Frenos, the first autonomous operational technology (OT) security assessment platform, today announced the completion of a $3.88 million financing round led by DataTribe.
This global cyber foundry invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies. And this funding comes on the heels of Frenos winning the Seventh Annual DataTribe Challenge startup competition. The funds will accelerate the advancement of the Frenos Platform and expand the go-to-market presence across every critical infrastructure sector.
Built for operational technology environments and developed alongside partners from five OT sectors, the Frenos platform meets the unique security challenges across all sixteen critical infrastructure sectors. The AI-native platform assesses, prioritizes, and defends mission-critical environments, introducing no operational disruption.
With a digital network twin of the environment and an AI reasoning agent, Frenos analyzes the complex ways adversaries could target your critical operations, showing you exactly which combinations of techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) along with vulnerabilities pose the most significant risk. Unlike traditional solutions that overwhelm teams with generic recommendations, the Frenos platform provides contextual, prioritized remediation guidance specific to OT environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk faster and maximize efficiency.
Over the past decade, critical infrastructure operators have been busy deploying first-generation OT network monitoring sensors to unlock foundational device inventory and vulnerability identification data while building threat detection and response capabilities. With these new datasets and capabilities, operational technology programs are maturing and changing focus and priorities. One key focus in the coming years will be operationalizing this data to allow for proactive defense of their networks.
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“Today’s OT attack surface bears little resemblance to the analog, non-routable, and air-gapped systems of the past decade. Frenos ensures critical infrastructure operators understand and build preemptive defenses across their expansive service territories and complex environments cost-effectively and efficiently. Frenos is the first autonomous OT assessment platform built by OT practitioners for OT practitioners, and we are honored to partner with DataTribe to scale our operations, helping more organizations proactively strengthen their security posture.”
- Brian Proctor, Co-Founder and CEO of Frenos
“The Frenos team brings something rare to OT security: the perfect combination of operator security experience and breakthrough innovation. Frenos is ushering in the next generation of OT security defenses, and it arrives when all critical infrastructure organizations need help driving data-driven insights to make the best choices with their limited OT resources.”
- Robert M. Lee, CEO and co-founder of Dragos and Frenos Advisory Board member
“DataTribe portfolio companies built the current operational technology security market. Frenos is leading the shift from OT detection-and-response to prediction-and-prevention. DataTribe is dedicated to partnering with innovators who are pushing the boundaries of modern cybersecurity solutions, and we are proud to join Frenos in its mission to transform OT security.”
- Mike Janke, co-founder and Investment Board member of DataTribe
