# OPSWAT

> OPSWAT is a critical-infrastructure cybersecurity company that treats every file, device, and network as guilty until proven safe. Founded in 2002 and bootstrapped for nearly two decades, it now protects power plants, government agencies, factories and airports in more than 100 countries with a prevention-first platform built around MetaDefender and MetaAccess.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Tampa, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Benny Czarny (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~1,200 employees
- **Products:** MetaDefender Platform, Deep CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction), Metascan Multiscanning, MetaAccess, MetaDefender Kiosk
- **Notable:** Bootstrapped from a one-person startup in 2002 to ~1,200 employees without outside investment for roughly 19 years, Trusted by 98% of US nuclear power facilities, Pioneered Deep CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction) and Metascan multiscanning

## Products & services

- **MetaDefender Platform** — OPSWAT's flagship platform for critical infrastructure protection. Files and data are scanned, sanitized, verified and controlled before moving deeper into an environment, combining multiscanning, Deep CDR, sandboxing and threat intelligence.
- **Deep CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction)** — Assumes every file is malicious, deconstructs it to its components, removes anything that could be weaponized, and rebuilds a clean, usable copy - neutralizing zero-day and embedded threats without relying on detection.
- **Metascan Multiscanning** — Scans a single file simultaneously with 30+ leading anti-malware engines to dramatically raise detection rates over any single vendor.
- **MetaAccess** — Endpoint compliance and network/cloud access control that blocks noncompliant or risky devices from reaching corporate and cloud resources.
- **MetaDefender Kiosk** — A physical scanning station where removable media (USB drives, CDs, laptops) are checked and sanitized before being allowed into secure or air-gapped facilities.
- **MetaDefender Unidirectional / Bilateral Gateway (Data Diode)** — Hardware-enforced one-way data transfer for air-gapped and OT environments, letting data cross network boundaries without a return path for attackers.
- **MetaDefender OT Security** — AI-powered industrial asset and OT network visibility to discover, monitor and protect operational technology environments.
- **OESIS Framework SDK** — Developer toolkit that lets other security vendors detect, classify and manage endpoint applications - the platform layer other cybersecurity companies build on.
- **OPSWAT Predictive AI Engine** — A proprietary AI-native, pre-execution threat detection engine for the MetaDefender platform that judges files as malicious or safe before they run.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped from a one-person startup in 2002 to ~1,200 employees without outside investment for roughly 19 years
- Trusted by 98% of US nuclear power facilities
- Pioneered Deep CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction) and Metascan multiscanning
- Serves customers in 100+ countries across critical infrastructure sectors
- Completed ~10 acquisitions to build an integrated critical infrastructure protection platform
- Raised $125M from Brighton Park Capital in its first institutional round (2021)
- Technology embedded inside products from Cisco, Microsoft, F5, Symantec and Juniper

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — OPSWAT sent a device toward space to demonstrate prevention-first cybersecurity in extreme environments.
- **2026-04** — Launched the OPSWAT Predictive AI Engine, an AI-native pre-execution threat detection engine for MetaDefender, announced from Tampa.
- **2024-12** — Acquired Fend Incorporated to expand data diode and OT protection capabilities.
- **2024-08** — Acquired InQuest, strengthening federal go-to-market, network detection and threat intelligence (Deep File Inspection, RetroHunting).
- **2023** — Launched MetaDefender OT Security for industrial asset and OT network visibility; opened an office in Hanoi, Vietnam.

## Links

- Website: https://opswat.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/opswat
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/opswat
- GitHub: https://github.com/OPSWAT
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OPSWATinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPSWAT

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Last updated: 2026-08-20