Axians UK, Nozomi team to deliver advanced cybersecurity services to OT, IoT environments across UK, ROI

Technology service partner Axians UK and OT and IoT security provider Nozomi Networks announced they have partnered to broaden Axians’ portfolio of security services for industrial and critical infrastructure organizations in the U.K. and ROI. Under the terms of the partnership, Axians now works with Nozomi Networks solutions’ as part of its managed Detection and Response platform.

The demand for securing critical national infrastructure assets is becoming increasingly important as systems become more interconnected, and the threat landscape becomes broader. Protecting these assets consequently becomes more complex. This is driving industrial organizations to look for partners who can help them understand their vulnerabilities and mitigate potential cyber threats.

“We’re excited to partner with Nozomi Networks as it is a true OT vendor who mirrors our core values of safety, reliability, and availability,” Mark Lloyd, Business Unit General Manager, Axians UK, commented in a media statement. “This MSSP partnership bolsters our security managed services portfolio, an integral addition to our 24/7 ‘eyes on’ proactive monitoring service led by industrial cybersecurity specialists. Together, we have the industrial expertise, skilled engineers, and, in Nozomi Networks, a great technology platform for enhanced threat detection, prevention, and remediation. Together we protect critical assets and provide robust security”.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Axians as we welcome them to our extensive partner ecosystem as a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP),” said Marcus Josefsson, vice president of sales in the EMEA region at Nozomi Networks. “Leveraging Axians expertise to deliver managed services to industries, including those critical to society, couldn’t come at a better time.”

Recognized as a provider of OT and IoT security, Nozomi Networks is valued for superior operational visibility, advanced OT and IoT threat detection, and strength across deployments. Nozomi Networks solutions support over 105 million devices in thousands of installations across energy, manufacturing, mining, transportation, utilities, building automation, smart cities, and critical infrastructure.

Launched in August 2021, Nozomi Networks’ MSSP Partner Program is a complete program for OT and IoT managed security services. The program fully equips MSSPs with Nozomi Networks’ OT and IoT cybersecurity solutions, expertise, and selling resources. Customers gain the flexibility and maximum value they need when it comes to strengthening their OT and IoT security postures while balancing resource requirements.