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OT & XIoT Cybersecurity Solutions

  • Chris Rommel
  • Jared Weiner

As IT, OT, and IoT systems become increasingly interconnected, organizations are extending cybersecurity programs across a broader range of operational and connected assets. At the same time, regulatory requirements, operational resilience priorities, and limited internal resources are changing how organizations evaluate cybersecurity investments.

VDC Strategy’s latest research examines the market dynamics, technology shifts, and competitive strategies shaping OT and XIoT cybersecurity through 2030, including:

  • Market growth: Where demand is expanding across OT and XIoT environments, regions, and industries
  • Software and platforms: How broader CPS protection platforms are reshaping software competition and category boundaries
  • Services: Why managed security is capturing a larger share of spending as organizations seek external support for ongoing cybersecurity activities
  • Deployment models: How cloud and hybrid adoption are influencing software growth while deployment flexibility remains essential
  • Competitive strategy: How enterprise security vendors, OT cybersecurity specialists, automation suppliers, systems integrators, and service providers are positioning themselves as the market evolves

The report also provides five-year forecasts by product and service type, region, industry, and software deployment model, along with competitive analysis and profiles of leading OT and XIoT cybersecurity vendors.

Download the Executive Brief to understand how the OT and XIoT cybersecurity market is evolving and where new opportunities for growth and competitive differentiation are emerging.

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

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Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.