Recurring OT Inspection

Wherever Your Assets Are. Without Installing Anything.

When inspection is limited to scheduled site visits, connected OT assets can go unmonitored for up to 90 days — with no visibility into what's changed, what's been introduced, or what threats are already resident. Virtual Portable Inspector closes that window: software-driven inspection deployed from a single console, reaching connected assets without a technician on site and without anything installed.

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Inspection as a Recurring Practice, Not a Quarterly Obligation

Virtual Portable Inspector is the software form factor of Element Security Inspection — bringing the same OT-grade inspection engine to connected assets without USB devices, persistent software, or on-site technicians. Because Virtual Portable Inspector executes on demand without requiring installation and leaves no background processes running, it can run as frequently as daily or weekly — at a cadence that reflects operational risk, not technician availability.

No Installation Required

No System Reboot Required

No Configuration Changes Required

Proven in Tier-1 Semiconductor Manufacturing

Software installations required

Steps from console to first scan

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Reduction in inspection cycle time

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Years proven in Tier-1 semiconductor manufacturing

Challenges

OT Security Challenges

Critical challenges that Virtual Portable Inspector is purpose-built to solve

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USB Restrictions & No Physical Interface

Security policies in semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and critical infrastructure facilities increasingly prohibit removable media and USB devices on the production floor. At the same time, embedded OT controllers — PLCs, DCS nodes, and specialized process equipment — are often built without accessible USB ports or human-machine interfaces. Physical inspection tools have no path in. Inspection requirements remain, but the traditional mechanism is gone.

Remote & Distributed Operations

For organizations managing multiple facilities, remote substations, or geographically distributed sites, each physical inspection cycle requires coordinating technician travel, device shipment logistics, and on-site scheduling across every location. The cost and complexity of this coordination typically limits inspection frequency to quarterly or semi-annual cycles — even when the risk environment would demand more frequent coverage.

90-Day Risk Windows Between Inspections

Even in environments where physical inspection is feasible, the logistics of coordinating technicians and hardware typically limits inspection to four times per year. Between each visit, the environment is effectively invisible — threats can be introduced, software configurations can drift, and unauthorized changes can accumulate without detection. These 90-day windows between inspection points represent extended periods of unknown risk.

USB Restrictions & No Physical Interface

Security policies in semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and critical infrastructure facilities increasingly prohibit removable media and USB devices on the production floor. At the same time, embedded OT controllers — PLCs, DCS nodes, and specialized process equipment — are often built without accessible USB ports or human-machine interfaces. Physical inspection tools have no path in. Inspection requirements remain, but the traditional mechanism is gone.

Key Features

Discover how Virtual Portable Inspector protects your OT environment

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Discover OT Assets

Automatically identifies and inventories connected OT devices without requiring pre-registration, agent enrollment, or local software installation. vPI runs as a standalone executable — no installation, no background processes, no configuration changes on the target device — making asset discovery possible even on the most tightly controlled OT endpoints.

Key Capabilities

Automatic hardware discovery on connected Windows-based OT assets

No background processes or services remain after scan completion

Runs as a standalone executable — no installation or enrollment required

No system reboot or configuration changes required on target assets

Collect Device Intelligence

Captures hardware inventory, installed software, and system state at each scan — building a structured record that feeds ElementOne's integrity validation engine. Scan results sync back to ElementOne automatically upon completion, with no manual retrieval required.

Key Capabilities

Hardware inventory including CPU, memory, storage, and connected peripherals

OS patch level recorded at time of inspection

Installed software list with version information captured per scan

Results sync to ElementOne automatically upon scan completion

Malware Inspection

Performs OT-grade malware detection using threat patterns embedded in the Virtual Portable Inspector package. Full and partial scan modes are configurable per deployment policy. The current release operates in log-only mode — findings are recorded without any file modification — ensuring zero production impact on inspected assets.

Key Capabilities

Full scan and partial scan modes configurable per deployment policy

Log-only mode: findings recorded without any file modification or remediation

OT-grade threat detection using embedded, current pattern files

Results sync to ElementOne automatically upon scan completion

Validate Device Integrity

Every scan result is stored in ElementOne. Users can designate any scan as a baseline — from that point forward, ElementOne automatically compares each new scan against it, highlighting deviations across four dimensions: vulnerability, asset change, application change, and threat. If no baseline is configured, ElementOne compares against the previous scan automatically.

Key Capabilities

Designate any historical scan as a policy baseline

Automatic comparison against previous scan when no baseline is configured

ElementOne highlights deviations across: Vulnerability / Asset Change / Application Change / Threat

Full scan history retained in ElementOne for audit evidence and trend review

Discover OT Assets

Automatically identifies and inventories connected OT devices without requiring pre-registration, agent enrollment, or local software installation. vPI runs as a standalone executable — no installation, no background processes, no configuration changes on the target device — making asset discovery possible even on the most tightly controlled OT endpoints.

Key Capabilities

Automatic hardware discovery on connected Windows-based OT assets

No background processes or services remain after scan completion

Runs as a standalone executable — no installation or enrollment required

No system reboot or configuration changes required on target assets

Use Cases

Real-World Applications

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Recurring Operational Inspection

When inspection is limited to scheduled site visits, connected OT assets can go unmonitored for up to 90 days — with no visibility into what's changed, what's been introduced, or what threats are already resident. Virtual Portable Inspector closes that window: deployed centrally from ElementOne and executed locally, it runs at daily or weekly intervals via OS-level scheduled tasks or existing IT management tooling — without any technician involvement.

USB-Prohibited OT Facilities

Security policies and compliance frameworks in high-security OT environments — semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical manufacturing, critical infrastructure — increasingly prohibit or tightly control removable media on the production floor. Physical USB-based inspection tools cannot enter these environments. vPI delivers the same inspection capability over the network, satisfying security and audit requirements without violating the controls already in place.

Assets Without USB Interface

Many embedded OT devices — PLCs, DCS components, and specialized process controllers — have no accessible USB port or removable media interface by design. Physical inspection tools have no path to reach these assets. Where they also run Windows, vPI can reach them over the network, extending inspection coverage to assets that physical tools fundamentally cannot touch.

Geographically Distributed Operations

For organizations managing multiple facilities, remote substations, or distributed operational sites, coordinating technician visits for each inspection cycle is a logistics challenge that typically limits coverage to quarterly at best. vPI eliminates the geographic constraint: inspection is deployed centrally from ElementOne and executed locally on each asset — with results synchronized back automatically — regardless of how many sites are involved or where they are located.

Recurring Operational Inspection

When inspection is limited to scheduled site visits, connected OT assets can go unmonitored for up to 90 days — with no visibility into what's changed, what's been introduced, or what threats are already resident. Virtual Portable Inspector closes that window: deployed centrally from ElementOne and executed locally, it runs at daily or weekly intervals via OS-level scheduled tasks or existing IT management tooling — without any technician involvement.

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Hardware

Portable Inspector

USB-based inspection for device onboarding, air-gapped environments, and locations where network access is unavailable.

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Software · You Are Here

Virtual Portable Inspector

Software-based inspection for connected assets, USB-restricted environments, and recurring coverage.

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Hardware

Safe Port

Kiosk-based inspection station for scanning and controlling removable media — USB drives, CDs, and external storage — before they enter the OT environment.

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Management Console