Prologue

What is MetaDefender OT Security?

OPSWAT MetaDefender OT Security is an AI-powered OT asset and network security solution that protects critical environments through asset visibility, network monitoring and threats detection, vulnerability management and compliance assurance. MetaDefender OT Security helps critical infrastructure organization effectively defends against sophisticated cyberthreats and stay compliant with regulatory security requirements.

Designed to support enterprise large scale deployment, MetaDefender OT Security is yet very quick-to-deploy and easy to use thanks to its intuitive OT interface and out-of-the-box installation. MetaDefender OT Security has seamless integrations with industrial firewalls, IPSs, and NACs, allows critical organizations to implement defense in depth security controls without requiring major changes.

OT Cybersecurity Challenges

• Increasing threats from IT/OT Convergence

While IT/OT convergence brings many benefits to OT business, it also increases the risks as OT environments are now exposed to cyberthreats of the IT world. Recent attack campaigns like BlackEnergy, Triton, Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods… show that conventional defenses are no longer sufficient to protect OT networks from today’s sophisticated attacks.

• Lack of Visibility into Assets and Network Activity

You don’t really control what you don’t see. OT environment is inherently heterogeneous and quite often consists of decades-old devices from variety of vendors. The ability to have full visibility into the assets and thorough understanding of what happening on the network is the key to any effective OT cybersecurity programs.

• Complex Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Adhering to OT security compliance requirements is often a manual and inefficient process. Critical infrastructure organization heavily invests in people, process, and technology to demonstrate controls relevant to regulatory standards, to meet audits and compliance programs of global, regional, and industry requirements.

• Shortage of skillful workforce & effective security solutions

We face a significant shortage of cybersecurity workforce, as well as effective cybersecurity solutions for the OT businesses. Many cybersecurity products were built primarily for IT professionals and are too complex or costly to implement and maintain in an OT environment. This combined shortage makes cybersecurity program in an OT organization even more challenged.

MetaDefender OT Security address risks to OT system from both traditional IT and specific ICS threats. It provides unparalleled visibility into converged IT/OT operations and delivers deep situational awareness of cyberthreats throughout the network. It helps maximize your visibility, security, and control across your entire operations, effectively protect critical assets and stay compliant with regulatory requirements.

MetaDefender OT Security's benefits are from its advanced AI technologies, knowledge of the unique attributes and requirements of OT environments, and deep understanding of OT usage preferences. MetaDefender OT Security is extremely simple to deploy, easy to use with OT-native UI, and can be operated without expert skillset or training.

• Address both IT and specific ICS threats to OT systems
• Gain full visibility and management info into ICS Assets
• Timely and accurately informed of any threats or anomalies on the network
• Support regulatory requirements with wide and objective risk assessments
• Unified view of Operation, Security and Compliance, in a single pane of glass
• Built for OT personnel’s usage & performance

MetaDefender OT Security Highlights

• Rapidly Discover Devices and Build Asset Inventory
• Immediately Explore Connectivity and Visualize Network Map
• Continuously Monitor Network to Detect and Alert on Threats and Anomalies
• Constantly & Objectively Address ICS Vulnerabilities and Risks
• Structured and Streamlined Alert Workflow
• Comprehensive & Customizable Dashboard
• Simple Deployment, OT-Friendly and Easy to Use