Las Vegas, NV (April 1, 2025)– Viakoo, a leader in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerability remediation, today announced significant platform enhancements, strategic partnerships, and a clear path forward to address the escalating challenge of AI-driven cyber threats to the physical security industry. The company made the announcement at ISC West 2025, underscoring its commitment to a proactive, collaborative approach. In a related move, Viakoo has also issued an Open Letter to the Physical Security community, advocating for a vendor-neutral, united effort to tackle the evolving security and operational complexities within physical security systems.
Enhanced Viakoo Action Platform Delivers Critical New Capabilities
Demonstrated at ISC West 2025, the flagship Viakoo Action Platform features powerful new capabilities designed to empower physical security teams to operate securely and quickly:
- Reasoning Engine: based on 2 billion hours of production use at leading organizations.
- Modernized User Interface: Featuring a sleek dark mode, a rapid UI refresh for enhanced responsiveness, and proven scalability to manage tens of thousands of devices, the platform offers an improved and more efficient user experience as well as the latest in cyber protection.
- Accelerated Reporting: Organizations can now generate detailed reports across all levels of their security infrastructure hierarchy with unprecedented speed, providing critical insights for proactive threat management and compliance.
- Streamlined CPS Application and Device Integration: The platform significantly reduces the time required to onboard previously unsupported devices from months to days, ensuring comprehensive coverage and faster time-to-value.
- AI-Powered Support and Knowledge Base: Leveraging artificial intelligence, Viakoo’s support system now offers intuitive natural language query capabilities and context-aware knowledge base searching, enabling faster issue resolution and improved user experience.
Strategic Partnerships Expand Viakoo’s Ecosystem
Building on its position as the platform with the broadest integration ecosystem in the physical security industry (now exceeding 100 partners), Viakoo announced a key partnership with Mercury Security. Attendees at ISC West can witness the seamless integration of the Viakoo Action Platform running directly on the Mercury embedded application environment in the Mercury booth (#27109). This deep integration provides enhanced security and operational efficiencies for joint customers.
Proactive Defense Against AI-Driven Threats: An Urgent Imperative
Recognizing the urgent need to address the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-driven cyber threats, Viakoo is actively engaging with industry leaders and experts. The company’s advisory board, including prominent figures like Todd Christensen (Business Information Security Officer, Medical-Surgical Business Unit at McKesson Corporation), Maria Sumnicht (National Director Cybersecurity, Task Force on National and Homeland Security), and Michael Parker (CMO at ReversingLabs) is playing a crucial role in guiding Viakoo’s strategic direction and ensuring its solutions are at the forefront of threat identification and remediation. The Open Letter issued by Viakoo further emphasizes the necessity for industry-wide collaboration to establish effective defenses against these sophisticated attacks.
Quote from Viakoo CEO:
“This year at ISC West marks a pivotal moment for the physical security industry as we collectively confront the increasing sophistication of cyber threats,” stated Bud Broomhead, CEO of Viakoo. “The enhancements to our Viakoo Action Platform, coupled with our expanding partnerships and the guidance of our esteemed advisory board, directly address our customers’ urgent need for continuous visibility, operational resilience, and robust security across their physical security and other CPS systems. Viakoo remains dedicated to its vision of autonomously securing these critical environments and eliminating risk.”
About the Viakoo Action Platform:
The Viakoo Action Platform is a SaaS-based solution designed to affordably manage and secure large deployments of CPS devices, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands. The platform’s comprehensive suite of modules ensures continuous device inventory, policy compliance, automated remediation, and network health, transforming previously unmanaged devices into secure and reliable network citizens.
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About Viakoo
Viakoo enables customers to defend their IoT attack surface. Viakoo’s vision is for every connected enterprise device to be 100% visible, operational, and secured. The agentless Viakoo Action Platform keeps distributed unmanaged and IoT environments secure and continuously operational at the lowest risk and cost. Automated device cyber hygiene is reliably updated at scale with firmware, passwords, and certificates to elevate security posture and system performance to enterprise IT expectations. Viakoo Inc. is a leader in cyber hygiene for connected devices, located in Mountain View, California, USA. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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