For the second year in a row, Nozomi Networks has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms. Nozomi is honored to be one of only four vendors recognized as a Leader across a total of 13 vendors evaluated. Nozomi is highest in this year’s quadrant for both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Nozomi Networks also received the highest scores of all vendors in all four Use Cases in the companion 2026 Gartner ® Critical Capabilities for CPS Protection Platforms.
We believe this recognition underscores the strength of our AI-powered platform for operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) security. Developed with over a decade of industry-trusted innovations, the Nozomi Networks platform currently defends more than 115 million industrial and IoT assets across more than 12,000 installations around the world.
Key Takeaways
- Nozomi Networks was named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2026 for CPS Protection Platforms, ranking highest for both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.
- In the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities report, Nozomi received the highest scores across all four CPS security use cases evaluated.
- The recognition highlights the strength of Nozomi’s AI-powered platform, which protects OT and IoT environments across more than 115 million assets and 12,000 deployments worldwide.
What Is the Gartner Magic Quadrant?
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a series of market research reports that provide a visual, four-quadrant snapshot of technology providers' market positioning. Each vendor is evaluated on two primary criteria: Ability to Execute, which measures a vendor's success in selling and supporting its products, and Completeness of Vision, which reflects a vendor's innovation and its ability to understand and shape the future direction of the market. Together, these two axes determine where a vendor is plotted on the quadrant.
Based on their scores, vendors are placed into one of four categories: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries, or Niche Players. Leaders score high in both vision and execution — they have a clear roadmap and the demonstrated ability to influence the market's direction. Being named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant CPS Protection Platforms category is widely regarded as one of the most credible third-party validations available to security vendors and buyers alike.
Nozomi Scores Highest In All Four Critical Capabilities Use Cases
Gartner often publishes Critical Capabilities research notes as companions to their Magic Quadrants. The research is designed to provide deeper insights into the products and services available from vendors evaluated in a given Magic Quadrant and help buyers understand which products and services are a best fit for common usage scenarios.
For the 2026 Critical Capabilities for CPS Protection Platforms note, Gartner evaluated vendors across four use cases and Nozomi Networks received the highest scores in all of them:
- Discover and Map CPS Assets
- Threat and Vulnerability Management
- Prioritize CPS Security Issues and Remediation
- Monitor CPS Security; Align to Enterprise Efforts
Receiving top scores across every use case (not just one or two) is a meaningful distinction! It signals that Nozomi's platform is not optimized for a narrow deployment scenario but performs at the highest level regardless of where an organization is in its CPS security journey. For buyers using the Critical Capabilities report to evaluate vendors against their specific operational needs, this sweep reflects consistent, broad-based platform strength.
Gartner Signals Sustained Focus on Rapidly Evolving CPS Cybersecurity Market
What is a CPS Protection Platform? Gartner coined the phrase “cyber-physical systems protection platforms” in late 2024 and made the first Magic Quadrant for CPS protection platforms widely available in February 2025, closely followed by the first Critical Capabilities research note. According to its FAQs for Magic Quadrants and Critical Capabilities, “Gartner selects markets that are established, distinct and viable where comparative vendor analysis is valuable to clients.” Complementary Critical Capabilities reports “provide deeper analysis of products/services by use case, helping clients match offerings to their specific needs.”
To us, the ongoing attention to this market signals the convergence of mounting need, scale and market and vendor maturity. It provides much-needed independent evaluation and guidance to CISOs just as many are assuming responsibility and accountability for enterprise-wide risk, which includes OT and IoT assets and networks — security domains they often know little about. For industrial organizations, OT and IoT may comprise the fast-growing part of their attack surface, and the part CISOs have invested the least in protecting.
Nozomi has been at the forefront of this dynamic market for more than 12 years. With major AI-powered advances in Vantage, our centralized SaaS management platform, as well as agentic AI for SOC efficiency, threat protection for OT endpoints and comprehensive risk management for complex OT/IoT environments, we continue to lead the way.
Our ability to excel in both innovation and execution, combined with our deep expertise in CPS security, has changed the way the industry thinks about securing the cyber and physical worlds. And our near-term roadmap is packed with more market-response innovation.
It’s Time to Talk to Nozomi
Earning back-to-back Leader recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2026 reflects our strong product, but it also reflects a sustained commitment to innovation and customer outcomes. Nozomi's platform is purpose-built for the unique demands of OT and IoT environments, where legacy infrastructure, safety requirements, and operational continuity constraints make standard IT security approaches insufficient. Here is what continues to differentiate the Nozomi Networks platform:
- AI-powered threat detection designed specifically for industrial protocols and OT behavior patterns
- Agentic AI for SOC efficiency, reducing analyst workload in complex, high-volume environments
- Endpoint and network visibility through Guardian, Guardian Air, and Arc sensors across IT, OT, and IoT
- Scalable SaaS management via Vantage, supporting deployments from single sites to global enterprises
- Comprehensive risk management built for the nuanced requirements of critical infrastructure
Nozomi Networks believes it is the industry’s most trusted CPS protection platform for minimizing risk and maximizing resilience. And we’re honored to be recognized as a Leader in this latest Gartner report. We’re confident we can help you discover and defend what IT security tools can’t. If you haven’t already been in touch, contact us today.
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Gartner Magic Quadrant FAQs
What is the Gartner Magic Quadrant?
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a market research report that evaluates technology vendors within a specific market using a proprietary graphical model. Vendors are assessed on two criteria — Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision — and placed into four categories: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries, or Niche Players. Technology buyers often use it to compare vendors.
What does it mean to be a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant?
A Leader scores highly in both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute, meaning the vendor delivers strong products today while demonstrating a credible roadmap for the future. It is widely considered one of the most prestigious recognitions in enterprise technology.
What is the Magic Quadrant Gartner For CPS Protection Platforms?
This Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors that provide cyber-physical systems (CPS) security platforms designed to protect OT, IoT, and industrial control systems. Gartner introduced the category in 2024 and published the first Magic Quadrant in early 2025 as demand for dedicated CPS security solutions grew.
What are Gartner Critical Capabilities, and how do they differ from the Magic Quadrant?
The Gartner Critical Capabilities report complements the Magic Quadrant by providing deeper, use-case-specific scoring for each vendor. While the Magic Quadrant shows overall market positioning, Critical Capabilities helps buyers identify which vendors perform best for particular deployment scenarios.
How should organizations use the Gartner CPS Magic Quadrant when evaluating security vendors?
Organizations should treat the Magic Quadrant as a starting point. Buyers should review the full report, including each vendor’s Strengths and Cautions, and use the Critical Capabilities report to evaluate performance for their specific use cases and environments.
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