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Armis acquires OTORIO to enhance on-premises security and strengthen cyber physical systems protection

Armis acquires OTORIO to expand its on-premises cybersecurity solutions, strengthening OT, ICS, and CPS protection for critical industries.

Armis, a leading cyber exposure management and security company, has acquired OTORIO, a specialist in operational technology (OT) and industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity. The acquisition accelerates Armis’ rollout of an on-premises version of its Cyber Exposure Management platform, Armis Centrix, reinforcing its leadership in cyber physical systems (CPS) security.

By integrating OTORIOโ€™s Titan platform into Armis Centrix, the company aims to provide a comprehensive cybersecurity solution for critical infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial environments.

The upgraded Armis Centrix will offer:

  • Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security (On-Prem), providing localized protection for air-gapped and high-security operational environments.
  • Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security (Cloud), delivering real-time visibility, threat detection, and continuous monitoring across distributed networks.

This approach enables organizations to secure their digital and operational environments while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Armis CEO and co-founder Yevgeny Dibrov highlighted the importance of the acquisition in meeting growing security demands across key industries such as oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing.

“The OTORIO team provides deep domain technical expertise, attack path mapping, and an on-premises architecture that will further expand the Armis Centrix platform, bringing us an on-premises version and allowing us to offer a hybrid version for customers in the most complex and critical environments,” Dibrov said.

He added that the integration would enhance Zero Trust security, ensuring that organizations can strengthen their OT, ICS, and NERC CIP environments with a simplified but effective security framework.

Armis has successfully integrated previous acquisitions, including Silk Security and CTCI, achieving a 2,000% increase in related revenues. This demonstrates the company’s ability to scale acquired technologies into significant business growth.

Advancing compliance and cyber resilience

The acquisition enhances Armis Centrix with key security and compliance capabilities, including:

  • On-premises security, providing organizations with greater customization, data independence, and complete control over ICS and CPS infrastructure.
  • Secure Remote Access (SRA), enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and strict access policies across cloud, data centers, and cyber-physical environments.
  • Attack path mapping, a proactive security tool bridging penetration testing and red team attack simulations, allowing organizations to identify and strengthen vulnerabilities.
  • Industry-specific expertise, combining OTORIOโ€™s deep knowledge in energy, smart cities, and utilities with Armisโ€™ experience in manufacturing, transportation, and automotive.
  • Compliance leadership, ensuring organizations meet strict regulatory and security frameworks.

OTORIOโ€™s CEO and co-founder Daniel Bren expressed his enthusiasm about joining Armis. “Armis has rapidly become the leading provider of cyber exposure management and has built a best-in-industry cloud SaaS platform that provides unmatched visibility, security, and risk management to enterprises across all industries,” Bren said.

“I am thrilled for our team to be joining Armis at this time and to leverage our deep domain operational context in ICS/CPS environments and help customers achieve complete resiliency and compliant business operations.” The acquisition fast-tracks Armis’ expansion into on-premises security, ensuring enhanced protection for OT, ICS, and CPS environments. This further cements Armis’ position as a leader in securing cyber physical systems.

In October 2024, Armis announced a US$200 million funding round to advance its OT/ICS security solutions and align its roadmap with growing customer demand.

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