TAMPA, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2026 – OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, today announced that MetaDefender Bilateral Security Gateway™ (BSG) has achieved IEC 62443 certification. Fulfilling the global standard for securing industrial and critical infrastructure systems such as Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) and operational technology environments, marks a significant milestone for the company’s broad range of diodes, gateways and file sanitization.
Asset owners and operators need proven, standards-based technologies to protect industrial environments, which MetaDefender BSG provides,
It enables organizations to integrate cybersecurity into the full operations lifecycle, supports secure and compliant operations across diverse industrial systems and supply chains while reducing operational risk in critical infrastructure environments.
IEC 62443 certification validates that MetaDefender BSG meets rigorous international cybersecurity requirements for secure system architecture and operational risk management. The standard provides a comprehensive framework for implementing, maintaining, and assessing cybersecurity across industrial environments, bridging operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) while aligning cybersecurity with process safety. Organizations in highly regulated industries including electric utilities, oil and gas, water and wastewater, manufacturing, transportation, and defense, rely on the standard to better address rising cyber threats and attacks that infiltrate control systems, work processes, countermeasures, and employees.
About OPSWAT
Since 2002, OPSWAT has protected the world’s critical infrastructure by preventing known, unknown, and AI-generated threats before they disrupt operations. The MetaDefender™ Platform is OPSWAT’s AI-powered cybersecurity platform for IT, OT, and cross-domain environments, securing files, devices, and data transfers across cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. By combining AI, machine learning, advanced threat prevention, and purpose-built hardware, OPSWAT protects critical operations through file security, peripheral media protection, managed file transfer, optical firewall technology, data diodes, and specialized training. Trusted worldwide, OPSWAT safeguards the systems modern society depends on. Learn more at www.opswat.com.
