Latest analyst firm recognition follows a year of AI-powered product innovation, new leadership, and growth
SAN FRANCISCO — September 1, 2026 — Nozomi Networks, the global leader in OT, IoT and CPS security, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Operational Technology Security Solutions, Q3 2026. The recognition extends a milestone year for the company, marked by continued analyst firm recognition, major product launches, an expanding partner ecosystem, and significant corporate growth.
In this Forrester Wave™, Nozomi Networks is positioned in the Leaders category, one of only four providers to earn that placement in an evaluation of the OT security vendors Forrester determined matter most in today's market. The report notes that, “Nozomi Networks is best for security leaders who want to safely incorporate AI-powered features into their OT Security solution.”
“This Forrester recognition is just one more acknowledgment of a defining year for Nozomi Networks and the critical markets we serve,” said Andrea Carcano, co-founder and CEO of Nozomi Networks. “We've launched the industry's first private, company-trained AI assistant for OT and IoT security teams, expanded our markets and partner ecosystem, and continued to earn recognition from the analysts and customers who matter most. This is the result of more than a decade of investment in AI-powered OT security, and we're just getting started.”
Analyst Recognition
The Forrester Wave recognition adds to a string of independent acknowledgments Nozomi Networks has earned over the last 12 months:
- Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: IoT Security Solutions, Q3 2025 — with the highest score of all evaluated providers in the Current Offering category.
- Recognized by Gartner as "the Company to Beat for AI in Cyber-Physical Systems Security" in its AI Vendor Race report.
- Named a Leader for the second consecutive year in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyber-Physical Systems Protection Platforms.
- Received the highest scores across all four use cases evaluated in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for CPS Protection Platforms report.
- Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Operational Technology Security Solutions, Q3 2026.[KR1]
- Named a Customers' Choice in Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for CPS Protection Platforms — the only vendor in the category to do so for two consecutive years.
Product Innovation
- Co-developed with Schneider Electric the industry's first security sensor embedded directly in a remote terminal unit, bringing Nozomi Arc Embedded to Schneider's SCADAPack 47xi Smart RTUs.
- Released the industry's first cybersecurity solution to safely automate threat response in operational environments, via the latest version of Nozomi Arc.
- Launched Vantage IQ, the industry's first private, company-trained AI assistant purpose-built for OT/IoT security teams, giving analysts and executives context-aware, board-ready insights.
- Introduced RF geofencing in Guardian Air, letting teams define protected wireless zones and receive real-time alerts when devices cross them.
- Launched an AI-powered Integration Accelerator for Vantage, enabling teams to rapidly build integrations with third-party security tools — more than 30 were built or updated in Q1 2026 alone.
- Embedded Vantage IQ as a context-aware widget directly in the Vantage platform UI, following users across pages without requiring a separate tool switch.
- Brought Guardian Network and the Central Management Console to the Google Cloud Marketplace, expanding deployment options for customers.
- Added an AI-powered threat detection engine to Nozomi Threat Intelligence, identifying novel malware and emerging threats before signatures are available.
Corporate Growth and Leadership
- Mitsubishi Electric completed its acquisition of Nozomi Networks, which continues to operate as an independent, wholly owned subsidiary with its existing brand, leadership, and go-to-market partnerships.
- Surpassed $100 million in annual revenue — $101.7 million in net revenue for fiscal year 2025 — serving several of the world's largest enterprises across oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, and mining.
- Established a new Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) headquarters in Singapore, naming David Hope as APJ Regional Vice President to lead the region's growing team and customer base.
- Co-founder Andrea Carcano returned to the role of Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Edgard Capdevielle, to lead the company's next phase of AI-driven growth.
Partnerships and Ecosystem
- Joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing to bring AI-driven vulnerability discovery to operational technology, IoT, and cyber-physical systems, applying advanced AI models to vulnerability discovery within its platform.
- Entered an alliance with the UAE Cybersecurity Council to advance national cyber capabilities and resilience, including plans for a joint OT/IoT Innovation and Excellence Center in Abu Dhabi.
- Published joint research with BlastWave on the State of AI in OT, examining how AI is reshaping OT security strategy.
- Expanded its global technology partner ecosystem with new or deepened relationships including Hitachi Cyber, Sophos, Dispel, Xona, Bastazo and Sekoia.
The Forrester Wave™: Operational Technology Security Solutions, Q3 2026 evaluates the OT security providers that matter most and how they stack up, to help security leaders select the solution best suited to their needs.
- Learn more about Nozomi Networks' position in the report here.
- Get more information about Nozomi Networks' OT Security solutions here.
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