Cyolo
Secure Connectivity Platform unifying zero-trust network access, identity, and privileged access for OT and critical infrastructure.
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Cyolo unifies zero-trust network access (ZTNA), an identity provider, and privileged access management into a single Secure Connectivity Platform purpose-built for the unique safety, security, and uptime requirements of OT and industrial control system (ICS) environments. Its flagship Cyolo PRO product is a lightweight, infrastructure-agnostic remote access solution that brings identity-based authentication and zero-trust connectivity to environments that traditional IT-focused ZTNA vendors often can’t safely support.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Cyolo won Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 North American New Product Innovation Award for Secure Remote Access to OT/ICS and has built out an OT-focused partner program spanning automation vendors, systems integrators, and OT/ICS MSSPs. As critical infrastructure operators face growing regulatory pressure and threat activity, Cyolo’s OT-native architecture differentiates it from ZTNA vendors built primarily for corporate IT.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Built out a dedicated OT partner program and won an independent Frost & Sullivan innovation award within three years of founding.
Combines ZTNA, identity, and PAM in one platform specifically engineered not to disrupt OT uptime, a real operational win versus retrofitted IT-first ZTNA tools.
An independently issued Frost & Sullivan award and an established OT partner network with systems integrators indicate credible market traction. Recognized in Cyber Defense Media Group's 2026 Global InfoSec Awards (2 awards), independently juried industry validation of market traction.
Purpose-built OT/ICS zero-trust access, rather than IT ZTNA extended into OT, addresses a genuine architectural gap most competitors don't solve as directly.
The Frost & Sullivan award is a credible independent efficacy signal, though broader deployment-scale data was not publicly found.
Critical infrastructure and OT security is a rapidly intensifying regulatory and threat priority that will only grow more important.
Why CISOs Should Care
Addresses secure remote access for OT/critical infrastructure environments where standard IT ZTNA tools risk disrupting safety and uptime.
What Makes It Different
Built ground-up for OT/ICS constraints rather than adapting an IT-focused ZTNA product, unifying ZTNA, IdP, and PAM in one platform.
The Matrix Verdict
72/100 — MEANINGFUL INNOVATOR
A credible, award-recognized specialist addressing a genuine and growing need in OT/critical infrastructure secure access.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
The Frost & Sullivan award is independently issued; broader efficacy and deployment claims are vendor-published.
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