Xona, a leading provider of secure access for critical infrastructure, recently announced a strategic partnership with Forescout Technologies, a global cybersecurity leader. The integration between the Xona Platform and the Forescout 4D Platform™ will give industrial and critical infrastructure operators secure, policy-enforced access to operational systems, backed by continuous network visibility and automated enforcement.
The partnership looks to ensure that every user and device interaction is authenticated, authorized, and audited—delivering secure, compliant, and uninterrupted operations across critical infrastructure. The partner ship will look to combine the strengths of both platforms in providing:
- Zero-trust access with reduced operational complexity in identifying and importing assets to configure identity-level controls.
- Context-aware policy enforcement via risk scoring and segmentation logic that automatically influences access permissions and session behavior. High-risk assets can be isolated, and user access can be denied or revoked in real time, preventing lateral movement and enforcing least privilege access across the OT environment.
- Built-in compliance and session auditing.
- Secure vendor and third-party access without exposure in working to eliminate the traditional blind spots around remote access.
“OT environments demand both visibility and control,” said Christina Hoefer, Vice President of OT/ IoT Vertical and Strategy, Forescout Technologies. “Our partnership with Xona extends that control to secure remote access, ensuring every session is verified, authorized, and monitored with zero exceptions."
