Nord Security surpasses 400 global patents

Nord Security said it had surpassed 400 patents globally, with the majority filed in the US, after reaching its 100th patent in 2023 and increasing its patent count fourfold over two years.

Nord Security invests over $100 million annually in Research and Development (R&D) and directed resources toward team expansion and infrastructure security. The company said the acceleration from 100 to 400 patents reflected an enhanced approach to identifying and bringing new technology to the market.

The patents spanned Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols, next-generation encryption, identity and access management, machine learning-powered threat detection, and network traffic optimization. Recent filings emphasized Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), quantum-resistant cryptography, and autonomous Security Operations (SecOps).

The filings protected technologies used across Nord Security's product suite, including NordVPN, NordPass, NordLocker, NordLayer, Saily, NordStellar, and NordProtect. They described technical solutions for secure and adaptive communications across users, devices, and networks; for orchestrating cryptographic operations for trusted connectivity; for safeguarding data and credentials at scale; and for detecting and responding to anomalous and malicious behavior across networks and web environments in real time.

“Reaching 400 patents in two years reflects our increased investment in R&D and a deliberate shift toward protecting our core technologies as competition intensifies,” said Agnė Čiukšytė, lead patent manager at Nord Security. “Every patent represents a bet we're making on the future of cybersecurity,” said Čiukšytė. “In 2026, that future is distributed networks, autonomous operations, and cryptography that can withstand quantum computing. We're building defensible positions in all three.”

The company said in 2026 it was focused on distributed networks, autonomous operations, and cryptography designed to withstand quantum computing.