OPSWAT and Emerson have signed a global reseller agreement to deliver OPSWAT’s cybersecurity solutions to Emerson’s power and water customers. As part of the deal, Emerson will integrate OPSWAT’s OT patch management capabilities into its Ovation Automation Platform.
The new OT patch management solution expands the partnership by securing the Ovation Platform with OPSWAT’s MetaDefender Endpoint and My OPSWAT Central Management On-Premises, part of Emerson’s cybersecurity suite for power and water.
“Our customers need cybersecurity solutions designed specifically for operational technology—not adapted from IT,” said Robert Yeager, President of Emerson’s power and water solutions business. “They benefit from purpose-built OT cybersecurity solutions that protect critical, real-time industrial systems while supporting availability, performance, and safe operations. Collaborating with OPSWAT enhances our ability to help operators protect their Ovation Automation Platform with a modern, OT appropriate approach to patch management. It reflects our commitment to delivering proven, efficient, best-in-class protection for critical infrastructure.”
Critical infrastructure operators, including power generation and water/wastewater utilities, continue to face increasing cyber threats, regulatory pressure, and operational risk stemming from unpatched vulnerabilities. OPSWAT’s solution for the Ovation Automation Platform delivers a modernized patch management approach designed specifically for industrial environments. It addresses challenges posed by a mix of modern and legacy tools and the ongoing surge of nation-state and ransomware activity targeting the energy and water sectors.
“As LLMs, automation, and digital transformation accelerate across power and water infrastructure, the attack surface expands just as quickly,” said Benny Czarny, Founder and CEO of OPSWAT. “In environments where safety and availability are mission critical, cybersecurity cannot rely on traditional IT assumptions but must be deterministic, scalable, and engineered specifically for OT realities. Partnering with Emerson allows us to embed that prevention-first philosophy directly into one of the world’s most trusted automation platforms. This is not simply about patching vulnerabilities. It is about fortifying the resilience and continuity of the essential systems that power modern society.”
