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Corsha, the pioneer in Industrial Identity Security purpose-built for operational technology, announces that it has been named a Gartner® Cool Vendor in Coolest Vendor Innovations in Cyber-Physical Systems Security, 2026 report. Corsha envisions a wildly more prosperous, productive, and safer world where critical infrastructure - factories, processing plants, pipelines, depots - are freed to securely connect to the AI and data revolution. Too often today’s industrial world is disconnected from this possibility, and is increasingly under attack. Meeting business objectives Defences like firewalls and switches are complex to manage, slowing modernization, and unable to thwart attackers. This leaves industrial enterprises without the ability to meet business objectives. Corsha solves this by bringing identity to the Cyber-Physical Systems and OT world to safely authenticate and authorize every machine connection. According to the report: “Today’s infrastructure is not operated by people. It is operated by machines like sensors, controllers, robots, cloud workloads and physical AI. These machines often connect without authentication and use static, long-lived secrets like passwords, API keys, tokens and certificates. Machine-to-machine communication has become the dominant form of digital interaction in CPS.” Critical infrastructure communications The Corsha Industrial Identity Security Platform is purpose-built for OT operations and security, enabling microsegmentation to securely connect OT with IT, and providing complete intelligence and control over critical infrastructure communications. The Corsha Platform identifies and secures access for all PLCs, HMIs, robots, and OT systems in their native protocols. The Corsha Platform is integrated with leading CPS platforms, networking hardware, security operations centers, and industrial automation, to accelerate deployment and speed incident response. Corsha is helping customers successfully modernise, stop attacks, and maintain compliance in the most challenging CPS environments. Connected industrial environments “We’re proud to be named a Gartner® Cool Vendor and believe this recognition reflects the growing importance of identity in securing today’s increasingly connected industrial environments,” said Anusha Iyer, Founder and CEO of Corsha. “As defense, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure connect to the AI and data revolution, identity must be foundational. We’re building a future where every machine can connect securely, enabling industrial enterprises to modernise their operational environments with confidence.”

Corsha, the first and only Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) purpose-built to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication across operational systems and critical infrastructure, introduces a partnership and new platform integration with Dragos, Inc., a pioneer in operational technology (OT) cybersecurity. Together, Corsha and Dragos are transforming how organizations secure industrial systems by combining machine identity and threat detection to give security teams complete visibility, precise control, and a trusted foundation for Zero Trust in OT. Unverified machine traffic As operational networks grow more complex and connected, the stakes for securing them have never been higher. Every new machine, sensor, or autonomous system introduced into production environments expands the attack surface, and too often these devices communicate without authentication or accountability. At the same time, adversaries are leveling up to exploit those unseen connections, using trusted but unverified machine traffic to move laterally and evade detection. Corsha’s automated machine identity Achieving Zero Trust for OT requires more than network visibility or perimeter defenses; it demands continuous verification of every machine and every action.  By combining Corsha’s automated machine identity and continuous authentication with Dragos’ deep industrial threat intelligence, organizations can now ensure every machine communication is identity-verified, and that threats are detected, contained, and remediated before they disrupt operations. Dragos’ threat detection platform “Machine-to-machine communication has become the backbone of modern operational systems, yet it remains one of the least protected layers of the OT environment,” said Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder of Corsha. “By integrating our machine identity platform with Dragos’ threat detection platform, we are giving organizations the ability to continuously verify every connection and act on identity-driven intelligence in real time. This partnership brings Zero Trust for OT to life, strengthening resilience, accelerating response in real time, and securing the core of how critical industrial systems connect.” Dragos’s deep industrial monitoring and visibility “Securing OT environments requires both deep visibility into threats and confidence in every machine connection, and integrating Corsha’s machine identity platform with the Dragos Platform gives customers context to act with speed and confidence,” said Dan Dorchinsky, VP Public Sector, Dragos Inc. “By combining Corsha’s machine identity with Dragos’s deep industrial monitoring and visibility, asset discovery, risk-based vulnerability management, and threat detection, we are helping organizations strengthen their defenses and operational resilience.” Corsha and advanced threat detection from Dragos The Corsha and Dragos integration unite two complementary layers of OT defense: continuous machine identity from Corsha and advanced