Cisco has announced its intention to acquire Sentryo, providing automated device visibility and protection for OT assets. With organizations digitizing and connecting their industrial operations, the combination of Cisco network architecture and Sentryo capabilities of giving visibility into industrial control systems will help companies deploy industrial IoT at scale, achieve new levels of flexibility and better protect their assets and data, according to a Sentryo press release.

“We are very proud that the technology developed by Sentryo has been chosen by Cisco to become the cornerstone of the group's IoT security offering,” said Thierry Rouquet and Laurent Hausermann, Sentryo’s co-founders. “This is an important sign of recognition for the entire Sentryo team that we will continue to grow to offer the best technology enabling global organizations to ensure continuity, resilience and safety of their industrial operations.”