Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform vs NetPol

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform (KICS) is an XDR platform for protecting critical infrastructure across industrial OT and IoT environments. It covers converged, distributed, air-gapped and legacy systems, with Linux, Windows and web platforms listed. KICS tracks connected devices and configurations, maps network connections and analyzes data flows. It assesses vulnerabilities and security-setting changes on hosts, network devices and controllers; security-audit tools include vulnerability scanning, compliance auditing and configuration-change monitoring. Detection and response features connect host and network activity into incidents, add alert context, and support manual actions and network-access restriction. Asset management includes extended host monitoring, hardware and application inventories, and blind-area coverage in spanless mode. KICS is designed to preserve process integrity and availability while minimizing false detections. It supports passive monitoring, OT asset discovery and SIEM integration, and is compatible with more than 200 industrial control systems and devices. Deployment is on premises, and pricing is available on request. Kaspersky offers premium support from certified engineers in over 200 countries.

NetPol is self-hosted network monitoring software for OT, SCADA, and industrial networks. It polls managed switches using SNMP v2c and displays CPU, memory, interface status, errors, and uptime. Automatic CDP and LLDP discovery creates a live map of device relationships and link states. Operators can set per-switch alarm thresholds, acknowledge or silence alerts, and review an action history. The software also supports SSH configuration backups, side-by-side diffs, and full restore. Polling classes range from Core at 30–90 seconds to Slow at 300–900 seconds, with jitter intended to protect OT control planes. NetPol can run on a local server, VM, or Raspberry Pi without a cloud dependency. Its maker says switch data stays on the customer’s server and routine monitoring uses no telemetry, cloud sync, or third-party data processors. PDF reports cover switch status, alert summaries, and recommendations. Lite costs A$1,000 a month per node for up to 25 switches; Medium is 1500.00 AUD and Pro is A$2,000 a month per node. A seven-day trial is listed; there is no free plan.