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  1. Manufacturing
  2. Transportation and logistics
  3. Energy and utilities

What is Dragos Platform

Dragos Platform is an operational technology (OT) cybersecurity platform designed to monitor and protect industrial control system (ICS) environments. It supports asset visibility, network-based threat detection, and investigation workflows for security and operations teams in sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and utilities. The platform emphasizes ICS-aware detections and threat intelligence mapped to industrial processes, and it is typically deployed to observe OT network traffic without requiring endpoint agents on controllers.

pros

ICS-aware threat detection

The platform focuses on detections tailored to industrial protocols and control-system behaviors rather than general IT-only indicators. This helps security teams prioritize alerts that are more likely to affect OT operations and safety. It also supports investigation workflows that align with how industrial incidents are triaged and contained.

Passive network visibility for OT

Dragos Platform commonly uses passive network monitoring to identify assets and communications in OT segments. This approach reduces the need to install software on sensitive controllers and embedded devices. It can be useful in environments where change control and uptime requirements limit active scanning.

Integrated OT threat intelligence

The product incorporates OT-focused intelligence and context to enrich detections and investigations. This can improve analyst efficiency by linking alerts to known adversary behaviors and industrial attack patterns. It also supports reporting and prioritization based on operational impact rather than only technical severity.

cons

Not a SCADA control system

Despite operating in OT environments, the platform does not replace SCADA/HMI functionality or provide process control. Organizations still need separate systems for supervisory control, historian functions, and industrial data collection. Buyers expecting a combined SCADA and security suite may need additional products and integration work.

Deployment depends on network access

Effective monitoring requires access to OT network traffic via SPAN ports, taps, or sensor placement across segmented zones. In highly segmented or legacy environments, achieving sufficient coverage can require network changes and coordination with operations teams. Gaps in visibility can reduce detection fidelity and asset inventory completeness.

Operational tuning and expertise required

OT alerting and response often require plant-specific baselining and collaboration between security and engineering teams. Organizations without OT security expertise may need services, training, or additional staffing to operationalize detections and incident response. Ongoing tuning is typically needed to align alerts with acceptable process behavior and maintenance activities.

Seller details

Dragos, Inc.
Hanover, Maryland, USA
2016
Private
https://www.dragos.com/
https://x.com/DragosInc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dragosinc/

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