Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

OT Firm Looks to Secure IoT, Industrial and Medical DevicesDragos, one of the first OT cybersecurity companies, announced Monday it acquired Phosphorus, the IoT security and management player, a move analysts said was designed to catch Dragos up with its competitors and expand its offerings to cover the quickly growing IoT sector.

Axonius Wants Enterprises to Spot Assets and Automate Remediation From One PlatformNew Axonius CEO Joe Diamond said the New York-based company is evolving from asset management to asset intelligence by combining visibility, contextual correlation and automated remediation across IT, IoT, OT and emerging AI agent environments. Diamond takes over from founding CEO Dean Sysman.

CEO Says Added OEM Context Can Sharpen Industrial Cybersecurity and New Use CasesNozomi Networks CEO Edgard Capdevielle said Mitsubishi Electric's purchase gives the industrial cybersecurity firm richer OEM context to improve OT and IoT security and pursue adjacent use cases such as asset visibility, maintenance support and operational efficiency across critical infrastructure.

Purchase Expands AI-Powered Cyber Defense for Operational, Critical InfrastructureMitsubishi Electric is acquiring San Francisco-based Nozomi Networks to enhance protection for OT and IoT systems. The move accelerates cyber innovation and supports customers through AI-driven insights, cloud-native tools, and strong industry collaboration.

Insights on the Expanding Threat Landscape from AWS and DeloitteAs geopolitical tensions rise, companies face an expanding threat landscape - particularly through IoT and OT vulnerabilities that leave cloud infrastructures at risk, said PJ Hamlen at Amazon Web Services, and Julie Bernard at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

ColorTokens' Rajesh Khazanchi on Securing Convergent IT, OT and IoT SystemsThe rise of insider attacks, OT-IT convergence and vulnerabilities in IoT devices are threats to previously isolated manufacturing systems. Rajesh Khazanchi, CEO at ColorTokens, says an enterprise microsegmentation platform and a containment strategy can protect interconnected IT, OT and IoT systems.

An Iranian state hacking group is using custom malware to compromise IoT and OT infrastructure in Israel and the United States. An attack wave from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated "CyberAv3ngers" swept up fuel management systems made by U.S.-based firm Gilbarco Veeder-Root.

The deployment of an asset management platform is helping Main Line Health gain deeper visibility and better security over the 100,000-plus medical devices and IoT gear used throughout the group's multiple hospitals and medical facilities, said CISO Aaron Weismann, who discusses the implementation.

Barry Mainz Discusses Asset Visibility, Security and Risk Management Outside ITForescout CEO Barry Mainz highlights the growing risks associated with OT and IoT devices and how cybersecurity strategies must evolve to address these challenges. He emphasizes the need for visibility, classification and robust risk assessment to manage these vulnerabilities effectively.

Deal Will Thwart Lateral Movement of Malicious Traffic Inside of Corporate NetworksZscaler purchased an agentless segmentation startup founded by longtime Juniper Networks executives to dynamically control access to critical infrastructure based on identity and context. Acquiring Airgap Networks will prevent sophisticated threats from moving laterally within IoT or OT devices.

New Report Shows a Surge in OT/IoT Threats and a 123% Increase in Hacking AttemptsThreats to critical infrastructure are on the rise, as threat actors continue to scan networks, attack networks and devices, and try to get past access controls. At the same time, according to a new report, sectors such as manufacturing have experienced a 230% increase in vulnerabilities.

Dashevskyi and La Spina of Forescout Technologies on IoT and OT Security PracticesPrevious studies on IoT and OT devices have primarily focused on internal components, neglecting open-source components that are crucial for internet and network connectivity, according to Stanislav Dashevskyi and Francesco La Spina, security researchers at Forescout Technologies.