Forklift-Grade Zero Trust for WMS/TMS and EDI
10/10
Demand Score
Warehouse shutdowns from ransomware or compromised RF devices cause immediate OTIF failures and chargebacks.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-12k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Competitor Landscape
- Armis
- Claroty
- Cleo EDI
- OpenText EDI
- Salt Security
- Microsoft Defender for IoT
Must-Have Features for MVP
Agentless device discovery for RF guns, printers, forklifts
Least-privilege network microsegmentation templates for WMS/TMS/EDI
EDI/AS2 schema and behavioral anomaly detection
Ransomware canary files and rapid isolation runbooks
SBOM tracking for WMS/TMS add-ons and hotfix monitors
QR-based MFA/SSO for shared handhelds
Patch compatibility sandbox with synthetic WMS/TMS transactions
Audit-ready compliance reports (CTPAT/ISO 28000/NIST)
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Legacy telnet-only terminals and green screens
- Segmentation changes across OT/IT networks
- Vendor resistance to SBOM transparency
- Limited local IT skills for on-prem sensor deployment
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Deployed in hours without endpoint agents
- Zero operational disruption to telnet/VT100 workflows
- 30-day measurable reduction in exploitable attack surface
- Actionable, vendor-specific patch and config guidance
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.