Fortinet Named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyber-Physical Systems Protection Platforms

As industrial environments become more connected, organizations responsible for critical infrastructure face a growing challenge: securing operational technology (OT) systems that were never designed for today’s cyberthreat landscape. The convergence of IT and OT networks, modernization, expanded cloud connectivity, and increasingly targeted attacks on industrial systems have significantly broadened the cyber-physical attack surface.

Fortinet has been recognized as a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Protection Platforms. We believe this recognition reflects the strength of the Fortinet OT Security Platform, which helps organizations secure converged IT/OT environments while protecting critical infrastructure from evolving cyber-physical threats.

Addressing the Growing Cyber-Physical Attack Surface

The growing connection between OT systems, enterprise IT networks, cloud platforms, and remote management infrastructure is increasing organizations’ exposure to ransomware, supply chain compromise, nation-state activity, and attacks targeting industrial control systems. Traditional IT security tools alone are not sufficient for industrial environments. OT systems operate under strict uptime, safety, and reliability requirements, meaning security solutions must provide deep OT visibility and unique OT asset protection without disrupting operations.

The Fortinet OT Security Platform addresses these needs by delivering integrated protection across IT, OT, and cyber-physical environments. By combining OT-aware security controls with unified networking and centralized visibility, Fortinet helps organizations reduce risk while maintaining operational continuity.

Strengthening Cyber-Physical Security with the Fortinet OT Security Platform

Fortinet helps organizations protect industrial operations and critical infrastructure through a unified platform that integrates networking and security capabilities. Key benefits include:

• Purpose-built protection for industrial environments: The platform delivers deep visibility into industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA environments, and OT assets through automated discovery, OT protocol awareness, and segmentation designed to protect operations without impacting uptime or safety requirements.
• Unified security across converged IT and OT environments: As enterprise and industrial networks interconnect, Fortinet reduces operational complexity with a single platform that unifies segmentation, secure remote access, threat prevention, and centralized management, enabling consistent policy enforcement across IT and OT networks.
• Integrated networking and security to reduce complexity and strengthen resilience: By combining next-generation firewalls, including ruggedized models, secure SD-WAN, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), network access control (NAC), and AI-driven security operations, Fortinet helps prevent lateral movement, secure remote maintenance, and accelerate OT threat detection and response across cyber-physical systems.

These capabilities are powered by FortiOS and extended through the Fortinet Security Fabric, enabling consistent visibility, intelligence, and enforcement across IT and OT environments.

Broad Industry Recognition for Fortinet’s Platform Approach

With this report, Fortinet is recognized in 11 Gartner Magic Quadrant reports, which we believe highlights the breadth of Fortinet’s integrated networking and security platform across areas such as SASE, firewalls, LAN edge, and cyber-physical systems protection.

Fortinet has also received recognition from Westlands Advisory for its leadership in OT platform and cyber-physical security. Together, these recognitions reflect Fortinet’s continued commitment to helping organizations secure modern infrastructure through a unified platform that converges networking and security.

Securing the Future of Critical Infrastructure

As industrial organizations continue to modernize operations, the ability to secure cyber-physical systems without increasing complexity will be essential. Fortinet’s unified platform-driven approach enables organizations to protect critical infrastructure while supporting digital transformation across manufacturing, energy, transportation, utilities, and other essential sectors.

Additional Resources

• Download the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms report.
• Read more about Fortinet OT security solutions.        

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms, Katell Thielemann, Ruggero Contu, Wam Voster, Sumit Rajput, 3 March 2026

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“Fortinet was recognized in 11 different Magic Quadrant reports including being named an Honorable Mention in Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching, for Access Management, and for Privileged Access Management.”