threat detection from Dragos. Through a direct integration, the two platforms work together to give organizations comprehensive visibility, trust, and control over their operational environments. Prevent unauthorized and unusually risky machine communications. Dragos provides deep visibility to detect anomalies and threats across ICS/OT networks, while Corsha enables identity-driven microsegmentation and ensures only verified machines can initiate or maintain connections. Together, they help prevent unauthorized machine activity, reducing the risk of lateral movement, ransomware, and supply chain compromise. Strengthen Zero Trust for OT environments. The joint solution delivers deeper Zero Trust coverage by combining Dragos’ real-time asset visibility and threat detection with Corsha’s dynamic machine identity with policy-based microsegmentation and access controls. This helps organizations move beyond detection to active enforcement of trusted communications, especially for non-human connections. Improve incident response efficiency with automated enforcement. By adding machine identity context to Dragos high-fidelity detections, Corsha enhances intelligence around trusted communications, further streamlining triage and response. Teams gain clearer, more actionable insights that accelerate investigation and response across OT environments. Advance SANS Five ICS Critical Controls with machine identity. Through the Dragos integration, the Corsha mIDP adds machine identity and access control to help meet the Defensible Architecture guidelines within the SANS Five ICS Critical Controls. By continuously verifying and authenticating machine-to-machine communications, the joint solution enforces strict boundaries across industrial networks and builds layered defenses that are resilient, auditable, and aligned with industry best practices. Zero Trust for OT by validating every connection Together Corsha and Dragos enable organizations to achieve Zero Trust for OT by validating every connection, enriching detections with machine-level identity, and dynamically controlling access based on risk.  This combined capability helps organizations more quickly identify malicious activity, contain incidents, and maintain safe, continuous operations in the most demanding industrial environments.

Corsha, the first and only Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) purpose-built to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication across operational systems and critical infrastructure, announced an investment from Cybernetix Ventures, a pioneering early-stage VC firm at the forefront of robotics, automation, and physical AI. The funds will accelerate Corsha’s mission to secure every machine connection across robotics and industrial autonomous systems. Secure identity and access management Corsha brings the proven security benefits of dynamic machine identity into manufacturing APIs Cybernetix Ventures' investment highlights the growing need for secure identity and access management in the rapidly evolving world of robotics, connected machines, and physical AI. While cybersecurity has traditionally focused on protecting humans, the protection of machines and operational technology (OT) has been neglected. With industrial systems becoming increasingly autonomous and interconnected, Corsha’s patented machine identity platform (mIDP) ensures that every machine connection is continuously verified and authorized at machine speed and scale. Corsha brings the proven security benefits of dynamic machine identity into manufacturing APIs and protocols, delivering continuous verification as a core pillar of zero-trust for cloud, edge, and complex hybrid environments. Robotics and physical AI This investment from Cybernetix Ventures comes as robotics and physical AI reshape industrial operations “Robotics, automation, and physical AI are transforming how the industrial world operates,” said Anusha Iyer, CEO and Founder of Corsha. “This shift demands an identity infrastructure purpose-built for machines. Cybernetix brings both capital and deep connections across this emerging frontier, and we’re excited to partner with them as we scale our platform to secure the next generation of connected, autonomous systems.” This investment from Cybernetix Ventures comes as robotics and physical AI reshape industrial operations, driving demand for fine-grained machine identity and access control to ensure these systems operate safely, autonomously, and at scale. Machine-to-machine authentication "Robotics and industrial systems are under constant threat, yet most companies are still treating machine security as an afterthought,” said Mark Martin, General Partner at Cybernetix Ventures. "Corsha has solved the fundamental challenge of machine-to-machine authentication— delivering enterprise-grade identity management that seamlessly integrates into existing infrastructure.” “Anusha and her team aren't just building another security tool; they're establishing the foundational trust layer that every connected system will depend on. This is exactly the kind of infrastructure play that defines decades of industrial innovation." Machine identity platform Corsha’s machine identity platform (mIDP) delivers: Strong, cryptographic machine identities for every system Dynamic authentication/authorization at every connection Automated lifecycle management for millions of machine identities Secure deployments in diverse environments from cloud to air-gapped, hybrid, and industrial The Cybernetix Ventures investment joins Sinewave, Razor’s Edge Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Booz Allen Ventures in Corsha’s $18 million Series A-1 round.