Foxborough, Mass. – January 08, 2026 — Industrial Defender, a pioneer in industrial control system (ICS), operational technology (OT), and cyber-physical security, today announced a significant strategic growth investment from Banneker Partners (Banneker). The partnership marks an important milestone as Industrial Defender celebrates its 20th anniversary, reflecting two decades of helping critical infrastructure organizations secure complex industrial environments and meet increasing cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
The investment supports continued growth and innovation, combining Industrial Defender’s deep OT asset visibility and cybersecurity expertise with Banneker’ proven experience scaling successful software and technology companies. The partnership builds on a period of strong and sustained momentum for Industrial Defender, which has experienced consistent year over year growth and continued expansion of its platform and customer base, reflecting increasing demand for purpose-built OT security and compliance solutions across critical infrastructure sectors.
“We are proud to take on a strategic growth investment and partner with Banneker, a firm with deep experience building successful software and technology companies,” said Jay Williams, CEO of Industrial Defender. “This investment reinforces our long-term commitment to solving real world OT cybersecurity challenges and helping organizations protect the critical infrastructure that society depends on every day.”
For more than two decades, Industrial Defender has remained focused on industrial cybersecurity, delivering a comprehensive platform purpose built to meet the security and compliance needs of critical infrastructure environments. Today, the company provides an integrated suite of capabilities that begins with deep asset intelligence and extends through configuration and change management, vulnerability management, and security monitoring, including intrusion detection, log and security event monitoring, and firewall activity analysis.
These capabilities have made Industrial Defender a trusted partner for organizations operating under regulatory oversight and aligning with frameworks including NERC CIP, NIS2, IEC 62443, AESCSF, TSA Pipeline Security Directives, Saudi Arabia’s OTCC, and others.
“We are excited to make a majority investment in Industrial Defender, a pioneer and trusted leader in OT cybersecurity,” said Kenneth Frank, Partner at Banneker. “Their focus on deep and accurate, asset-level intelligence of industrial environments provides a foundation that effective security monitoring and compliance programs are built upon. This is exactly the kind of mission critical software we look for when investing in long term technology platforms.”
Remaining a privately held, U.S. owned, and U.S. developed company, Industrial Defender continues its comprehensive dedication to ICS and OT cybersecurity, supporting critical infrastructure and industrial operators across diverse OEM environments.
The strategic growth investment will support continued platform innovation, expanded customer engagement, and long-term scale, while preserving Industrial Defender’s focus on the operational realities of critical infrastructure environments.
Boston Meridian Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Industrial Defender.
About Industrial Defender
Industrial Defender is a leading provider of OT and ICS cybersecurity and compliance solutions for critical infrastructure and industrial organizations. Purpose built for operational environments, the Industrial Defender platform delivers deep asset visibility, secure configuration monitoring, security monitoring, and compliance automation to help organizations build resilient, auditable OT security programs. For more information, visit www.industrialdefender.com.
