This recognition was awarded to the company for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity based on the results of the 2025 global Operational Technology (OT) Security market analysis. In its SPARK Matrix™ report, Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS) highlighted outstanding technological capabilities of the product in protecting critical infrastructure and industrial companies worldwide.
QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ reports provide a thorough analysis of global market dynamics, key trends, vendor landscapes and competitive positioning. These strategic assessments empower companies to evaluate provider capabilities, distinguish competitors and gain a clear understanding of market positions. In the latest SPARK Matrix™: Operational Technology (OT) Security report, the firm analyzed and ranked the leading OT security vendors, including Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS).
KICS is a native XDR platform for critical infrastructure protection that consists of two solutions: KICS for Nodes that is purpose-built for industrial endpoints and KICS for Networks that provides OT networks security.
Speaking about this product, QKS analysts highlighted that the most distinctive strength of KICS lies in its capability to deliver infrastructure visibility and threats elimination, effectively integrating network and endpoint security within a single platform, while ensuring no process continuity disruption. Additionally, they pointed out such key differentiators as configuration and change management, automated compliance and vulnerability assessments, and support for multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux), including legacy ones.
QKS also highlighted that KICS is supported by Kaspersky ICS-CERT expertise, robust ecosystem partnerships and industry certifications. These elements enable the product to facilitate governance and regulatory compliance while delivering research-driven OT security for critical infrastructure worldwide.
“Kaspersky continues to stand out in the OT security market as a leader with deep industrial cybersecurity heritage, combining strong threat research capabilities with purpose-built protections for industrial control systems. Its long-standing expertise in malware analysis, coupled with expanding visibility, monitoring and anomaly detection for OT environments, positions the company as a trusted choice for asset owners. At the same time, Kaspersky is emerging as an innovator by progressively enhancing OT-native threat intelligence, contextual detection and integration across IT and OT security workflows, making it well-aligned with the evolving needs of industrial and critical infrastructure operators,” comments Kunal Kumar, Senior Analyst at QKS Group.
“At Kaspersky, we are proud to be recognized as both a leader and an emerging innovator in OT security. This acknowledgment reflects our unwavering commitment to advancing industrial cybersecurity through cutting-edge technology, deep threat intelligence and continuous innovation. We remain dedicated to providing our customers with the most comprehensive and reliable solutions to safeguard critical infrastructure worldwide,” notes Andrey Strelkov, Head of Industrial Cybersecurity Product Line at Kaspersky.
To learn more about Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity, visit the website.
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