in active directory being recovered very quickly. Cohesity is even fundamental to that. Cohesity helps us from protecting our backup environment with their capabilities, and also being able to recover quicker and faster. Cohesity and SEMPRESS complement each other to ensure that the full picture of the resiliency and recovery is obtained. We use a term at Clarios called a secure playground. So AI is still a playground. So we need to make sure that we give folks a secure playground to play with, with fences around it, so they don't have to worry about their kids getting out of the fence. Educate them to make sure that what they can do cannot do. So we have to depend on the users and the people to make the right decisions on what they should use AI for, what type of data they can interact or share with AI, and how not to put the company at risk. As we compared the offerings and the vendors, we looked at a few things that will fit our organization. The team went through a detailed analysis of what that means and how is it actually practically done. And Cohesity was a product that we are comfortable with.

TL;DR

Clarios operates 24/7 manufacturing facilities globally and has elevated cyber resiliency to a board-level priority due to ransomware threats targeting operational continuity in the manufacturing sector.
Cyber recovery differs fundamentally from disaster recovery because compromised data cannot be trusted, requiring complete infrastructure rebuilds including Active Directory, which 99% of applications depend on for authentication.
The company deployed Cohesity for backup protection and rapid recovery combined with Semperis for Active Directory recovery, creating a complementary solution for comprehensive cyber resilience and fast system restoration.

Summary

Prasanna Ramakrishnan, Global CISO and VP of Infrastructure at Clarios, explains how cyber resiliency has become a board-level priority for the global battery manufacturer that powers one in three cars worldwide. With 24/7 manufacturing operations running 365 days a year, operational continuity is critical, making the company a prime target for ransomware attacks that threaten to shut down production systems. Ramakrishnan distinguishes between traditional disaster recovery and cyber recovery, emphasizing that cyber incidents require rebuilding entire infrastructure environments including Active Directory because compromised data cannot be trusted. Clarios has implemented a dual-vendor approach using Cohesity for backup environment protection and rapid recovery capabilities, complemented by Semperis for Active Directory recovery. The company also addresses AI security through what they call a 'secure playground' approach, providing employees with controlled environments and education to ensure responsible AI usage without exposing the organization to unnecessary risk. The solution was selected after detailed analysis confirmed it met the organization's practical requirements for protecting critical manufacturing operations.

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0:00 - Clarios Business Overview
0:12 - Cyber Resiliency Priority
0:41 - Cyber vs Disaster Recovery
1:21 - Cohesity and Semperis Solution
1:49 - AI Security Approach

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0:12 "Cyber resiliency is actually a board-level topic for us."
0:33 "I think manufacturing is the most hit, because they have figured out that if they can shut down systems, they can hold people ransom, and they can go get the money."
0:47 "Whereas in a cyber recovery, you cannot trust the data. There is a possibility that the data is compromised. So you have to almost rebuild your entire infrastructure environment, active directory environment, everything."

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Why is cyber recovery more complex than traditional disaster recovery?

In disaster recovery, you can trust the data because there is no malicious action. In cyber recovery, the data may be compromised, requiring you to rebuild your entire infrastructure environment and Active Directory from scratch rather than simply restoring from backups.

Why is Active Directory recovery so critical during a cyber incident?

99% of applications rely on Active Directory for authentication. If Active Directory is not available, applications will not work, and you cannot rebuild application authentication during a crisis recovery phase, making rapid AD recovery essential for operational restoration.

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