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Who is OPSWAT?
OPSWAT is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting critical infrastructure through malware detection, secure file transfer, device access control, and related security technologies for IT, Operational technology (OT), and ICS environments.
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- Security solutions for critical infrastructure and industrial environments
- Content disarm and reconstruction and multi-scanning for files and data (threat prevention)
- Device access control and compliance for endpoints and removable media (endpoint security / NAC)
- Secure file transfer, data flow control, and inspection (secure file transfer / data security)
- Security for OT, industrial control systems, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) assets (OT / ICS security)
More About OPSWAT
OPSWAT focuses on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure operators, government agencies, industrial organizations, and enterprises that manage high-value or safety-critical systems. Its portfolio is organized around securing data flows, devices, and applications that interact with sensitive IT, OT, and ICS networks. OPSWAT technologies are typically deployed in environments with strict regulatory, compliance, or safety requirements, such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, and public sector networks.
A central area of the company’s portfolio is threat prevention for files and data (threat prevention). OPSWAT provides content disarm and reconstruction (CDR) and multi-scanning capabilities that inspect and sanitize files, email attachments, and other content before it enters protected environments. The CDR workflows decompose files, remove active content or potentially malicious elements, and rebuild usable output, while multi-scanning engines run multiple antivirus and antimalware engines in parallel. These capabilities are used at security gateways, in secure file transfer workflows, and in application-layer inspection pipelines.
OPSWAT also offers endpoint and device security (endpoint security / NAC) aimed at controlling access to critical networks. This includes posture assessment, compliance checking, and control over removable media such as USB storage. Organizations can enforce policies that check for up-to-date security agents, Operating System (OS) patches, encryption status, and other posture attributes before granting access to sensitive network segments or OT assets. These capabilities are often integrated with NAC systems, VPNs, and remote access gateways.
In secure file transfer and data flow control (secure file transfer / data security), OPSWAT provides technologies that route files through scanning, CDR, and policy enforcement before delivery to internal systems or external partners. These workflows are used in scenarios such as cross-domain transfers between different security zones, exchange of operational data between IT and OT networks, and submission of files into industrial control or SCADA environments. Integration often occurs via Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, ICAP, email gateways, web portals, and storage connectors.
For OT and ICS security (OT / ICS security), OPSWAT focuses on protecting industrial networks and critical infrastructure systems from malware and unauthorized devices. Its technologies are used to inspect software updates, engineering files, and configuration packages before deployment to PLCs, RTUs, or SCADA servers, and to control which laptops, maintenance tools, or removable media can connect to plant networks. This aligns with defense-in-depth architectures and reference models such as segmented zones and conduits commonly used in industrial cybersecurity frameworks.
Across these areas, OPSWAT’s offerings typically integrate into existing security architectures that include firewalls, secure gateways, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, and identity and access management systems. The company’s positioning in an enterprise directory spans threat prevention, secure file transfer, endpoint security, data security, and OT/ICS security, supporting organizations that need rigorous inspection and control of files and devices that interact with critical infrastructure.
Our description of OPSWAT. Updated December 2025.
