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SSH Communications Security Recognized as a Leader in all Categories in KuppingerCole’s 2025 Secure OT Access Report
Helsinki, Finland - October 22, 2025. SSH Communications Security (SSH) is proud to announce its PrivX OT solution has been recognized as a leader in all categories (Overall, Product, Market and Innovation Leader) in Secure Remote Access (SRA) solutions for Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) by KuppingerCole - a global leader in security market research. In the same week, SSH also received “Honorable Mention” in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management (PAM)1, becoming the second European player represented.
PrivX Provides Industry-Leading Security for Distributed OT Environments
“PrivX OT is well-suited to large organizations in critical infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, and defense sectors with geographically distributed OT environments,” states Warwick Ashford, Senior Analyst and author of SRA solutions for OT and ICS Leadership Compass.
PrivX OT solution was also recognized for its:
- combination of modern microservice architecture and ease-of-use through browser-based access
- Support for multiple deployment models, high scalability, and advanced security controls
- compatibility across complex legacy OT systems
- advanced quantum-safe, just-in-time connectivity between sites
PrivX receives “Honorable Mention” in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PAM Solutions
SSH has also been recognized as an “Honorable Mention” in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PAM Solutions. SSH was highlighted for their”capabilities to adaptively address PAM Cyber Physical Systems (OT/ICS) scenarios and provides ZTNA-type capabilities to its PAM customers without changes to existing infrastructure.” SSH is one of only two European PAM vendors represented in the report.
“I’m happy to see our focus and commitment to PAM, particularly in OT, European digital sovereignty, and Zero Trust being recognized by leading analysts KuppingerCole and Gartner,” states Rami Raulas, CEO of SSH. “I believe this recognition demonstrates our growth, innovation and successful execution across this expanding market. We look forward to continuing to deliver modern, effective solutions for our customers.”
Download KuppingerCole’s Secure Remote Access (SRA) solutions for Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) report here.
Learn more about PrivX OT solution that offers just-in-time access, protocol-agnostic connections and secure file transfers here.
For further information
Rami Raulas, CEO, SSH, tel. +358 50 331 1741, email rami.raulas@ssh.com
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1Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management by Abhyuday Data, Paul Mezzera, Shubham Gera, Tarun Rohilla, Michael Kelley, 13 October 2025.
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About SSH
SSH is a leading defensive cybersecurity company that secures communications between humans, systems, and networks. We specialize in Zero Trust Privileged Access Controls and Quantum Safe Network Security. Our customers include a diverse range of enterprises, from multiple Fortune 500 companies to SMBs across various sectors such as Finance, Retail, Technology, Industrial, Healthcare, and Government. 25% of Fortune 100 companies rely on SSH’s solutions. Recent strategic focus has expanded SSH business to Defence, Critical Infrastructure Operators, Manufacturing OT Security and Public Safety.
Leonardo S.p.A invested 20.0 million EUR in SSH, becoming the largest shareholder of the company. SSH solutions form a Center of Excellence for Zero Trust privileged access management and quantum-safe network encryption in Leonardo - a global industrial group that creates multi-domain technological capabilities in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector with 17.8 billion EUR revenue in 2024. SSH company’s shares (SSH1V) are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
