Kaspersky has secured two major regional accolades from market research firm Frost & Sullivan, earning both the 2026 Asia-Pacific OT Security Customer Value Leadership Recognition and the 2026 Asia-Pacific Converged IT and OT Security Product Leadership Recognition.
The twin honors acknowledge the cybersecurity provider’s performance in delivering customer value, product innovation, and converged threat protection across mission-critical industrial environments in the region.
As rapid digitalization, legacy infrastructure, expanding cyber-physical attack surfaces, and the blending of IT and operational technology (OT) reshape the market, Kaspersky’s unified, OT-native approach allows industrial organizations to elevate their security posture without jeopardizing uptime or operational continuity.
Rigorous Benchmark Highlights Unified Platform Strategy
Frost & Sullivan evaluates industry candidates through a detailed benchmarking process centered on strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Kaspersky led across these criteria by combining purpose-built industrial cybersecurity, localized execution, a partner-led delivery model, and a platform strategy that supports facilities from basic OT protection through full IT/OT convergence.
Tetsuya Niihara, Director at Frost & Sullivan, said, “Kaspersky demonstrates customer ownership excellence through a platform strategy built around completeness rather than isolated point capabilities. A unified approach is central to this value proposition, integrating endpoint protection, anomaly detection, secure remote access, asset visibility, and centralized management. This coherent operational model is especially valuable in industrial environments where low asset awareness and disconnected tools can slow response times, reduce efficiency, and leave security teams with an incomplete view of risks.”
Tailored for Complex, Legacy Industrial Networks
Kaspersky’s strategy addresses the distinct operating realities of industrial and critical infrastructure plants, where tools must accommodate legacy systems, complex architectures, and strict uptime demands.
The Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS) suite merges endpoint protection, OT network monitoring, anomaly detection, and asset visibility, while the vendor’s enterprise portfolio extends protection into broader corporate IT spaces. Oversight and cross-domain threat correlation are consolidated through the Open Single Management Platform.
Key product engineering and innovation features include:
- Minimal System Impact: Lightweight designs suited for resource-constrained legacy operating systems and proprietary industrial protocols.
- Specialized Deployment: Native support for air-gapped environments and passive, non-intrusive network monitoring.
- AI-Powered Operations: Behavioral analytics, automated alert summarization, and the Kaspersky Investigation and Response Assistant (KIRA) to speed up analyst decision-making.
Bridging Security Maturity Gaps Across APAC
The recognition underscores Kaspersky’s effort to serve a regional market characterized by vastly different levels of cybersecurity readiness.
Adrian Hia, Managing Director, APAC at Kaspersky, noted, “APAC is where the world’s industrial future is being built, and it is also where the diversity of cybersecurity maturity is greatest: Advanced manufacturers and first-time OT security adopters often operate in the same supply chain. Kaspersky’s role in this region has been to make enterprise-grade industrial protection genuinely accessible across that entire spectrum through local teams, a certified partner ecosystem, and an adoption model that lets organizations start with visibility and scale to full protection at their own pace. Frost & Sullivan’s recognition reflects the trust we have earned plant by plant, market by market, across APAC.”
Prioritizing Non-Disruptive Operations
To keep production facilities running without interruption, Kaspersky incorporates features such as zero-reboot updates, precision alerting, portable scanning tools, and OT-aware technical support. These operational safeguards, paired with a localized engagement model and partner network, help safeguard plant floors against modern threats.
Rajarshi Dhar, Associate Director, Security Advisory Practice at Frost & Sullivan, stated, “Kaspersky’s approach stands out for bringing together comprehensive OT protection, visibility, and management while maintaining the operational discipline required in industrial environments. By connecting KICS with its broader IT security capabilities, the company provides customers with a more unified view of risk across traditionally siloed environments, helping strengthen both security effectiveness and operational efficiency.”
By bridging the gap between OT-native protection and centralized IT management, Kaspersky continues to build its presence across interconnected industrial ecosystems without sacrificing plant performance.
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