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OPSWAT and Emerson to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Operators
OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a global automation leader, today announced a global strategic reseller agreement that will bring OPSWAT's industry-proven cybersecurity technologies to Emerson's power and water industry customers. As the first initiative under this enterprise-wide agreement, Emerson will integrate OPSWAT's scalable and safe operational technology (OT) patch management capabilities into its Ovation™ Automation Platform.
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