August 26, 2024 Corsha Joins Michigan Tech/CyManII for SMM Digitization

The project aims to securely digitalize small-to-medium manufacturers’ equipment, boosting energy efficiency via a cybersecurity playbook.

Washington D.C. – Corsha Inc., a Washington D.C.-based cybersecurity firm, known for its innovative Identity Provider for Machines of all kinds, has been awarded a new contract through a competitive RFP released by the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) for the Department of Energy (DOE).  Corsha will join a diverse team led by Michigan Tech University, collaborating with experienced organizations in manufacturing, cybersecurity, and sustainability.

The aim of the project’s Industrial Use Case is to demonstrate a secure digitalization of a small-to-medium manufacturer’s (SMM) existing equipment to improve energy efficiency through a cybersecurity playbook and program.  Smart Manufacturing implementations can be effective in helping achieve positive economic impact only if the systems are secure, interoperable, low complexity, cost-effective, and technically sustainable.

The thermal curing process of the FRP rebar at Neuvokas Corp in Ahmeek, MI will be the focus of the Michigan Tech led project. By digitizing and securing Neuvokas’ digitized composite rebar conveyor oven curing process, the project will demonstrate and share the significant improvements in process feedback, quality control, throughput, and energy efficiency.  The Corsha Platform will provide the cybersecurity measures to securely connect the digitized information across the transformed Neuvokas digital thread. 

Dr. Vinh Nguyen at Michigan Tech University will lead the project and serve as Principal Investigator: “I’m excited to lead a real-world project inclusive to academia, industry, and the public sector who represent the stakeholders needed to meet the goals of US manufacturing,” Dr. Nguyen said.  “We’re seeing rapid advancements in manufacturing technologies and need to make sure we’re measuring ourselves to cost-effectiveness, security, and sustainability metrics.”

Corsha’s platform will be critical to managing access to the digital thread at Neuvokas Corp. developed on this project.  “Manufacturers want to move to a more digital ecosystem but often find that transformation daunting,” said Eric Kumar, Head of Customer Success at Corsha. “We love to help our customers implement the right identity and access management measures to bring data assurance and confidence in connectivity they need to jump into Industry 4.0.”

“We are thrilled to collaborate with Michigan Tech, Neuvokas Corp, and CyManII on an important priority for the Department of Energy,” said Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder of Corsha. “Our goal is to show that cyber can act as a bridge to protect and even better — enhance the operational efficiency of small and medium manufacturers.”

About Michigan Tech University
Michigan Tech University is a renowned institution dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation through research, education, and community engagement. The university leads initiatives that drive technological advancements and economic growth.

About CyManII
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII, pronounced sī-man-ē) introduces a cybersecure energy-ROI for energy efficient manufacturing and supply chains that secures and sustains American leadership in global manufacturing competitiveness for decades.

About Corsha
Corsha is an Identity Provider for Machines that allows an enterprise to securely connect, move data, and automate with confidence from anywhere to anywhere. Corsha builds dynamic identities for trusted machines across the shop floor and cloud and brings innovation like automated, single-use MFA credentials to APIs.

Corsha’s mission is to secure data in motion and bring zero trust to machines, systems, and services. Today DevSecOps and security teams often are forced to compromise by using static, long-lived API keys, tokens, and certificates as weak proxies for machine identity and access. Corsha helps teams move past static secrets and generates dynamic identities for trusted machines, bringing innovation like automated, one-time-use MFA credentials, scheduled access, and deep discovery to APIs. The Identity Provider also offers visibility and control over automated API traffic and enables real-time revocation and rotation of identity without disrupting other workloads.

Whether it is across hybrid cloud infrastructure, data centers, or manufacturing shop floors, Corsha reimagines machine identity to keep pace with the scale of data and automation needed today. We ensure automated communication from anywhere to anywhere is pinned to only trusted microservices, workloads, server, controllers, and more.

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