Xona, Radiflow partner to enable OT cybersecurity for operators and MSSPs

Xona and Radiflow announced Sept. 16 that they’re partnering to help critical infrastructure operators and managed security service providers (MSSP) improve operational security, visibility and risk governance across industrial environments. They’re combining Radiflow's passive threat detection, OT asset visibility and risk quantification with Xona's zero-trust secure access platform designed specifically for OT and cyber-physical systems. The companies report they’re offering a complementary approach to protect critical infrastructure environments from insecure endpoints, unauthorized access and cyber-threats.

"The threat landscape for critical infrastructure continues to intensify, and operators need visibility and control to reduce risk without disrupting operations," says Bill Moore, CEO and founder of Xona. "Radiflow provides advanced OT risk intelligence, while Xona enforces secure, policy-based access to critical systems. This partnership is a powerful step forward for operators and the MSSPs that support them."

Xona and Radiflow will jointly explore ways to deliver solutions with:

Real-time access governance based on OT risk insights. Radiflow's Ciara platform quantifies cyber-risk and suggests mitigations that can be used to inform access decisions in Xona’s platform.

Asset-aware access policy enforcement. Radiflow's asset and network discovery via iSID can help Xona administrators define and enforce precise, least-privilege access by role, time and system.

Rapid incident response. Alerts from Radiflow's anomaly detection can trigger session lockdown or isolation in Xona's Centralizer.

Unified deployment across distributed environments. Xona and Radiflow both offer lightweight, edge-deployable solutions suitable for users with bandwidth-constrained or geographically dispersed sites.

Support for MSSPs and channel partners. The partnership also creates opportunities for Radiflow's and Xona's partners and MSSP ecosystem to offer differentiated, risk-informed, authorized connectivity capabilities.

“Xona's platform is a natural complement to Radiflow's risk-based OT security solutions,” adds Ilan Barda, CEO and co-founder of Radiflow. "Together, we can help our partners deliver greater operational value to users, whether they’re building SOCs, managing hundreds of sites, or responding to regional compliance mandates."