This recognition proves the excellent capabilities of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS) for Nodes to protect Operational Technology (OT) environments against execution-based attacks under fully offline, post-breach conditions. Additionally, it affirms the product’s alignment with global expectations and standards for cybersecurity solutions designed to protect industrial companies.
The AV-Comparatives Operational Technology Certification Test evaluates whether security solutions can effectively prevent the execution of untrusted code in offline OT environments, particularly after a system breach. Taking part in this assessment, Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes (KICS for Nodes) demonstrated exceptional performance by successfully preventing all execution-based offline post-breach attack scenarios without a single False Positive generated.
The testing encompassed a range of challenging scenarios, including binaries with legitimate metadata, binaries with legitimate metadata combined with invalid or leaked certificates, DLL sideloading, backdoored binaries, and offline legitimate application updates, all of which were effectively handled by the product.
KICS for Nodes is a part of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity, a native XDR Platform for industrial enterprises that is made and certified to protect OT and critical infrastructure equipment and networks from cyber-initiated threats. In addition to KICS for Nodes, which is aimed at endpoints of distributed control systems, this platform also features KICS for Networks, which monitors automation system network security.
“In the current OT threat landscape, the assumption that air-gapped or legacy systems are immune is a significant risk, particularly here in APAC, where rapid digitalization can outpace security preparedness. This third-party certification from AV-Comparatives provides independent validation that Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity meets that challenge. It confirms our solution’s proven capability to detect and stop execution-based attacks in fully offline, post-breach conditions. For critical infrastructure operators across the region, this recognition offers the assurance that their industrial environments are protected by a solution aligned with the highest global standards, said Adrian Hia, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.
“We recognized Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes for successfully preventing all malicious test scenarios in our evaluation while allowing legitimate update processes, demonstrating strong capabilities in protecting OT environments,” comments Andreas Clementi, CEO and founder of AV-Comparatives.
“Earning this certification underscores our commitment to providing top-tier security for the industry and motivates us to continually improve our product, ensuring even greater resilience and protection for industrial control systems worldwide,” comments Andrey Strelkov, Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Kaspersky.
