Earlier this summer, my colleague Greg Tavarez covered partnership news between Cyolo and Dragos.
This afternoon, while our story is also about Cyolo, I wanted to call back an excerpt from Tavarez’s piece, specifically.
“Cyolo helps organizations stay secure and productive in an era of distributed workforces and unprecedented cyber threats,” per Tavarez. “Cyolo’s platform enables all users (including employees, third parties and remote or on-site workers) to connect to their working environments seamlessly and securely via modern identity-based authentication.”
And that, readers, is as great of an intro as any for the news we’re about to get to here:
Through trustless, agnostic software, Cyolo equips security leaders with the requisite controls for safely providing secure asset access — not broad network access — to all users. That’s why the company recently unveiled Cyolo PRO (“Privileged Remote Operations”) with Intelligent Supervision for Operational Technology (OT). Cyolo considers this to be, quote, “a first-in-the-market, groundbreaking AI-powered supervision capability that simplifies the oversight process while enhancing security and operational efficiency.”
Dedi Yarkoni, co-founder and CTO of Cyolo, added that “As part of our commitment to securing access to important systems, Cyolo PRO with Intelligent Supervision for OT will lower the operational burden on security teams while allowing them to more effectively and efficiently supervise connections to their critical assets.”
So, let’s talk more about Cyolo PRO with Intelligent Supervision for OT and its features; particularly, in relation to secure remote access for modern environments:
- Security Risk Score Analysis with Automated Reports: The core of Intelligent Supervision for OT involves its “Advanced Risk Scoring System.” Cyolo PRO will generate a score for each remote session based on the level of security risk it poses. This risk score will then enable supervisors to quickly identify and prioritize high-risk sessions.
Additionally, the risk score is accompanied by detailed session reports to further improve prioritization and decision-making processes. (Cyolo also noted that, as with other Cyolo PRO capabilities, data can be seamlessly integrated to support logging or automated actions.)
- AI Session Supervision: Cyolo’s AI-driven monitoring activity will, quote, “oversee ongoing sessions, acting as an extra pair of eyes and continuously scanning for suspicious actions or potential errors.”
An example: If a security threat is detected, the system will alert the supervisor to conduct an immediate intervention. Admins can then set up a policy configuration that will pause the session until the unusual activity can be investigated. This proactive, context-aware supervision can aid in preventing security incidents and breaches well before they escalate, thereby reducing safety risks and ensuring that systems remain operational.
“Our objective has always been to help our customers improve their security, while simultaneously enhancing operational agility and productivity,” said Almog Apirion, CEO and co-founder of Cyolo. “Having been a CISO myself, I have a visceral understanding of the complexities and frustrations around managing supervision and recording, especially in an OT setting. With this innovation, we’re further simplifying these vital capabilities, enhancing both productivity and admin experience, and helping teams achieve their ultimate goal of minimizing downtime.”
Read more about this solution's benefits — enhanced operational agility, cost-saving opportunities, strengthened compliance and more — through the official news release here.
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Greg Tavarez
