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Cyolo
Delivering Unmatched Security with a True Zero Trust Solution
Almog Apirion, Co-founder and CEO“Identity is the new key to securing critical assets and organizations have to take care of it. They, today, cannot afford to oversee gaps in traceability and bad password practices. To this end, zero trust solutions promise a feasible way forward by ensuring the proper verification of user identities without granting network access,” states Almog Apirion, the Co-founder and CEO at Cyolo.
Cyolo is a ‘zero trust, zero effort’ cyber security company built for today’s workforce that accesses corporate data from any corner of the globe. The company has architected the Next Generation Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA 2.0), a unified solution that allows IT and security teams to easily implement Zero Trust connectivity and create their own distributed cloud without any infrastructure change. “We are providing our customers the ability to use stronger authentication, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and device authentication, even with systems that are not MFA-ready or not a part of their domain,” adds Apirion.
Prior to starting Cyolo, Apirion served for 15 years in the Israeli Navy. He was in charge of the cyber unit in the Israeli Navy. He then went on to become a CISO for more than six years. This gave him the opportunity and the exposure to secure connectivity of things. He soon realized a massive transition in the industry from private networks or IP -based connectivity to secure connectivity based on verifiable digital identities. Apirion also observed that often a single user has multiple accounts within organizations, creating a lot of gaps in traceability and leading to undesired damage to the company. In response, he decided to bring a full zero trust model into the picture under the banner of Cyolo.
Today, with its decentralized platform ZTNA 2.0, Cyolo securely connects all users from any location with continuous authorization and complete visibility.
The zero-trust platform is built for easy deployment and scales with minimal effort, supporting a wide range of business needs, growth, and expansion. Further, the platform supports both the IT and OT environments, allowing users to connect to their working environments, while optimizing security, agility, and productivity.
ZTNA 2.0 has built-in management processes and straightforward onboarding with no installation on a user’s environment. It allows access to the authorized asset and not to the network itself, thereby helping clients achieve their security objectives without compromising their business needs or user experience. Organizations can also implement risk-based policies according to the user’s current level of risk and securely connect any user to any system, resource, or platform. The platform increases visibility and control within clients’ infrastructure by automatically applying policies and enabling real-time supervised access and session recording. As a result, businesses can access a full audit trail that can integrate with their existing SIEM solution and even disconnect risky sessions by the organizational SOAR. ZTNA 2.0 also just-in-time supervised access to connect users and third parties in real-time to ensure they only access what they need, when they need it. “Our platform is a pure software solution. We always promote zero effort for zero trust by simplifying the journey for organizations and improving security, operational agility, and user experience,” adds Apirion.
We provide organizations with the next generation of ZTNA, which offers true zero trust with no visibility into customers sensitive data, an adaptive platform that integrates with any environment, and the capability to strengthen your existing identity infrastructure
ZTNA 2.0 has built-in management processes and straightforward onboarding with no installation on a user’s environment. It allows access to the authorized asset and not to the network itself, thereby helping clients achieve their security objectives without compromising their business needs or user experience. Organizations can also implement risk-based policies according to the user’s current level of risk and securely connect any user to any system, resource, or platform. The platform increases visibility and control within clients’ infrastructure by automatically applying policies and enabling real-time supervised access and session recording. As a result, businesses can access a full audit trail that can integrate with their existing SIEM solution and even disconnect risky sessions by the organizational SOAR. ZTNA 2.0 also just-in-time supervised access to connect users and third parties in real-time to ensure they only access what they need, when they need it. “Our platform is a pure software solution. We always promote zero effort for zero trust by simplifying the journey for organizations and improving security, operational agility, and user experience,” adds Apirion.
To help organizations stay agile, secure, and productive, Cyolo has made it its mission to transform the entire organizational cyberspace by delivering identity-based connectivity. The company strives to redefine secure connectivity for organizations and will continue to help secure access for developers, OT operators, employees, and third parties. The platform is adaptive, allowing organizations to integrate their existing controls to increase security, agility, and the value of your existing security stack. Cyolo has doubled its revenue quarter over quarter and is expanding rapidly by supporting organizations on their Zero Trust journey. “We are driven by our passion for reforming the security infrastructure for clients by offering an improved zero trust model to them. Our success is evident from the positive feedback that we receive from our clients, which is driving us to offer full-stack identity-based connectivity to enterprises,” concludes Apirion.
