As industrial processes become increasingly digitized and interconnected with traditional IT systems, OT environments are exposed to growing threats. Strengthening operational resilience is critical to effective cybersecurity.

In The Operational Technology Security Solutions Landscape, Q1 2026, Forrester provides an overview of 31 vendors, defining the market and identifying key trends like the convergence of IT and OT into unified platforms.

In the report:

• Industry Focus: CrowdStrike is listed as having an Industry focus on industrial products, manufacturing/production of industrial products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, and utilities. They are also listed as having a Multitenant SaaS deployment model.

• Extended Use Case Focus: Beyond core functionalities, CrowdStrike reported the extended use cases of asset (ICS, SCADA, DCS, PLC) protection, investigative and incident response, and investigative and incident response, and risk posture management as the top three use cases for which clients select them.

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