Gartner® Hype Cycle for CPS Security, 2026

Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for CPS Security, 2026

See why CPS Secure Remote Access is rated a High-Benefit, Emerging technology in the new Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for CPS Security, 2026 — and how to prioritize it against everything else competing for your CPS security budget.

As OT, IoT, and industrial systems connect to enterprise networks and the internet, air-gapped isolation is no longer a safe assumption — and AI is now a factor on both sides of the growing attack surface.

Purpose-built CPS secure remote access must do more than authenticate a user — it needs to enforce granular policy, monitor sessions in real time, and preserve the integrity of every action taken on mission-critical assets.

See why Gartner named Dispel a Sample Vendor for CPS Secure Remote Access in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for CPS Security.

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Why CPS Secure Remote Access Is a Priority Now

Our takeaways from the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for CPS Security:

Ad hoc, consumer-grade remote access creates "shadow access" blind spots in CPS environments.

Secure remote access must support safe, uninterrupted operations — not just connectivity.

Granular, session-level control is essential to protect distributed, OEM-dependent CPS assets.

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Gartner®, Hype Cycle™ for CPS Security, 2026, Katell Thielemann, Wam Voster, 28 May 2026.

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