Company
Cyolo
Management
Almog Apirion, Co-founder and CEO
Description
Cyolo is a ‘zero trust, zero effort’ cyber security company built for today’s workforce that accesses corporate data from any corner of the globe. The company has architected the Next Generation Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA 2.0), a unified solution that allows IT and security teams to easily implement Zero Trust connectivity and create their own distributed cloud without any infrastructure change. ZTNA 2.0 has built-in management processes and straightforward onboarding with no installation on a user’s environment. It allows access to the authorized asset and not to the network itself, thereby helping clients achieve their security objectives without compromising their business needs or user experience. Cyolo has doubled its revenue quarter over quarter and is expanding rapidly by supporting organizations on their Zero Trust journey.
Cyolo News
Cyolo Introduces Enhanced Partner Program “Cyolo Connected,” Delivering True Zero-Trust Access
Cyolo Partners with Dragos to Unveil Holistic Secure Remote Access Solution for Critical Infrastructure
Interoperability brings best-in-class OT threat visibility and detection together with secure remote access to meet needs of organizations navigating digital transformation initiatives
MOUNTAIN VIEW-Cyolo, announced a strategic partnership with Dragos, a global leader in cybersecurity for ICS/OT. Under the umbrella of Cyolo’s CyoloVerse partner program, Cyolo's PRO Secure Remote Access Platform will work with Dragos’s industry-leading OT cybersecurity platform. This collaboration will provide organizations with a robust and interoperable solution to protect their critical infrastructure against cyber threats.
New technology implementations in ICS/OT environments pose unique risks for critical infrastructure. Today’s risks include lack of support for modern authentication or connectivity methods in traditional environments, connecting existing infrastructure with highly vulnerable end-of-life operating systems, or risk of breaches from third-party remote access.
This interoperability is designed to provide OT customers visibility and management of their asset inventory and enhance asset vulnerability detection and remediation capabilities through a seamless secure controlled access platform.
“Cyolo ICS/OT security and safety expertise are changing the way organizations understand secure remote access,” said Matt Cowell, VP of Business Development at Dragos. “With our companies’ complementary capabilities and unique strengths, we can manage security through the different layers of the operational environment and protect a wider array of organizations across critical infrastructure. Ultimately reducing risk as they expand connectivity.”
Bringing the Cyolo PRO platform alongside the Dragos OT-native network visibility and monitoring offerings gives an unparalleled advantage. The Dragos Platform enables organizations to scale protection, the threat intelligence to keep on top of current threats, and the tools to respond quickly to incidents. With Cyolo’s robust role-based access, application, and policy control, in the future the Dragos Platform will be able to manage Cyolo’s Identity-based parameters (users, applications, resources, policy) in accordance with SOC / IR policies and guidelines.
Together Cyolo and Dragos deliver a comprehensive ICS/OT security framework based on the five critical controls of effective ICS/OT security:
• ICS incident response—which integrates operational insights into incident handling, enhancing system integrity and recovery (Dragos)
• Defensible architecture—ensuring robust visibility, segmentation, and enforcement mechanisms to bridge technological and human aspects of security (Dragos and Cyolo PRO)
• ICS network visibility monitoring—employing continuous monitoring and protocol-aware tools to detect and address potential vulnerabilities (Dragos)
• Remote Access Security—ensuring safe and secure stringent access control in the face of evolving hybrid work environments (Cyolo PRO)
• Risk-based vulnerability management—prioritizing and addressing vulnerabilities based on their potential to pose significant operational risks, thereby ensuring proactive prevention, response, and recovery actions (Dragos and Cyolo PRO)
The solution plans to integrate Cyolo PRO and the Dragos Platform through an API architecture or operator console. It will deliver unsurpassed visibility and control of critical digital assets through secure identity-based access. Together, both companies will deliver simpler, stronger, and more efficient security controls that lay the foundation for Zero Trust (NIST 800-207).
