Dragos Acquires runZero and NetRise
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KDsys said Dragos's acquisition of runZero and NetRise is linked to strengthening security capabilities for protecting xOT (Extended Operational Technology) environments.
Dragos acquired runZero and NetRise, describing the significance of the deal as combining asset and risk information across IT, IoT and OT with the ability to analyze software inside OT equipment.
Dragos plans to strengthen its xOT security platform together with the acquisition of Phosphorus, while continuing to serve existing customers and invest in its products.
KDsys said in an announcement on the 30th that Dragos had acquired runZero and NetRise, adding that the deal is linked to strengthening security capabilities for protecting xOT (Extended Operational Technology) environments. Dragos is a global OT security company, and KDsys is the domestic distributor of runZero.
Dragos acquired runZero and also acquired NetRise. The purpose of the acquisitions is to strengthen security capabilities for protecting xOT (Extended Operational Technology) environments.
The significance of the two acquisitions lies in combining asset and risk information across IT, IoT and OT, as well as combining the ability to analyze software inside OT equipment. This will expand the protection scope beyond traditional OT boundaries to systems that affect physical operations.
The photo explains an example screen from 'runZero 5.0,' which runZero unveiled this summer.
Dragos has presented the xOT concept, which places the boundary between IT and OT on actual operational impact rather than organizational divisions, operating systems or network layers, and regards all digital systems that affect physical processes and operations as protection targets. The intent to expand the security scope is also based on actual operational impact criteria, and xOT includes cloud-based analytics platforms linked to manufacturing processes, data center cooling and power systems, and cloud-connected SCADA that supports substation operations.
Under this framework, runZero integrates asset and risk information across IT, IoT and OT, helping security teams understand exposure. NetRise provides a function for internal analysis of software running on OT equipment, giving it the ability to identify hidden vulnerabilities.
Dragos acquired Phosphorus this year, and Phosphorus has capabilities to automatically discover connected devices and address security issues. Dragos plans to use Phosphorus's capabilities together to strengthen its xOT security platform, and the scope of that platform enhancement includes asset visibility, software composition understanding, vulnerability identification and threat response.
Dragos plans to use the information obtained from each technology to continuously strengthen 'Dragos Intelligence Fabric,' which is based on OT-specific observational data and incident response experience. Based on this, Dragos also plans to advance the analytical and guidance capabilities of its OT-specific AI, EmberAI.
Dragos plans to continue providing solutions and services to existing runZero customers and existing NetRise customers. It also said it will continue investing in its products.
Integration of the Phosphorus platform is under way. Dragos plans to soon disclose how runZero will be integrated into the Dragos platform and how NetRise will be integrated into the Dragos platform.
The timing of the acquisitions coincides with Accenture completing its majority investment in Dragos. Dragos plans to deploy the new funding to research and development, and said that the R&D investment will accelerate technology development and product advancement.
As the domestic distributor of runZero, KDsys is supplying runZero-based asset visibility and CAASM solutions in Korea. The solution combines active scanning, passive discovery and API integration to support IT, OT and IoT asset identification across on-premises, cloud and remote environments, and based on that, it helps build asset inventories and identify security blind spots.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=241926
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