UNITED STATES OF AMERICA —Industrial cybersecurity provider Dragos, Inc. has finalized the simultaneous acquisitions of NetRise and runZero, expanding its technical capabilities across extended operational technology (xOT) environments. The strategic expansion follows the completion of a majority capital investment from Accenture, which provided funding to scale Dragos's platform capabilities across critical infrastructure sectors. Under the expanded corporate structure, Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee has been appointed Chairman of the Board, while the leadership teams of both acquired entities will join Dragos to oversee platform integration. Additionally, representatives from Accenture and industry advisory bodies have joined the reconstituted Dragos Board of Directors.
Dragos, Inc. is an industrial cybersecurity company headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, specializing in protecting operational technology, industrial control systems, and critical infrastructure networks. NetRise, Inc. provides software supply chain and firmware security analysis platforms, while runZero, Inc. develops cyber asset management and network exposure detection software.
The dual acquisition combines cyber-physical device discovery, network asset monitoring, and deep firmware analysis within a unified operational security framework. By integrating runZero's exposure management tools alongside NetRise's software bill of materials and firmware vulnerability detection capabilities, the combined platform provides infrastructure operators with comprehensive visibility across connected hardware, cloud environments, and internal control systems. This expanded telemetry directly feeds Dragos's threat intelligence models and automated analysis systems to accelerate incident detection and response.
As industrial networks increasingly connect with enterprise IT systems and cloud infrastructure, legacy perimeter defenses and air-gapped isolation strategies are becoming obsolete. For utility operators, manufacturing firms, and data center facilities, securing the broader xOT surface is essential to ensure operational continuity and maintain regulatory compliance with standards such as NERC CIP, European NIS2 directives, and federal transportation security rules. For venture investors and cybersecurity enterprise executives, Dragos's aggressive consolidation signals rising market demand for unified operational technology platforms capable of mitigating supply chain and physical system cyber threats.
