OT and IoT security company Nozomi Networks expanded a longstanding global partnership with Mandiant, which is part Google Cloud. This alliance will specifically focus on strengthening and streamlining how industrial and enterprise CISOs and their teams anticipate, diagnose and respond to cyber threats across critical business operations.
Through this partnership, Nozomi and Google Security Operations customers will have the option to combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with Nozomi Networks threat intelligence to gain comprehensive access to real-time information about threats to IT, OT and IoT systems.
“The cybersecurity threat landscape is rapidly evolving, with attacks growing in both number and impact enterprise-wide,” said Edgard Capdevielle, CEO, Nozomi Networks. “To minimize risk and maximize operational resilience, CISOs and their security teams need comprehensive solutions that enable them to quickly assess and respond to threats across their IT, OT and IOT systems. We are pleased to be able to give our customer the option to easily incorporate Mandiant’s world-class threat intelligence and threat hunting services as part of a whole solution that delivers superior security outcomes.”
“For almost a decade, Mandiant and Nozomi Networks have partnered to deliver advanced, AI-powered OT and IoT security solutions to customers,” said Melissa Smith, Google Cloud’s head of strategy and technology partnerships. “This latest expansion is another critical step in our journey to combine threat intelligence sources and defenses for the best possible security outcomes for the world’s critical infrastructure. By blending Mandiant’s threat intelligence and expertise with Nozomi Networks’ OT threat intelligence and tools, we can enable critical infrastructure organizations to enhance their threat intelligence and investigations for a stronger defense.”
Nozomi and Google Security Operations customers who wish to gain comprehensive access to real-time information about threats to their IT, OT and IoT systems can combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with Nozomi Networks threat intelligence. The new offering extends Nozomi’s advanced OT and IoT threat intelligence by providing organizations with a deeper understanding of the coinciding IT threat landscape. This makes it possible to holistically monitor and respond to all emerging threats for the strongest possible security outcomes enterprise wide.
Additionally, by year end, Nozomi customers will be able to add Mandiant Assist to the Nozomi platform, adding push-button access to Mandiant incident-response services.
Finally, Mandiant will expand the use of Nozomi Networks sensors by enabling the capability to hunt for malicious activity and indications of compromise within the IT systems that directly support OT, IIoT and IoT.
Nozomi solutions support more than 105 million devices in thousands of installations across energy, manufacturing, mining, transportation, utilities, building automation, smart cities and critical infrastructure. Its products are deployable onsite and in the cloud, and span IT, OT and IoT to automate the hard work of inventorying, visualizing and monitoring industrial control networks through the innovative use of artificial intelligence. Use cases stretch beyond cybersecurity, and include troubleshooting, asset management and predictive maintenance.
By combining their market leadership in OT, IT & IoT cybersecurity, Nozomi Networks and Mandiant are expected to bring a new level of cyber defense to critical infrastructure organizations worldwide.
For Nozomi’s and Mandiant’s respective partner programs, click here and here.
