Leaving Defender for IoT? Fix What Was Missing on the Way Out

Microsoft is retiring the OT security part of Defender for IoT. If you run it today, you'll be picking a replacement sometime in the next three years and are unlikely to want to be last on a burning platform.

Your team might be thinking of this as a sensor swap. We think it's a good moment to look at the whole OT security stack that is protecting your operation, and ask some new questions.

For most of the operators we work with, seeing the problem isn't the hard part anymore. They know what assets are on the network, even if it is spread over multiple systems or spreadsheets, and may already have a long list of vulnerabilities to show for the effort. What they're missing is a way to protect what is on the list, in a practical and prioritized approach, especially when most of the equipment on it can't be patched.

We built Bastazo for that problem. As you plan your move, consider adding these capabilities to your OT cybersecurity stack with our platform:

• Enriched advisories that tie vulnerability data to your actual assets, so your team knows what matters in your environment and what can wait.
• Prioritized playbooks your analysts and operators can follow, ranked by risk to the operation.
• A real plan for zero-patch environments, with mitigations that protect equipment you can't patch and limit the damage if someone gets in.

Bastazo runs in your own environment (on prem or in your cloud), integrates with your LLM to enable natural language features, and works with the asset visibility platform you choose. Ask your channel partner, integrator, or orchestrator to add Bastazo to your replacement proposal.

Three years goes by fast in OT. If you're starting to plan, let's talk.