# Frost & Sullivan: Kaspersky Recognized for Leadership in Asia-Pacific OT Cybersecurity and Converged IT/OT Security

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- Published: 2026-08-20T07:00:00+07:00
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Kaspersky’s purpose-built OT security and unified IT/OT approach demonstrates strong
customer value, product innovation, and operational resilience across critical industrial
environments.

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — [Frost & Sullivan](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4755645-1&h=3781516067&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frost.com%2F&a=Frost+%26+Sullivan)
is pleased to announce that [Kaspersky](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4755645-1&h=432243704&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaspersky.co.in%2F&a=Kaspersky)
has received the 2026 Asia-Pacific OT Security Customer Value Leadership Recognition
and the 2026 Asia-Pacific Converged IT and OT Security Product Leadership Recognition
for its strong performance in delivering customer value and advancing converged 
cybersecurity across mission-critical industrial environments.

These recognitions highlight Kaspersky’s ability to align its cybersecurity strategy
with the evolving needs of industrial organizations while executing through a unified,
OT-native approach. In a market shaped by rapid digitalization, legacy infrastructure,
expanding cyber-physical attack surfaces, and the convergence of IT and OT, Kaspersky
demonstrates a differentiated ability to strengthen protection without compromising
operational continuity.

Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across
strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Kaspersky excelled across these dimensions
through its combination of purpose-built industrial cybersecurity, localized execution,
partner-led delivery, and a platform strategy designed to support organizations 
from foundational OT protection to broader IT/OT convergence.

"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," said Tetsuya Niihara, Director
at Frost & Sullivan.

Kaspersky’s strategy focuses on the realities of industrial and critical infrastructure
environments, where security solutions must accommodate legacy systems, heterogeneous
architecture, and stringent uptime requirements. Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity(
KICS) combines endpoint protection, OT network monitoring, anomaly detection, and
asset visibility, while its broader IT security portfolio extends this approach 
across enterprise environments. The Open Single Management Platform enables centralized
oversight and cross-domain threat correlation.

Innovation also remains central to Kaspersky’s product strategy. Its solutions are
designed with a limited system footprint and support for legacy operating systems,
proprietary industrial protocols, air-gapped environments, and passive monitoring.
AI-driven capabilities, behavioral analytics, automated alert summarization, and
the Kaspersky Investigation and Response Assistant enhance security operations by
helping analysts accelerate investigation and decision-making.

"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," said Adrian
Hia, Managing Director, APAC at Kaspersky.

Kaspersky’s customer value proposition is strengthened by its focus on non-disruptive
protection and operational continuity. Capabilities such as zero-reboot updates,
precision alerting, portable scanning, and OT-aware support help organizations strengthen
their security posture while minimizing disruption to production environments. Its
localized engagement model and partner ecosystem across key Asia-Pacific markets
support practical deployment and long-term customer value.

"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," said Rajarshi Dhar, Associate Director, Security Advisory Practice 
at Frost & Sullivan.

Frost & Sullivan commends Kaspersky for establishing a strong position at the intersection
of OT cybersecurity, IT/OT convergence, cyber-physical systems security, and cyber
resilience. Its ability to combine OT-native protection with unified IT/OT visibility
and management allows organizations to secure interconnected industrial ecosystems
while maintaining operational performance.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents Best Practices Recognitions to companies that
demonstrate outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable
improvements in customer value, competitive positioning, innovation, and market 
performance. Kaspersky’s two recognitions reflect its differentiated approach to
addressing the evolving requirements of industrial cybersecurity across Asia-Pacific.

**Frost & Sullivan Best Practices RecognitionFrost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Recognitions
honor companies across regional and global markets that exhibit exceptional achievement
and consistent excellence in areas such as leadership, technological innovation,
customer experience, and strategic product development. Each recognition is the 
result of a rigorous analytical process in which Frost & Sullivan industry experts
benchmark performance through comprehensive interviews, deep-dive analysis, and 
extensive secondary research. The goal is to identify true best-in-class organizations
that are driving transformative growth and setting new industry standards.
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**About Kaspersky**

Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997.
Innovating the industry with a Cyber Immunity approach, Kaspersky safeguards consumers,
businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments from cyberthreats, with over
a billion devices protected to date.

Kaspersky ensures Cybersecurity True to Business, focusing on providing clear outcomes,
protecting revenue, easing workloads and preventing downtime. Kaspersky’s deep threat
intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative solutions
and services for organizations of every size, from small businesses to large enterprises,
combining proven AI-driven protection technologies with simple management and expert
support.

Recognized in independent tests and trusted by millions of individuals worldwide
and nearly 200,000 organizations, Kaspersky helps detect threats earlier, respond
faster and operate with greater confidence and freedom, protecting what matters 
most to our clients. Learn more at [www.kaspersky.com](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4755645-1&h=2772388999&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaspersky.com%2F&a=www.kaspersky.com).

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