CORK, Ireland, SAN FRANCISCO, United States, 25 August 2022: Johnson Controls and Nozomi Networks, which provides operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) security solutions announced the signing of a framework agreement, which will allow Johnson Controls to utilise the Nozomi Networks toolset for the benefit of its customers. Johnson Controls said it also participated in last year’s USD 100 million funding round for Nozomi Networks – further signalling its commitment to deliver high quality, robust and specialised cybersecurity solutions for its OpenBlue secure communications stack.

“Johnson Controls is at the forefront of digitizing the built environment through our innovative OpenBlue platform, and we are continuously looking for opportunities to maximize safety, improve efficiency and ensure business continuity, said Vijay Sankaran, Chief Technology Officer, Johnson Controls. “Our investment in Nozomi Networks’ leading threat assessment toolset reflects the importance of cybersecurity in this digital transformation.”

Johnson Controls recently announced its purchase of Tempered Networks, which will be embedded into the OpenBlue platform, a flexible computing approach for converging building technologies and making those technologies more insightful, powerful and optimized. Tempered Networks protects secure buildings data from edge to cloud with zero-trust-based Airwall technology. Nozomi Networks’ capabilities can further extend the capabilities of a customers’ IoT infrastructure by providing additional cybersecurity threat monitoring and visibility features and functionality, Johnson Control said.

According to Johnson Controls, Nozomi Networks is valued for superior operational visibility, advanced OT and IoT threat detection and strength across deployments. Nozomi Networks solutions support more than 74 million devices in thousands of installations across energy, manufacturing, mining, transportation, utilities, building automation, smart cities and critical infrastructure, Johnson Control said. Nozomi Networks products are deployable onsite and in the cloud, and span IT, OT and IoT to automate the hard work of inventorying, visualising and monitoring industrial control networks through the innovative use of artificial intelligence, Johnson Controls said. Use cases stretch beyond cybersecurity and include troubleshooting, asset management and predictive maintenance, Johnson Controls added.