# Cyber Company Profiles: Dispel

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## At a Glance

- Website: [dispel.com](https://dispel.com)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/dispel
- Type: Network Security, Identity Access, Infrastructure
- Also known as: Dispel, LLC
- Market readiness: Established (27/40)
- Defensibility: Contested (13/21)
- Founded: 2015
- Last updated: 2026-07-17

## Executive Summary

A decade into selling secure remote access for industrial control systems, Dispel's scale claims stay vendor-stated while its engineering is better evidenced. The numbers it leads with, over $500 billion in goods protected and 54 million utility users, recur across its own releases with no outside confirmation, and no cited source settles its funding. What recurs is the vendor-stated patent claim, a certified Nozomi integration, a vendor-announced Gartner Cool Vendor 2025 nod (s9), and named references (an ABB testimonial, Daimler and Seadrill case studies, partner logos) that stop short of quantified outcomes. That makes Dispel costly to copy but not hard to sit beside, because broader OT platform vendors already sell asset visibility to the same operators and could fold it in.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Dispel provides secure remote access, data streaming, and threat monitoring for industrial OT and ICS environments through a zero-trust networking platform built on moving target defense. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2015 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Brooklyn, New York, USA | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Dispel Zero Trust Engine | Zero-trust platform that standardizes OT secure remote access, industrial data streaming, and unified connectivity across industrial equipment using moving target defense. |
| OTFusion | Consolidates OT applications, tools, and services and unifies fragmented OT DMZs across an industrial footprint to standardize data flows. |
| Wicket Industrial Gateway | Hardware and software gateway that enables zero-trust OT remote access while also collecting and streaming data from IIoT devices and industrial equipment. |
| Integrated Threat Monitoring | Managed 24/7 OT threat monitoring service run by Dispel's security operations center, layered on top of the secure remote access platform. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networks |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
| Devices | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |
| Applications |  | ✓ |  |  |  |
| Users |  | ✓ |  |  |  |

The Dispel Zero Trust Engine mediates secure remote access to industrial control systems with moving target defense, encrypted pathways, identity checks, and continuous risk scoring. It defends conventional OT networks, devices, applications, and users and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Established (27/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-09. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 4/5 |
| Capability Depth | 4/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 3/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 2/5 |
| Category Clarity | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 3/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Contested (13/21)**

