Dragos Acquires NetRise And runZero To Build Out Extended OT Cybersecurity Platform
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Operational technology cybersecurity firm, Dragos, has acquired asset visibility company, runZero, and software supply chain security firm, NetRise, as it moves to expand its platform across what it calls the extended operational technology (xOT) environment. The acquisitions follow the close of Accenture's majority investment in Dragos, which provides capital and global reach to scale the Dragos Platform. The combined entity is designed to give critical infrastructure operators greater visibility across connected devices, networks, cloud, software supply chains and traditional OT environments. Dragos Chairman and CEO, Robert M. Lee, has been named Chairman of the Board in addition to his existing CEO role. The company will continue to operate independently with its existing leadership team. The deal brings together Dragos's OT security capabilities with runZero's asset visibility and exposure management technology and NetRise's firmware and software supply chain security capabilities. runZero extends Dragos's asset visibility by pulling in existing IT, OT and cloud asset data from sources organisations already have, allowing defenders to see everything across their xOT environment. NetRise adds visibility into the firmware and software running on connected devices, surfacing risks such as outdated components and hardcoded credentials, and supporting documentation...
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