WireTracePassive Protocol Intelligence for Industrial Networks
WireTrace reads the actual commands flowing between PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, and SCADA systems - not just traffic metadata. Security and operations teams gain continuous visibility into what industrial controllers are doing, who is communicating with them, and whether that activity is authorized. Deployed passively with zero impact on safety-critical operations.
The Challenge
Industrial Assets Operating in the Dark
Legacy PLCs and RTUs were never designed to be inventoried by IT tools. Many have been running for years without appearing in any asset register. Shadow connections between Purdue levels go unnoticed until an incident exposes them.
Port-Level Tools Cannot Read Industrial Commands
Generic security tools see "traffic on port 502" but cannot distinguish a routine register read from an unauthorized write to a safety-critical setpoint. Without protocol-level context, real OT threats are invisible.
Active Scanning Disrupts Industrial Operations
Active network discovery tools have caused PLC faults, safety system trips, and production outages. In OT environments where uptime is measured in years, active interrogation is an unacceptable risk. Visibility must be entirely passive.
How WireTrace Solves It
Command-Level Protocol Dissection
272 DPI parsers decode Modbus function codes and register values, S7Comm PLC parameters, DNP3 control commands, EtherNet/IP CIP messages, and IEC 104 telecontrol sequences. Security teams see the actual operations being performed on controllers - not abstractions.
Passive + Active Industrial Asset Discovery
Every PLC, RTU, HMI, engineering workstation, and protocol gateway is identified from observed traffic. Optional SNMP polling (all versions supported) with per-device credentials enriches assets with hardware model, serial number, firmware version, and device identity fields. 411 classification rules across 68 device types.
AI Intelligence & Change Management
Built-in AI agent with 21 query tools answers natural language questions from real OT data in under 200ms. Ask Your Environment: "Which PLCs changed firmware this week?" Streaming reports generate progressively. Conversation memory for follow-up questions. Full change tracking with before/after audit trail. No GPU or cloud needed.
Ransomware Kill Chain & OT Isolation Detection
12 detection rules covering the full ransomware kill chain: port scanning, network enumeration, RDP spray, SMB enumeration, OT isolation violations, credential exposure, mass file operations, and data exfiltration. Kill chain correlation scores multiple indicators per asset for high-confidence alerts. MITRE ATT&CK mapped. Purdue Swim Lane View with device-type icons. Automatic gateway detection discovers hidden devices.
Industrial Protocol Intelligence
Representative examples. WireTrace supports 272 protocol parsers including proprietary and vendor-specific industrial protocols, with continuous expansion.
Protocol Depth (Examples)
Modbus
Unit ID, function codes, register addresses and values, Read vs. Write discrimination, request/response correlation.
S7Comm
PLC model identification (S7-300/400/1200/1500), programming activity detection, diagnostic access, vendor and firmware extraction.
DNP3
Master/outstation role identification, control relay commands, analog and binary monitoring data, unsolicited responses, outstation addressing.