Thing Zero provides a Zero Trust platform that securely connects industrial OT devices to IT systems, authenticating and authorizing every data flow. The solution normalizes OT data for real‑time analytics, predictive outcomes‑as‑a‑service, and edge AI while protecting intellectual property.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Industrial Operational Technology (OT) networks often lack robust security controls, making critical infrastructure vulnerable to cyber threats while limiting safe data access for analytics and automation. Bridging OT with IT systems without compromising security is difficult, hindering organizations from extracting actionable insights from sensor and device data.
Solution
Thing Zero applies Zero Trust security principles to create a secure bridge between OT and IT environments. Its platform authenticates and authorizes every device and data flow, ensuring that only verified endpoints can exchange information. Extracted OT data is normalized and fed into automated analytics pipelines that generate actionable insights for predictive outcomes and edge AI applications. The solution supports passwordless unified authentication, secure edge AI, and a modular Predictive Outcomes‑as‑a‑Service (POaaS) layer that delivers real‑time intelligence while protecting intellectual property. By using common off‑the‑shelf components and a technology‑agnostic approach, Thing Zero enables rapid prototyping, scalable proof‑of‑concept deployments, and seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial enterprises and critical infrastructure operators that need to securely connect OT assets to IT systems for data-driven automation, including manufacturers, energy utilities, and transportation providers.
Features
- Zero Trust access control for every OT device, enforcing continuous authentication and authorization
- Secure Edge AI framework that protects models and data on edge hardware
- Passwordless Unified Authentication with PhishProof and FIDO2 biometric support
- Predictive Outcomes‑as‑a‑Service (POaaS) for automated data analytics, model training, and API publishing
- SmartEdge Secure Connect for certified, holistic IoT sensor security and edge connectivity
- Modular analytics that delivers insights at device, group, and enterprise levels, consolidated in the cloud
- Technology‑agnostic integration using common off‑the‑shelf components and expert consulting