Corsha, an innovator in Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) technology for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, has announced a strategic partnership with Dragos, Inc., a renowned name in operational technology (OT) cybersecurity.
This collaboration aims to enhance security protocols in industrial systems by amalgamating machine identity and threat detection, thus providing a comprehensive and trusted basis for Zero Trust implementation in OT environments.
Addressing unverified machine traffic
With the rising complexity and connectivity of operational networks, security risks are mounting. The addition of new machines, sensors, and autonomous systems to production settings broadens the potential attack surface.
Often, these devices engage in communication without sufficient authentication, leaving room for exploitation. Adversaries are increasingly adept at using unverified machine traffic to bypass security measures and propagate threats unnoticed.
Corsha's automated machine identity solution
Achieving Zero Trust within OT settings transcends mere network visibility or perimeter defence
Achieving Zero Trust within OT settings transcends mere network visibility or perimeter defence; it necessitates constant verification of all machines and actions.
By integrating Corsha's automated machine identity and continuous authentication system with Dragos' robust threat intelligence, organisations can verify every machine communication's identity and ensure threats are swiftly identified and mitigated, preventing operational disruptions.
Dragos’ comprehensive threat detection
Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder of Corsha, emphasised that machine-to-machine communication is critical yet poorly protected within modern operational systems.
"By integrating our machine identity platform with Dragos’ threat detection platform, we are enabling organisations to verify connections continuously and act on real-time identity-driven intelligence. This partnership realises Zero Trust for OT, enhancing resilience and response capabilities and securing critical industrial systems," she stated.
Enhancing OT security with integrated solutions
The joint integration of Corsha’s machine identity platform with the Dragos Platform assigns customers
Dan Dorchinsky, VP Public Sector at Dragos Inc., remarked on the necessity of combining visibility and confidence in machine connections for securing OT environments.
The joint integration of Corsha’s machine identity platform with the Dragos Platform empowers customers with actionable insights, fostering rapid and confident responses. By fusing Corsha’s identity verification with Dragos’s comprehensive threat detection and visibility capabilities, organisations can bolster their defense measures and fortify operational resilience.
Layered OT defence strategies
The Corsha and Dragos integration connects two vital OT defense components: continuous machine identity assurance and advanced threat detection. This direct integration offers enhanced visibility, trust, and control over operational ecosystems.
Dragos provides intricate visibility across ICS/OT networks to identify anomalies, while Corsha ensures only authenticated machines establish or uphold connections, mitigating risks of unauthorised activity.
Strengthening Zero Trust through real-time controls
Collaboration has wider Zero Trust coverage by merging Dragos’ real-time asset with Corsha’s identity
This collaboration delivers broader Zero Trust coverage by merging Dragos’ real-time asset visibility with Corsha’s dynamic identity management, facilitating policy-based segmentation and access controls.
It enhances security by not just detecting threats but actively enforcing secure communications standards, specifically in non-human interactions.
Optimising incident response and control measures
With machine identity context added to Dragos’ precise detections, Corsha amplifies the accuracy of trusted communication intelligence, streamlining response efforts.
This provides security teams with clearer, actionable insights that expedite threat investigation and resolution across OT settings.
Progressing SANS Five ICS Critical Controls
Corsha mIDP introduces machine identity and access control measures that align with the SANS Five ICS
The Corsha mIDP, through integration with Dragos, introduces machine identity and access control measures that align with the SANS Five ICS Critical Controls.
By consistently verifying and authenticating machine communications, the joint solution enforces strong network boundaries and builds layered defences that comply with industry best practices.
Achieving Zero Trust by validating connections
Through this collaboration, Corsha and Dragos empower organisations to attain Zero Trust within OT environments by validating each connection, strengthening detections with machine identity, and dynamically regulating access based on risk levels.
These combined capabilities accelerate the identification and containment of malicious activities, ensuring uninterrupted operational safety in demanding industrial settings.
