Siemens-Backed Claroty Expands OT Security Platform To Monitor IoT

Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty is expanding its operational technology platform to monitor Internet of Things devices, giving companies greater visibility into the growing number of devices sitting on their networks that could be exploited or attacked.The New York-based vendor announced the expansion of its deep packet inspection technology to IoT devices as part of a larger update for its OT security platform, which provides threat detection and monitoring for industrial control systems. The major release comes after the channel-friendly vendor raised a $60 million funding round last year from Rockwell Automation and venture capital firms founded by Siemens and Schneider Electric, all three of which are partners and customers of Claroty. The company also appointed retired U.S. Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the former head of the National Security Agency, to its advisory board in February.