The 10 Coolest IoT Security Companies: The 2026 Internet Of Things 50
Verkada, ServiceNow acquisition target Armis, TXOne Networks and iOT365 are among this year’s coolest IoT security companies.
To help solution providers and managed security services providers figure out which vendors to bet on for building the best Internet of Things practice in the agentic AI era, CRN has assembled a list of the 10 coolest IoT security companies as part of its 2026 Internet Of Things 50.
The list includes larger vendors such as Verkada and ServiceNow acquisition target Armis. But CRN has also identified noteworthy upstarts like TXOne Networks and iOT365 that could capture MSSP interest and help solution providers deliver a package of services that stands out from the rest of the channel, creates healthy recurring revenue and mitigates risks.
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IoT Security Companies
Worldwide end-user spending on information security should increase 12.5 percent year on year to $240 billion in 2026, according to a July Gartner report. The security software market is expected to grow 14 percent year on year to $121 billion, making up a majority of the information security spending.
Security services and network security are expected to each grow 11 percent year on year, with services reaching $92.8 billion and network reaching $25.8 billion, according to Gartner.
Here’s more on this year’s coolest IoT security companies.
Armis
Yevgeny Dibrov
Co-Founder, CEO
Armis partners could be looking at a greater total addressable market once ServiceNow closes on its $7.8 billion acquisition of the cyber-physical security vendor later this year. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Armis is keeping up a breakneck innovation pace with its newly unveiled Armis Select Partner Program, a unified application security version of Armis Centrix, a vulnerability management detection and response version, a digital marketplace and a developer portal.
Asimily
Shankar Somasundaram
Founder, CEO
A new “In Flight” tier for accelerating high-performing strategic partners and expanding enablement across connected ecosystems plus new support for Security Group Access Control Lists within Cisco Identity Services Engine—among other enhanced microsegmentation capabilities—are some of the recent advancements from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based cyber asset and exposure management platform provider Asimily.
Claroty
Yaniv Vardi
CEO
Claroty secures all cyber and physical systems in what it calls the Extended Internet of Things. Its technology spans industrial, health-care, commercial and public sector verticals. The New York-based company’s Claroty Platform is purpose-built to help organizations protect their cyber and physical systems environments by combining deep asset visibility, threat detection, exposure management and network protection.
Crypto Quantique
Shahram Mossayebi
Co-Founder, CEO
Crypto Quantique develops silicon for providing security to modern Security Operations Centers, chiplets and connected devices. The London-based company’s technology combines low-footprint security IP with life-cycle software aimed at ensuring identity, integrity and trust directly in silicon, resulting in its quantum-driven secure silicon chip design, QDID. Crypto Quantique also develops QuarkLink, an IoT software platform.
Cybeats
Justin Leger
CEO
Cybeats focuses on product supply chain security at scale. Its technology lets an organization see, store and manage all its bills of material and simplify vulnerability life-cycle management. The Toronto, Ontario-based company’s SBOM Studio provides a comprehensive management system to store, enrich, distribute and continuously monitor software bills of material at scale.
Exein
Gianni Cuozzo
CEO
Exein brought a hefty 100 million euros (about $115.9 million) war chest of new investment into 2026. Solution providers might also look to the Rome, Italy-based provider of AI-powered embedded IoT security and threat detection because of the 1 billion-plus devices its technology protects at runtime in the field, 1 million-plus high severity vulnerabilities uncovered and a partner program for cybersecurity consultancy firms and other business models.
iOT365
Alexander Tartakovsky
Founder, CEO
iOT365 promises users a platform that integrates intrusion detection systems, security information and event management and a Security Operations Center for total operational technology visibility with near-zero false positives. Partners can leverage technology by the New York-based startup—iOT365 was founded in 2022—for power stations, water utilities, manufacturing plants and other industrial environments with isolated, hybrid and cloud-connected environments.
TXOne Networks
Terence Liu
CEO
TXOne Networks delivers cyber-physical system detection and response (CPSDR) across its entire portfolio to help organizations discover, assess and protect their operational technology environments. The Taipei, Taiwan-based company’s OT zero-trust approach helps organizations discover assets across their operational environment, assess vulnerabilities and risks in context, and protect systems from cyber threats while maintaining productivity.
Verkada
Filip Kaliszan
Co-Founder, CEO
Verkada entered 2026 with a new $5.8 billion valuation, $1 billion-plus in annualized bookings and more than 2 million devices online worldwide. Its physical security stack checks in 2 million visitors monthly, powers 8 million door locks daily and facilitates three intercom calls per second. The San Mateo, Calif.-based vendor and its 6,400-member partner ecosystem continue to revolutionize the market with new offerings.
Xage Security
Duncan Greatwood
CEO
Xage Security develops technology aimed at zero-trust access and protection. Its technology is deployed without agents to provide access to critical systems from anywhere with zero- trust access control, privileged access management and secure remote access. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company’s Xage Fabric Platform provides for a resilient and highly available cybersecurity mesh for zero-trust access and protection.