Corsha, the first and only Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) purpose-built to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication across operational systems and critical infrastructure, introduces a partnership and new platform integration with Dragos, Inc., a pioneer in operational technology (OT) cybersecurity.
Together, Corsha and Dragos are transforming how organisations secure industrial systems by combining machine identity and threat detection to give security teams complete visibility, precise control, and a trusted foundation for Zero Trust in OT.
Unverified machine traffic
As operational networks grow more complex and connected, the stakes for securing them have never been higher. Every new machine, sensor, or autonomous system introduced into production environments expands the attack surface, and too often these devices communicate without authentication or accountability.
At the same time, adversaries are levelling up to exploit those unseen connections, using trusted but unverified machine traffic to move laterally and evade detection.
Corsha’s automated machine identity
Achieving Zero Trust for OT requires more than network visibility or perimeter defences; it demands continuous verification of every machine and every action.
By combining Corsha’s automated machine identity and continuous authentication with Dragos’ deep industrial threat intelligence, organisations can now ensure every machine communication is identity-verified, and that threats are detected, contained, and remediated before they disrupt operations.
Dragos’ threat detection platform
“Machine-to-machine communication has become the backbone of modern operational systems, yet it remains one of the least protected layers of the OT environment,” said Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder of Corsha.
“By integrating our machine identity platform with Dragos’ threat detection platform, we are giving organisations the ability to continuously verify every connection and act on identity-driven intelligence in real time. This partnership brings Zero Trust for OT to life, strengthening resilience, accelerating response in real time, and securing the core of how critical industrial systems connect.”
Dragos’s deep industrial monitoring and visibility
“Securing OT environments requires both deep visibility into threats and confidence in every machine connection, and integrating Corsha’s machine identity platform with the Dragos Platform gives customers context to act with speed and confidence,” said Dan Dorchinsky, VP Public Sector, Dragos Inc.
“By combining Corsha’s machine identity with Dragos’s deep industrial monitoring and visibility, asset discovery, risk-based vulnerability management, and threat detection, we are helping organisations strengthen their defences and operational resilience.”
Corsha and advanced threat detection from Dragos
- The Corsha and Dragos integration unite two complementary layers of OT defense: continuous machine identity from Corsha and advanced threat detection from Dragos. Through a direct integration, the two platforms work together to give organisations comprehensive visibility, trust, and control over their operational environments.
- Prevent unauthorised and unusually risky machine communications. Dragos provides deep visibility to detect anomalies and threats across ICS/OT networks, while Corsha enables identity-driven microsegmentation and ensures only verified machines can initiate or maintain connections. Together, they help prevent unauthorised machine activity, reducing the risk of lateral movement, ransomware, and supply chain compromise.
- Strengthen Zero Trust for OT environments. The joint solution delivers deeper Zero Trust coverage by combining Dragos’ real-time asset visibility and threat detection with Corsha’s dynamic machine identity with policy-based microsegmentation and access controls. This helps organisations move beyond detection to active enforcement of trusted communications, especially for non-human connections.
- Improve incident response efficiency with automated enforcement. By adding machine identity context to Dragos high-fidelity detections, Corsha enhances intelligence around trusted communications, further streamlining triage and response. Teams gain clearer, more actionable insights that accelerate investigation and response across OT environments.
- Advance SANS Five ICS Critical Controls with machine identity. Through the Dragos integration, the Corsha mIDP adds machine identity and access control to help meet the Defensible Architecture guidelines within the SANS Five ICS Critical Controls. By continuously verifying and authenticating machine-to-machine communications, the joint solution enforces strict boundaries across industrial networks and builds layered defences that are resilient, auditable, and aligned with industry best practices.
Zero Trust for OT by validating every connection
Together Corsha and Dragos enable organisations to achieve Zero Trust for OT by validating every connection, enriching detections with machine-level identity, and dynamically controlling access based on risk.
This combined capability helps organisations more quickly identify malicious activity, contain incidents, and maintain safe, continuous operations in the most demanding industrial environments.
