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eSentire, Inc., the Authority in Managed Detection and Response (MDR), and Kterio, the provider of smart building operating systems announced that they have formed an ecosystem partnership for the Healthcare, Industrial, and Commercial Real Estate sectors. Companies in these sectors are seeking broader, more robust solution outcomes to reduce cybersecurity risk while maintaining optimum building performance. Together, eSentire and Kterio will evaluate customer risks across traditional threat vectors and the building infrastructures supporting sustainability initiatives, building management, and operations. Kterio OS Kterio has developed a revolutionary smart building operating system, Kterio OS. By harnessing the power of integrated data, Kterio uses Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to deliver portfolio-level, site-level, & equipment-level reporting, benchmarking, and asset visualisation. Kterio customers realise savings in reduced energy consumption, fewer maintenance calls, and AI-enabled capital-expense optimisation. XDR platform technology eSentire and Kterio are uniquely positioned to deliver a 24/7 full-scale solution to support the teams eSentire is the global provider of Exposure Management, Managed Detection and Response, and Incident Response services. By combining its open XDR platform technology, 24/7 threat hunting, generative AI expertise and proven security operations leadership, eSentire helps organisations anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyberattacks. As pioneers in their respective fields, eSentire and Kterio are uniquely positioned to deliver a 24/7 full-scale solution to support the teams charged with managing the multiple, vast, physical sites of critical infrastructure firms. Visibility and control “Clients and ecosystem partners are seeking solutions, which coalesce cybersecurity controls with building asset controls, to form a complete risk picture,” said Bob Layton, Chief Channel Officer, eSentire. He adds, “Organisations will also see operational efficiency and cyber resilience gains through this unification. Our Healthcare and Industrial clients are solving this now and bringing eSentire to the table to deliver the security operations expertise needed. This partnership with Kterio is integral in furthering the visibility and control we can deliver across IoT environments.” Enhance cyber resilience Kterio and eSentire’s ecosystem partnership will first explore joint service offerings to mutual customers while creating new paths to enhance cyber resilience and improve attack surface visibility across operational controls. “We are delighted to form this new ecosystem partnership with eSentire. Our clients, around the world, are solving operational controls and efficiencies utilising Kterio OS ML/AI tools right now,” said Larry Yogel, Chairman and CEO, of Kterio.  Enterprise-class service portfolio Larry Yogel adds, "They’re asking us for cybersecurity solutions that tie into the Kterio data science and enterprise-class service portfolio. eSentire’s proven leadership position in cybersecurity and their investment in AI and LLMs make for a natural ecosystem partnership. Kterio is a disruptor in a legacy industry, and we see a shared vision with eSentire.”

Claroty, the cyber-physical systems protection company, has announced the global expansion of its FOCUS Partner Program, with the addition of several Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), including IBM, Rockwell Automation, NTT Data, eSentire and several others. Held at the highest level of qualification in the FOCUS Partner Program with extensive training and certifications, Claroty’s MSSP partners are uniquely equipped to help end user organisations improve their security posture and reduce risk across the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT), while freeing up resources to focus on core business operations. Claroty unveils new MSSP partners By partnering with the world’s leading MSSPs, we are empowering our customers" “By partnering with the world’s leading MSSPs, we are empowering our customers with a number of key business benefits – cost-effective solutions leveraging economies of scale, specialised cyber security knowledge and expertise, tailored offerings that meet their specific needs, proactive network and systems monitoring, and compliance with industry and government regulations, to name a few,” said CJ Radford, Vice President (VP) Channels & Alliances at Claroty. CJ Radford adds, “With the rapid proliferation of the XIoT across industrial, healthcare, and commercial environments and the ever-expanding attack surface that comes with it, the unmatched breadth and depth of our partner ecosystem delivers the solutions, services and security expertise required to combat today’s advanced cyber security threats.” MSSP partners in the program Additional MSSP partners in the program include 1898 & Co., Atos, Aveniq, Cabrini Technology Group, DirectDefense, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kudelski Security, LAC Co. Ltd., r-tec IT Security GmbH, Trident Automation, Vector Technology Solutions and others. Claroty’s FOCUS Partner Program develops the skills, tools and processes necessary for partners to execute across the entire enterprise security services lifecycle. The program helps establish long-lasting relationships across partner organisations, increasing lifetime value, creating a trusted-advisor partnership and flawless execution of jointly defined business outcomes. Since the program’s initial launch, over 2,000 sales and technical professionals have received Claroty training and certification. Claroty MSSP Partner Quotes Rob Dyson, Global OT Security Services Business Leader, IBM said: “IBM chose Claroty as our Emerging Partner of the Year because its solutions bring an important level of innovation across a breadth of products that work well with IBM’s OT, IoT, and medical equipment cyber security services portfolio. IBM is able to support these unique environments and help our customers manage their cybersecurity risk because Claroty products can be leveraged to support many use cases to include the integration with IBM’s X-Force Threat Management MSS. The IBM and Claroty partnership brings together two top-tier solution providers to give our clients the cybersecurity solutions they need to securely meet their continuous operational goals.” Rachael Conrad, Vice President & General Manager of Services, Rockwell Automation, said: “Together, Rockwell Automation and Claroty are protecting our customers’ infrastructures with a robust OT security capability that provides the flexibility and visibility to take on the complexities of industrial environments. Our OT knowledge, global implementation capability, and managed services combined with Claroty’s technology allows us to deliver superior threat detection and support to our customers and forge a safer cyber world.” Christian Koch, SVP Cybersecurity IoT/OT, NTT Data, said: “The combination of NTT’s suite of Managed Security Services that meet the varying customer use cases along with the Claroty Platform provides our clients with outstanding security monitoring and management of cyber-physical assets. By partnering with Claroty, NTT Data is able to bring best-in-class analytics, threat intelligence and automation to our customers while leveraging Claroty’s capabilities to deliver on unmatched asset visibility and operational risk management.” Bob Layton, Chief Channel Officer, eSentire: “The rapidly expanding threat landscape across cyber-physical systems has made it critical to bridge the gap between XIoT assets and enterprise IT environments in order to provide total visibility, and prevent communication disruption across the organisation. eSentire’s Managed Detection and Response service and XDR platform, combined with Claroty, equips organisations with the holistic visibility, intelligence, and complete protection they need to stop emerging threats.” Claroty’s broad XIoT visibility and protection capabilities We are empowering our customers to elevate their security posture and increase their cyber and operational resiliency" Jim Broome, the President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), DirectDefense: “The rapid growth of connected devices across industrial, healthcare, and commercial environments is creating a number of opportunities for our customers, but managing and securing them also introduces significant challenges.” Jim Broome adds, “By incorporating Claroty's comprehensive XIoT visibility and protection capabilities into our 24x7 SOC services portfolio, we are empowering our customers to elevate their security posture and increase their cyber and operational resiliency.” Become a Claroty Partner Membership in Claroty’s MSSP program provides asset owners and end users with the assurance that these partners have qualified for inclusion in the program. Claroty provides MSSP partners with flexible licensing models that enable them to work collaboratively with asset owners to identify the most suitable licensing and entitlement management options. This approach ensures that each partner can customise their offering to meet their clients’ unique needs, enabling them to provide tailored solutions and build long-term, sustainable relationships.