CPS Protection Platforms

Cyber-physical systems protection platforms that discover assets and how they connect in production or mission-critical environments (such as OT, ICS, IoT and robotics) have become key CPS security tools. This Magic Quadrant helps cybersecurity leaders identify the right vendors to support their CPS security efforts.

Market Definition

Gartner defines cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection platforms as products that discover, categorize, map and protect CPS in production or mission-critical environments outside of enterprise IT. They do so by analyzing or interacting with industrial/industry-specific protocols and operational network traffic. They understand physical process asset behavior and do not interfere with CPS operations. They can be delivered from the cloud, on-premises or in a hybrid form.

Gartner defines CPS as engineered systems that orchestrate sensing, computation, control, networking and analytics to interact with the physical world (including humans). When secure, they enable safe, real-time, reliable, resilient and adaptable performance.

The CPS protection platforms market exists because:

• The attack surface is growing: CPS are usually core value creation assets and, if they godown, they can impact human health and safety, halt production or derail missions. The more connected they become, the more they expand the attack surface. This increasingly makes them attractive targets for ransomware, industrial espionage or geopolitically motivated attacks. From operational disruptions of pipeline operators to halted machinery at shipbuilders, the number of disclosed attacks continues to rise.

• Threats are on the rise: Malware purposely built for industrial environments, such as INDUSTROYER.V2 and Pipedream, are emerging.

• More vulnerabilities are surfacing: They remain difficult to manage, as CPS cannot bepatched at will.

• More regulations, directives and frameworks are emerging: Due to the increased threats to critical infrastructure-related organizations, governments are recognizing that the ubiquitous CPS technology landscape supporting them is key to national security and economic prosperity.

• Manual asset inventories are time inefficient and costly: IT security tools are inappropriate for many CPS environments.

Report 2026

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2026 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Nozomi Networks
Leader	Claroty
Leader	Armis
Leader	Dragos
Visionary	Darktrace
Niche Player	TXOne Networks
Niche Player	Honeywell
Niche Player	Cisco
Niche Player	Palo Alto Networks
Niche Player	Microsoft
Challenger	Forescout Technologies
Challenger	Fortinet
Challenger	Tenable

Report 2025

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2025 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Claroty
Leader	Nozomi Networks
Leader	Armis
Leader	Dragos
Leader	Microsoft
Visionary	Darktrace
Niche Player	Fortinet
Niche Player	Sepio
Niche Player	Cisco
Niche Player	TXOne Networks
Niche Player	Honeywell
Niche Player	Radiflow
Niche Player	Tenable
Niche Player	OPSWAT
Challenger	Forescout Technologies
Challenger	Palo Alto Networks
Challenger	OTORIO