The company reinforces its status as a fast-growing, disruptive leader in the security services landscape with new industry recognitions highlighting innovation and market adoption

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland and Phoenix, July 24, 2019 – Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), announced today that it has been recognized for the third consecutive year as part of Gartner’s Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services and was also named as one of the top 10 key players in Gartner’s Europe Context: Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services Worldwide.

These latest accolades come on the heels of Kudelski Security’s previous endorsements for its managed security service offering, which include being named as a leader in the latest “Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP), Q3 2018” as well as one of the top 20 MSSPs worldwide in the MSSP Alert Top 100 Managed Security Services Providers List for 2018.

“These industry recognitions further validate the commitment we’ve made to provide our clients with a new breed of Managed Security Service to support their evolving security needs and encompass the realities of the market today,” said Alton Kizziah, Kudelski Security’s VP Global Managed Security Services. “Our goal has been to challenge legacy MSSPs by delivering cutting-edge and holistic threat detection combined with incident response that strengthens detection capabilities and interrupts malicious activity – at any stage of any attack.”

Gartner’s Market Guide for MDR services provides insights to security and risk management leaders looking to augment their operations with real-time threat detection and incident response capabilities. Gartner highlights in the 2019 report the different styles of MDR, including managed EDR and the increasing demand for integrated incident response capabilities to contain and disrupt threats efficiently.

“Gartner calls out in the report that the need for organizations today to identify and address multiple threat types in a very short time frame. Unfortunately, well-performed incident response takes time and skill that many organizations just don’t have in house,” continued Kizziah. “Our ability to provide deeper investigation, analysis and validation of threats, along with enhanced guidance on how to contain and mitigate their exposure, provides significant value to our MDR customers.

Kudelski is one of only a few full-service MSSPs referenced in this year’s report that provides advanced detection and response capabilities -such as managed endpoint detection and response, threat hunting, managed attacker deception and integrated incident response (IR) across multiple environments (on premises, Cloud, hybrid, OT/ICS).

Kudelski Security was also recently recognized as of one the top 10 notable vendors in Gartner’s Europe Context: Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services Worldwide report for its robust capabilities including quicker and more efficient MSS outputs, operational technology and industrial IoT security monitoring, and managed threat hunting. The report also highlighted Kudelski Security’s ability to provide a unified view of security monitoring and visibility across its multiple technology landscapes via a single client portal, which includes on-demand service performance dashboards.

“The attention we’ve received recently from Gartner, Forrester and others accentuate what we’ve heard from our clients, prospects and partners,” added Kizziah “As a result, managed security services have become our area of fastest growth. We continue to add prestigious brands to our long-term, client base around the world and look forward to expanding our offering portfolio to maintain our leading position.”

For more information about Kudelski Security’s MSS offering, please visit: https://kudelskisecurity.com/services/managed-security

About Kudelski Security

Kudelski Security is the premier advisor and cybersecurity innovator for today’s most security-conscious organizations. Our long-term approach to client partnerships enables us to continuously evaluate their security posture to recommend solutions that reduce business risk, maintain compliance and increase overall security effectiveness. With clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and government organizations in Europe and across the United States, we address the most complex environments through an unparalleled set of solution capabilities including consulting, technology, managed security services and custom innovation. For more information, visit www.kudelskisecurity.com.

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Kudelski Security

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Kudelski Security Extends Managed Security Services With Claroty

Move Addresses Expanding Market for Security on OT Networks and Industrial Control Systems

CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland and PHOENIX (AZ), USA, May 7, 2018 –  Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) and trusted cybersecurity innovator for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today launched a managed security service focused on the protection of Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). To facilitate this new offering, Kudelski Security has entered into a strategic partnership with Claroty, whose technology will be integrated with Kudelski Security’s Cyber Fusion Centers (CFC) in Switzerland and the United States.

“Operational technology represents a growing risk for clients around the world,” said Rich Fennessy, chief executive officer, Kudelski Security. “While a few prominent breaches in critical infrastructures have highlighted the need for better security, many organizations still struggle to monitor their industrial environments effectively. We are addressing this gap with defined services and proven technology that help reduce risk for clients.”

Kudelski Security’s managed security service offerings have continuously driven new innovation across Europe and the U.S., being the first to offer managed attacker deception services, early in 2017, following the launch of a suite of managed security services focused on managed detection & response (MDR). The addition of services specifically architected to monitor operational technology gives clients greater visibility and increased protection of their critical infrastructure to reduce risk exposure and the threat of a breach.

“We are pleased to extend our managed security capabilities with Claroty, a leading technology for OT and ICS network protection,” said Alton Kizziah, vice president, global managed services, Kudelski Security. “We are constantly looking for technologies and capabilities that answer the most complex challenges and provide client value. By addressing the specific concerns facing OT and ICS, we offer providers of critical infrastructure and companies in the manufacturing and telecommunications sectors an essential service and the ability to reduce the risk of a breach.”

Malicious activity on OT networks is on the rise, as evidenced by the increase in threat activity from ICS attack groups and the emergence of ICS-specific malware, including Trisis and CrashOverride. This trend is set to continue into the future and Gartner estimates that OT security-specific spending will reach between $8 and $14 billion by 2022. Kudelski Security’s partnership with Claroty is designed to address real-time security monitoring and response for OT networks from a broad range of industries including energy and utilities.

By integrating Claroty into Kudelski Security’s CFC strategy, the company will now be able to provide operators and security analysts unrivaled visibility into their OT networks and the systems that support them, while also being completely passive. By design, normal operations are not affected so these critical systems can continue to function without interruption.

The addition of Claroty to enable OT monitoring capabilies is a step toward realizing a broader, three-tiered strategy to secure the digital transformation process in both OT and IoT environments. The group’s IoT Security Center of Excellence, launched in 2017, conducts device security assessments and provides security design services, while its IoT Security Platform protects the security lifecycle of devices and the critical data they produce. When paired with Managed Services from Kudelski Security, this also enables the group to monitor IoT device security and provide incident response. The result is a comprehensive approach to helping companies design, run and sustain secure IoT businesses.

For additional information on the threats facing OT used heavily by critical infrastructure sectors, download Kudelski Security’s latest whitepaper, Operational Technology: The Next Battleground. Developed by the company’s research team, the paper provides an introduction to the threat landscape, severity of the issues and provides a perspective on future trends. To access the report, click here.

About Kudelski Security

Kudelski Security is the premier advisor and cybersecurity innovator for today’s most security-conscious organizations. Our long-term approach to client partnerships enables us to continuously evaluate their security posture to recommend solutions that reduce business risk, maintain compliance and increase overall security effectiveness. With clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and government organizations in Europe and across the United States, we address the most complex environments through an unparalleled set of solution capabilities including consulting, technology, managed security services and custom innovation. For more information, visit www.kudelskisecurity.com.

About Claroty

Launched as the second startup from Israel’s famed Team8 foundry, Claroty combines elite management and research teams and deep technical expertise from both IT and OT disciplines, with backing from premier investors such as Bessemer Venture Partners and Innovation Endeavors. With an unmatched understanding of ICS, SCADA and other essential OT/IIoT systems, the Claroty team is building an unparalleled suite of integrated products addressing the full spectrum of cybersecurity protection, detection and response requirements. For more information, visit www.claroty.com.

Media Contact

John Van Blaricum

Vice President, Global Marketing

+1 650 966 4320

[email protected]