Dragos has announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft aimed at helping organisations modernise and secure operational technology and cyber-physical environments as digital transformation, cloud adoption and AI accelerate across industrial sectors.
The collaboration centres on deeper integration between the Dragos Platform and Microsoft’s cloud and security ecosystem. By deploying the Dragos Platform on Microsoft Azure, integrating with Microsoft Sentinel, and enabling ease of procurement through Microsoft Marketplace, the companies said customers can better align IT and OT security operations while maintaining protections purpose-built for operational environments.
“As connectivity and AI extend deeper into physical operations, a rapidly growing number of organisations face increasing pressure to modernise without increasing security risk,” Robert M. Lee, CEO and co-founder of Dragos, said in a February 4 statement.
“Microsoft recognises both the scale and strategic importance of operational technology security. By deeply integrating the Dragos Platform across the Microsoft ecosystem, we’re enabling customers to pursue digital transformation with confidence, without compromising the specialised protections operational environments demand.”
The move comes amid rising concern about the pace and impact of OT-focused cyber threats. As physical assets become more connected and data-driven, adversaries are increasingly targeting environments where safety, reliability and availability are critical. Attack timelines have compressed dramatically, while the potential consequences of disruption have grown. Industry research cited by Dragos forecasts the global OT security market will more than double from US$23.5 billion in 2025 to US$50.3 billion by 2030.
Microsoft said the collaboration provides asset-intensive industries with a practical path to unify IT and OT security within platforms they already use.
“By deeply integrating the Dragos Platform with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Sentinel, we’re giving energy and industrial customers a streamlined way to unify IT and OT security operations in the environments they already use,” Darryl Willis, corporate vice president for energy and resources at Microsoft, said.
“Our collaboration helps asset-intensive industries accelerate cloud and AI innovation while strengthening the safety, reliability, and resilience of the critical systems that power businesses and communities.”
Securing cyber-physical systems requires capabilities that extend beyond traditional IT security, including visibility into industrial protocols, asset-aware threat detection and OT-specific intelligence grounded in real-world adversary activity.
Dragos said the expanded collaboration addresses a long-standing gap for Microsoft customers seeking to modernise operations without introducing unacceptable operational risk.
David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.