1. A processor-implemented method comprising: a processor receiving, as input: a policy object having a first language, the policy object defining an operational constraint for an industrial machine, the industrial machine using a second language that is a control language and is different from the first language; and a machine profile defining an association between the first language and at least one control signal for the industrial machine; the processor detecting, in network traffic to the industrial machine, a communication associated with a transaction; the processor applying the received policy object and the received machine profile to the detected transaction to determine whether the operational constraint is satisfied; the processor automatically translating the detected communication from the first language into the second language for use by the industrial machine; and the processor modifying network traffic to the industrial machine based on the determination whether the operational constraint is satisfied.