Dragos

Dragos is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments from cyber threats. Founded in 2016 by Robert M. Lee, a former U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operations officer, the company is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, and serves critical infrastructure sectors including electric, oil and gas, water, transportation, and manufacturing. Dragos describes its mission as safeguarding civilization from those trying to disrupt the critical infrastructure we depend on every day. The company offers the Dragos Platform, an industrial cybersecurity software suite that provides asset inventory, network monitoring, risk-based vulnerability management, and threat detection and response. Its vulnerability prioritization uses a "Now, Next, Never" model to help organizations focus on the 3–6% of vulnerabilities that matter most. Dragos also provides threat intelligence, incident response services, and Collective Defense through Neighborhood Keeper, an anonymized information-sharing network. The Dragos OT-CERT initiative offers free cybersecurity resources to address the OT security gap in industrial infrastructure. Dragos has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for OT security for two consecutive years, evaluated on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. The company has expanded its platform to address what it calls extended OT (xOT), covering OT, IT, and IoT assets within industrial environments. In 2026, Dragos announced the acquisitions of NetRise and runZero, positioning itself as a complete end-to-end xOT cybersecurity platform. CEO Robert M. Lee has articulated a vision of building a 100-year company designed to last a century.

Dragos was founded in 2016 by Robert M. Lee, a former U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operations officer and a recognized expert in industrial control systems (ICS) security. Lee had previously served as a threat intelligence analyst and was involved in investigating some of the most significant cyber attacks on industrial control systems. The company was established to address the growing threat to critical infrastructure from nation-state and criminal actors targeting operational technology. In its early years, Dragos focused on building a threat intelligence capability and developing the Dragos Platform, a software solution for asset visibility, threat detection, and vulnerability management in OT environments. The company gained recognition for its annual "Year in Review" reports on ICS security, which documented activity groups targeting industrial sectors. Dragos expanded its offerings to include professional services such as incident response, assessments, and tabletop exercises. It launched Neighborhood Keeper, an anonymized information-sharing network that allows participants to leverage community-wide OT intelligence. The Dragos OT-CERT initiative was introduced to provide free cybersecurity resources to industrial infrastructure organizations. By the mid-2020s, Dragos had been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for OT security for two consecutive years. The company broadened its focus from traditional OT to what it calls extended OT (xOT), encompassing OT, IT, and IoT assets within industrial environments. In 2026, Dragos announced the acquisitions of NetRise and runZero, aiming to deliver a complete end-to-end xOT cybersecurity platform. CEO Robert M. Lee has spoken about building a 100-year company designed to last a century.

• 2026

  Dragos acquires NetRise and runZero.

• 2026

  Dragos recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for OT Security for the second consecutive year.

• 2016

  Dragos founded by Robert M. Lee.

Leader in extended operational technology (xOT) cybersecurity, providing the most intelligent and intuitive platform for industrial environments.

• Dragos Platform

  Industrial cybersecurity software for asset inventory, network monitoring, risk-based vulnerability management, and threat detection and response.

• Neighborhood Keeper

  Anonymized information-sharing network for collective defense.

• OT Watch Services

  Proactive threat hunting and expert monitoring for xOT environments.

• Rapid Response Retainer

  Pre-cleared contracts for incident response with access to expert responders.

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