Do you work on our DCS, safety systems or other plant controls?▼
No. Control systems, safety instrumented systems and plant equipment belong to your controls engineers and the OEMs that support them. Our work is the business IT side and the boundary between the two: firewalls, DMZ design, historian replication, remote access paths, identity and monitoring at the seam. We design boundary changes together with your OT team and schedule them through your change management process. That division keeps responsibility clear and avoids anyone touching systems they aren't qualified to change.
What do the Coast Guard cybersecurity requirements mean for us?▼
Facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act now have Coast Guard cybersecurity requirements, including plans, account security, training and incident reporting. How they apply to your facility, and on what timeline, is something your facility security officer and counsel should confirm. We help with the IT side: documenting controls, setting up account security and MFA, building incident reporting procedures, supporting training and keeping your plan consistent with what's actually deployed so inspections don't uncover gaps.
How do you handle contractor access during construction?▼
Every contractor gets a named identity with a sponsor on your side, access scoped to what their role needs, MFA and an expiry date tied to their contract. We provision laptops or approved virtual desktops and recover them at the end of the engagement. Project leadership gets a live view of who has access. When a contractor company finishes its scope, all of its accounts can be shut off at once. This keeps large and changing workforces from leaving behind accounts nobody remembers.
Our historian connects directly to the business network. Is that a problem?▼
It's one of the most common weak points. Direct connections from business IT into plant networks can give an attacker a path toward control systems. The usual fix is replicating historian data into a DMZ so business users read from a copy, never the source. We design that with your OT team and historian vendor, test it during approved windows, and confirm engineers still get the data they need. Then we monitor the boundary so new, undocumented connections get noticed.
Can you protect our trading and cargo scheduling systems?▼
Yes. We secure the infrastructure, accounts and network access for commercial systems, whether hosted or on-premises. That includes phishing-resistant MFA, role-based access, monitoring for unusual activity and backups that let you restore quickly. Commercial staff are frequent targets for fake cargo nominations, invoice changes and impersonated counterparties, so we add email filtering and help set verification procedures. Application configuration, like contract terms or scheduling rules, remains with your commercial team and the software vendor.
We're still developing our project. Is it too early for this?▼
Development is the easiest time to get it right. Pre-FID and construction phases involve lenders, partners, EPC contractors and licensors exchanging sensitive data, and early decisions about networks and remote access tend to stick for years. We can set up corporate IT, contractor identity and data rooms now, and work with your owner's engineers so the plant boundary design is considered before systems are installed. Retrofitting a boundary into a running plant is much harder than designing it in.
Do you provide LNG Companies IT Services in Houston and nearby areas?▼
Yes. LayerLogix is based in the Greater Houston area and delivers lng companies IT services to businesses across Houston and the surrounding communities, including The Woodlands, Spring, Katy, Sugar Land, Conroe, Cypress, and Pearland. For most Houston-area clients we can be on-site the same day when something needs hands-on attention, and our help desk is available during business hours, with after-hours emergency support. Call 713-571-2390 to check coverage for your specific address.
What does LNG Companies IT Services cost for a Houston business?▼
Pricing depends on your size and what you need, so we do not publish a one-size-fits-all number — but Houston businesses generally pay a flat, predictable monthly fee rather than surprise hourly bills. We start with a free, no-obligation assessment of your current setup, then give you a clear quote in plain English with no hidden costs. That way you know exactly what you are getting and what it costs before you commit.