Operational Scenarios

Securing Critical Infrastructure

How industrial facilities and operational technology environments utilize Synz Phantom inline to block zero-day exploits.

Use Case 01

Smart Manufacturing Assembly Lines

Ransomware attacks in manufacturing environments frequently target legacy programmable logic controllers (PLCs) governing physical machinery movements. By placing the Synz Phantom interceptor inline, it inspects every Modbus/TCP and EtherNet/IP packet. If a zero-day payload strikes, the device severs the connection before the controller can execute the malicious instructions, containing the threat to a single node.

Modbus/TCP Protectionassembly integritySub-50µs Latency
SCADA SIMULATOR TRACE [BENIGN]
[FLOW] 192.168.1.100 -> Modbus Coil Write Request [Coil 0015 = 1]
[QGAN] Anomaly Score: 0.11 (Normal Flow)
[FLOW] Command forwarded to controller. Relay State: CLOSED.
SCADA SIMULATOR TRACE [ATTACK]
[FLOW] 192.168.1.100 -> Modbus Register Flood (OOB Buffer Exploit)
[QGAN] Anomaly Score: 0.98 (CRITICAL THREAT)
[GPIO] PIN 18 HIGH -> SSR Opened. Connection Severed under 32µs.
Use Case 02

Electrical Substation Transmission Grids

State-sponsored threat actors target energy grids by injecting malicious commands into remote terminal units (RTUs) or power switches. The Synz Phantom interceptor monitors high-frequency telemetry sequences along with hardware indicators (cache misses, temporal latency shifts). If the device detects coordinated, stealthy reconnaissance attempts, it automatically switches to Software drop rules or initiates a complete Hardware lockout to isolate the substation.

RTU / Grid DefenseNERC CIP Alignmentlibiptc Netlink Drop