Advantech announces the partnership with AI EdgeLabs. The partnership reinforces Advantech’s commitment to industrial cybersecurity and supports customer readiness for evolving European cybersecurity requirements, including the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and NIS2.
Distributed Edge/IOT operational technology (OT) environments play a critical role in manufacturing, transportation, energy, and other essential industrial sectors. As these systems become increasingly connected, they face heightened cyber risks while also falling under stricter regulatory oversight. European cybersecurity regulations are placing new mandatory obligations on system operators and product vendors, requiring continuous risk management, runtime protection, and demonstrable security controls throughout the system lifecycle.
Advantech already implements secure development and hardware practices aligned with IEC 62443 standards. By integrating AI EdgeLabs’ runtime and governance layer, Advantech enables the enforcement of CRA and NIS 2 compliance for its partners and end clients.
“With AI EdgeLabs designated as its primary runtime security solution, Advantech will embed compliance-ready security capabilities across selected edge and industrial platforms, reducing the need for customers to integrate additional third-party security tools to meet regulatory obligations. This is a strategic move for us,” said Alicja Strzemieczna, Sales Director Manufacturing and Infrastructure Sector at Advantech Europe.
“Regulations like CRA and NIS2 require security controls that operate continuously, not just at design or deployment time,” said Inna Ushakova, CEO at AI EdgeLabs. “Working with Advantech allows us to bring runtime security and compliance capabilities directly into industrial and edge platforms used in critical environments.”