Band guidance: reinforce or reposition. Analyzed 2026-07-17. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 3/3 |
| Layer | 1/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 2/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Dispel: Secure Remote Access and Data Streaming for OT and ICS](https://dispel.com) | official | 2026-06-21 |
| f2 | [Dispel Wins Hot Company Secure Remote Access at Global InfoSec Awards 2026](https://www.mycentraljersey.com/press-release/story/373982/dispel-wins-hot-company-secure-remote-access-at-global-infosec-awards-2026/) | press | 2026-06-21 |
| f3 | [Dispel homepage Organization structured data (Brooklyn, NY address; earlier press datelines used Austin)](https://dispel.com/) | official | 2026-07-17 |
| f4 | [Dispel Reviews and Ratings 2026, Gartner Peer Insights](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/dispel) | other | 2026-06-21 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Dispel homepage](https://dispel.com) “Cut audit preparation costs ... compliance evidence built continuously across NERC CIP, NIST, and NIS2. ... Case Study ABB Mitsubishi Seadrill Reckitt ... At ABB ... Charles Bennet, Global Head of Service ... At Mitsubishi Electric ... Aga Zupancic, Product Manager.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s2 | [Dispel Zero Trust Engine product page](https://dispel.com/products/dispel-zero-trust-engine) “The Dispel Zero Trust Engine standardizes OT remote access, real-time data streaming, and unified connectivity across your enterprise.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s3 | [Dispel Secure Remote Access for ICS and OT](https://dispel.com/solutions/secure-remote-access) “Powered by a Moving Target Defense (MTD) compostable SD-WAN architecture, Dispel delivers OT secure remote access that accelerates workflows, minimizes downtime, and drives faster time-to-value.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s4 | [Dispel and Nozomi Networks Deliver Integrated Zero Trust Security Solutions for OT/IoT Environments](https://www.nozominetworks.com/press-release/dispel-and-nozomi-networks-deliver-integrated-zero-trust-security-solutions-for-ot-iot-environments) “February 11, 2024 - Dispel ... today announced at the S4x25 OT cybersecurity conference an expanded technology alliance and certified technology integration between the Nozomi Networks Platform and the Dispel Zero Trust Engine. ... said Ethan Schmertzler, Co-CEO of Dispel.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s5 | [Dispel Expands European Presence as Demand for OT Cybersecurity Accelerates](https://dispel.com/blog/dispel-expands-european-presence-as-demand-for-ot-cybersecurity-accelerates) “AUSTIN, Texas, December 15, 2025, Dispel ... today announced the opening of its European office in the United Kingdom. ... Located in Cardiff, Wales ... said Ethan Schmertzler, Co-CEO of Dispel.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s6 | [Dispel Reviews and Ratings 2026, Gartner Peer Insights](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/dispel) “Dispel is a software designed to secure remote access to operational technology environments by utilizing moving target defense and encrypted network pathways.” | other | 2026-06-21 |
| s7 | [Dispel Wins Hot Company Secure Remote Access at Global InfoSec Awards 2026](https://www.mycentraljersey.com/press-release/story/373982/dispel-wins-hot-company-secure-remote-access-at-global-infosec-awards-2026/) “Founded in 2015, Dispel pioneered network-level Moving Target Defense (MTD) and holds more than 43 patents. Dispel protects over $500 billion in manufactured goods annually and secures remote access for 54 million utility users worldwide.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s8 | [Dispel, Cybersecurity Excellence Awards candidate](https://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/candidates/dispel-2025/) “Founded in 2015, Dispel pioneered the first network-level moving target defense SD-WANs and holds over 42 patents across networking, access control, managed services.” | other | 2026-06-21 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Dispel homepage](https://dispel.com) “Cut audit preparation costs ... compliance evidence built continuously across NERC CIP, NIST, and NIS2. ... Case Study ABB Mitsubishi Seadrill Reckitt ... At ABB ... Charles Bennet, Global Head of Service ... At Mitsubishi Electric ... Aga Zupancic, Product Manager.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s2 | [Dispel Zero Trust Engine product page](https://dispel.com/products/dispel-zero-trust-engine) “The Dispel Zero Trust Engine standardizes OT remote access, real-time data streaming, and unified connectivity across your enterprise.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s3 | [Dispel Secure Remote Access for ICS and OT](https://dispel.com/solutions/secure-remote-access) “Powered by a Moving Target Defense (MTD) compostable SD-WAN architecture, Dispel delivers OT secure remote access that accelerates workflows, minimizes downtime, and drives faster time-to-value.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s4 | [Dispel and Nozomi Networks Deliver Integrated Zero Trust Security Solutions for OT/IoT Environments](https://www.nozominetworks.com/press-release/dispel-and-nozomi-networks-deliver-integrated-zero-trust-security-solutions-for-ot-iot-environments) “February 11, 2024 - announced at the S4x25 conference ... certified technology integration between the Nozomi Networks Platform and the Dispel Zero Trust Engine ... Ethan Schmertzler, Co-CEO of Dispel ... sectors like manufacturing, electric utilities, water/wastewater, mining, and oil & gas.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s5 | [Dispel Expands European Presence as Demand for OT Cybersecurity Accelerates](https://dispel.com/blog/dispel-expands-european-presence-as-demand-for-ot-cybersecurity-accelerates) “AUSTIN, Texas, December 15, 2025, Dispel ... today announced the opening of its European office in the United Kingdom. ... Located in Cardiff, Wales ... said Ethan Schmertzler, Co-CEO of Dispel.” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s6 | [Dispel Reviews and Ratings 2026, Gartner Peer Insights](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/dispel) “Dispel is a software designed to secure remote access to operational technology environments by utilizing moving target defense and encrypted network pathways. The software offers features such as real-time monitoring, multi-factor authentication.” | other | 2026-06-21 |
| s7 | [Dispel Wins Hot Company Secure Remote Access at Global InfoSec Awards 2026](https://www.mycentraljersey.com/press-release/story/373982/dispel-wins-hot-company-secure-remote-access-at-global-infosec-awards-2026/) “Founded in 2015, Dispel pioneered network-level Moving Target Defense (MTD) and holds more than 43 patents. Dispel protects over $500 billion in manufactured goods annually and secures remote access for 54 million utility users worldwide.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s8 | [Dispel, Cybersecurity Excellence Awards candidate](https://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/candidates/dispel-2025/) “Founded in 2015, Dispel pioneered the first network-level moving target defense SD-WANs and holds over 42 patents across networking, access control, managed services.” | other | 2026-06-21 |
| s9 | [Dispel blog: recognized as Gartner Cool Vendor in Cyber-Physical Systems Security 2025 (vendor-announced)](https://dispel.com/blog/dispel-recognized-as-gartner-cool-vendor-in-cyber-physical-systems-security-2025) “Cool Vendor in Cyber-Physical Systems Security 2025” | official | 2026-07-17 |
| s10 | [Dispel Security page (footer-linked, presents SOC 2 and ISO 27001, fetched 2026-07-17)](https://dispel.com/security) “SOC 2 ... ISO 27001” | official | 2026-07-17 |

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