“With this industry leading partnership, Cyolo joins Dragos to address security and operational challenges impacting OT environments," said Joe O’Donnell, EVP Corporate Development and OT GM at Cyolo. “The interoperability of the Dragos Platform and Cyolo PRO provides OT practitioners and industrial organizations with the full spectrum of cybersecurity services across the 5 ICS/OT Critical Controls. The timing could not be better as the world aggressively embraces Industry 4.0.”
Dino Busalachi, CTO and Co-Founder at Velta Technology - a joint partner - also highlighted that “In light of the surge in cyber threats, the growing adoption of Industry 4.0, and the inherent risks within OT environments, Velta Technology understands the critical need to partner with Cyolo and Dragos. Their joint solutions will provide our customers in the industrial sector with a tailored approach that strengthens their access security and elevates their overall security posture.”
Dragos and Cyolo respond to the need for secure industrial networks without disrupting operations, compromising safety or risking non-compliance.
The Dragos Platform offers the most effective industrial cybersecurity technology, giving customers visibility into their ICS/OT assets, vulnerabilities, threats, and response actions. The strength behind the Dragos Platform comes from Dragos’s ability to codify industry-leading OT threat intelligence, and insights from the Dragos services team into the software.
MOUNTAIN VIEW-Cyolo, announced a strategic partnership with Dragos, a global leader in cybersecurity for ICS/OT. Under the umbrella of Cyolo’s CyoloVerse partner program, Cyolo's PRO Secure Remote Access Platform will work with Dragos’s industry-leading OT cybersecurity platform. This collaboration will provide organizations with a robust and interoperable solution to protect their critical infrastructure against cyber threats.
New technology implementations in ICS/OT environments pose unique risks for critical infrastructure. Today’s risks include lack of support for modern authentication or connectivity methods in traditional environments, connecting existing infrastructure with highly vulnerable end-of-life operating systems, or risk of breaches from third-party remote access.
This interoperability is designed to provide OT customers visibility and management of their asset inventory and enhance asset vulnerability detection and remediation capabilities through a seamless secure controlled access platform.
“Cyolo ICS/OT security and safety expertise are changing the way organizations understand secure remote access,” said Matt Cowell, VP of Business Development at Dragos. “With our companies’ complementary capabilities and unique strengths, we can manage security through the different layers of the operational environment and protect a wider array of organizations across critical infrastructure. Ultimately reducing risk as they expand connectivity.”
Bringing the Cyolo PRO platform alongside the Dragos OT-native network visibility and monitoring offerings gives an unparalleled advantage. The Dragos Platform enables organizations to scale protection, the threat intelligence to keep on top of current threats, and the tools to respond quickly to incidents. With Cyolo’s robust role-based access, application, and policy control, in the future the Dragos Platform will be able to manage Cyolo’s Identity-based parameters (users, applications, resources, policy) in accordance with SOC / IR policies and guidelines.
Together Cyolo and Dragos deliver a comprehensive ICS/OT security framework based on the five critical controls of effective ICS/OT security:
• ICS incident response—which integrates operational insights into incident handling, enhancing system integrity and recovery (Dragos)
• Defensible architecture—ensuring robust visibility, segmentation, and enforcement mechanisms to bridge technological and human aspects of security (Dragos and Cyolo PRO)
• ICS network visibility monitoring—employing continuous monitoring and protocol-aware tools to detect and address potential vulnerabilities (Dragos)
• Remote Access Security—ensuring safe and secure stringent access control in the face of evolving hybrid work environments (Cyolo PRO)
• Risk-based vulnerability management—prioritizing and addressing vulnerabilities based on their potential to pose significant operational risks, thereby ensuring proactive prevention, response, and recovery actions (Dragos and Cyolo PRO)
The solution plans to integrate Cyolo PRO and the Dragos Platform through an API architecture or operator console. It will deliver unsurpassed visibility and control of critical digital assets through secure identity-based access. Together, both companies will deliver simpler, stronger, and more efficient security controls that lay the foundation for Zero Trust (NIST 800-207).
