Dispel Zero Trust Engine

Dispel Zero Trust Engine is a secure remote access and connectivity platform for operational technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and cyber-physical systems from Dispel, founded in 2014 by Ethan Schmertzler (Co-CEO) and Ian Schmertzler (President) and headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in New York, Washington DC, and Tokyo. The company has raised $28M in total funding, pioneered network-level Moving Target Defense (MTD) technology with 43+ patents, and was recognized as 2024 Cyber Defense Magazine Hot Company in Zero Trust Platform category and 2017 Gartner Cool Vendor.

The platform provides three core capabilities across a unified solution: OT Secure Remote Access enables sub-30-second connections to mission-critical assets (vs. traditional 7-12 minute connection times), replacing complex jump servers and VPNs; OT Data Streaming enables secure, encrypted real-time data transfer between industrial assets and cloud analytics for predictive maintenance and AI; and OT Threat Monitoring delivers 24/7 SOC protection with anomaly detection, session recording, and SIEM/SOAR integration. The proprietary Moving Target Defense technology continuously mutates attack surfaces by dynamically changing network configurations, IP addresses, and infrastructure in real-time, creating ephemeral, compostable infrastructure that prevents persistent footholds. The platform supports all 65,000+ TCP/IP protocols including SSH, RDP, VNC, and proprietary OT protocols (Modbus, DNP3, BACnet, OPC-UA), with OTFusion capability unifying fragmented OT DMZ architectures to reduce operational complexity by 30%.

The solution has achieved SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification, supports compliance with IEC 62443, NIST 800-53 High Baseline, NIST 800-82, NERC CIP, CMMC, NIS2, and FIPS 199 Impact Level High, and has established strategic partnerships with Mitsubishi Electric Automation, ABB, ICONICS, and Nozomi Networks. The platform protects $500 billion in manufactured goods annually, secures 54 million utility users worldwide, protects 50% of baby formula manufactured in the US, and secures 1 in 5 non-alcoholic beverages produced in America, serving critical infrastructure including electric utilities, water/wastewater, oil & gas, manufacturing, defense, and federal agencies.