“With this industry leading partnership, Cyolo joins Dragos to address security and operational challenges impacting OT environments," said Joe O’Donnell, EVP Corporate Development and OT GM at Cyolo. “The interoperability of the Dragos Platform and Cyolo PRO provides OT practitioners and industrial organizations with the full spectrum of cybersecurity services across the 5 ICS/OT Critical Controls. The timing could not be better as the world aggressively embraces Industry 4.0.”
Dino Busalachi, CTO and Co-Founder at Velta Technology - a joint partner - also highlighted that “In light of the surge in cyber threats, the growing adoption of Industry 4.0, and the inherent risks within OT environments, Velta Technology understands the critical need to partner with Cyolo and Dragos. Their joint solutions will provide our customers in the industrial sector with a tailored approach that strengthens their access security and elevates their overall security posture.”
Dragos and Cyolo respond to the need for secure industrial networks without disrupting operations, compromising safety or risking non-compliance.
The Dragos Platform offers the most effective industrial cybersecurity technology, giving customers visibility into their ICS/OT assets, vulnerabilities, threats, and response actions. The strength behind the Dragos Platform comes from Dragos’s ability to codify industry-leading OT threat intelligence, and insights from the Dragos services team into the software.
Expanding the focus of its partner program to include OT environments, Cyolo is enabling its partners to protect the uptime, security and safety of their customers’ industrial environments and critical infrastructure as well as their IT environments.
In addition, the new flat structure gives partners access to greater scalability and profitability. MSSPs, VARs and distribution partners joining the program benefit from major enablement and are able to provide the only true zero-trust access solution in the market.
“We listened to our partners’ feedback, and redesigning our program demonstrates our company's commitment to delivering the highest quality service to them,” said Almog Apirion, CEO and co-founder of Cyolo. “Zero-trust access continues to be a key component of OT and IT strategies for business continuity and agility in the era of cloud and remote work environments for employees and third parties. We are confident that this shift will help us build stronger relationships and recognition as the leading provider of security access technology in our industry.”
As part of this strategic positioning, Cyolo has brought on a Vice President of Global Partnerships, Jake Alosco. Jake brings more than 10 years of experience in business development and channel programs management and will lead the expansion of the channel business across the company’s portfolio. “We are committed to assisting our partners through a channel-first strategy and a straightforward program that will enable us to provide improved support. We have a very unique solution and can help partners provide OT capabilities in an OT way instead of plugging into the IT way.” Alosco continued, “In the coming months, we will operationalize both services and MSSP programs for our partners.”
Industrial assets and OT owners demand the productivity and efficiencies of scaling a highly specialized employee and contractor workforce. This involves extending users and applications outside of the traditional industrial perimeters. Cyolo accelerates their digital industrial projects without sacrificing safety. Joe O'Donnell, Vice President ICS/OT of Cyolo, said, “Cyolo has develop a world class OT Partner Program that encompasses Automation and OT vendors, Systems Integrators, OT/ICS MSSP's. Cyolo’s channel program is a game changer for OT security providers, as it allows partner-led OT services and solutions to rapidly assist the customer's OT practitioners and their secure digital journeys. It's how industry works!”
With 30 partners already in the program, the company is ready to scale globally and reach new markets through its expansion in North America and further into EMEA. Additionally, the program includes a range of services and resources for partners helping to optimize OT strategies. As more companies look to deploy zero-trust access to mitigate high-risk nightmares, Cyolo offers its partners a wide range of benefits that extend from marketing support, channel forward collateral and a specialized partner portal to personalized service, trainings and NFR licenses.
“What Cyolo’s technology enables for customers is inspiring heightened channel partner & customer engagement activity, so this innovation in Cyolo’s channel program comes at the perfect time and adds to our anticipation of a long and successful partnership. I’m confident that this program will help us foster strong relationships with our channel partners and open new opportunities for our business by providing much needed and true zero-trust access,” said Lance Williams, Chief Product Officer at Distology.
On the heels of $60 Million raised in Series B, this partner program supports the goal of bringing stronger security, greater productivity and better operational agility to organizations embarking on or continuing their digital transformation journeys.