OPSWAT
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 1 January 2002 in San Francisco, California, United States |
| Founder | Benny Czarny |
| Headquarters | Tampa , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Benny Czarny (Founder) |
| Products | MetaDefender, MetaAccess, OESIS Framework SDK |
Number of employees | 400 (2023) |
| Website | www |
OPSWAT, Inc. is a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm that delivers both software and hardware solutions aimed at safeguarding critical infrastructure protection (CIP) within information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and industrial control systems (ICS). Its product portfolio addresses areas such as threat detection, endpoint security, as well as cloud and network defense.
Established in 2002 by Benny Czarny in San Francisco, California, OPSWAT maintains a global presence with offices and CIP laboratories situated in cities like Dubai (UAE), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), London (UK), Petah Tikva (Israel), Tampa, Washington, D.C. (USA), Timișoara (Romania), Tokyo (Japan), and Veszprém (Hungary).
The company’s technologies are embedded within security offerings from leading industry players including Cisco, Microsoft, Symantec, and F5 Networks. Additionally, OPSWAT contributes to cybersecurity research focused on threat intelligence and vulnerability analysis, solidifying its industry standing.
History
Founded by Benny Czarny in 2002 in San Francisco, OPSWAT initially concentrated on creating cybersecurity solutions for file and device protection. By 2004, it introduced the OESIS Framework SDK, a development kit designed to identify security software and automate patching processes. This was followed by the launch of a certification initiative for antivirus and endpoint security products in 2007.
The company’s growth strategy included several acquisitions: MetaDefender in 2009; Impulse in 2019; Bayshore Networks and SNDBOX both in 2021; FileScan.IO in 2022; and more recently InQuest (2024) along with Fend Incorporated (2025). These acquisitions expanded OPSWAT’s expertise in areas such as network detection, malware analysis, and operational technology security.
In 2021, OPSWAT secured $125 million through Series A financing led by Brighton Park Capital. The following year, it moved its headquarters to Tampa, Florida.
OPSWAT has also broadened its international reach with new offices opened in Hanoi, Vietnam (2023), and Arlington County, Virginia (2025). By 2023, the workforce numbered approximately 400 employees distributed across 10 global locations, including offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
Technologies and products
OPSWAT specializes in cybersecurity software designed for system evaluation, threat identification, and compliance enforcement. Its software development kit enables detection of antivirus, antispyware, VPN, anti-spam, and anti-phishing tools while facilitating patch management automation.
This technology is licensed by prominent companies such as Cisco, F5 Networks, Symantec, Juniper Networks, and Microsoft. OPSWAT’s solutions are incorporated into products like Cisco Clean Access NAC, F5 FirePass SSL VPN, Juniper SSL VPN, and Symantec Whole Security Confident Online.
Among its flagship offerings are MetaDefender—a platform providing multiscanning threat detection, content disarmament and reconstruction (CDR), file vulnerability analysis, and data loss prevention (DLP)—and MetaAccess, which delivers endpoint compliance management alongside cloud access control based on device health and security status.
Acquisitions
| # | Date | Company | Sector | Country | Deal Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-07-20 | MetaDefender | Toolkit for antivirus scanning engines | USA | — |
| 2 | 2012-02-15 | Napera Networks | Network monitoring via cloud services | USA | — |
| 3 | 2015-01-20 | Red Earth Software | Email protection and secure file transfer | USA | — |
| 4 | 2019-12-01 | Impulse | Control of network access | USA | — |
| 5 | 2021-07-19 | Bayshore Networks | Cybersecurity for OT and ICS environments | USA | — |
| 6 | 2021-09-10 | SNDBOX | Sandbox platform for malware analysis | ISR | — |
| 7 | 2022-04-01 | CIP Cyber | Services safeguarding critical infrastructure | USA | — |
| 8 | 2022-10-27 | FileScan.IO | Malware detection and analysis | USA | — |
| 9 | 2024-08-07 | InQuest | Threat intelligence and network detection solutions | USA | — |
| 10 | 2024-12-18 | Fend Incorporated | Data diode technology and OT gateway products | USA | — |
Research
OPSWAT undertakes investigations into malware, security within operational technology, vulnerability evaluations, air-gapped network environments, and industrial control systems. The company produces detailed analytical reports alongside market research concerning antivirus software, antispyware tools, and encryption methods.
In the year 2025, OPSWAT published the Threat Landscape Report, which examined file execution within sandbox platforms to better understand malware behavior and the effectiveness of detection mechanisms. This report underscored an increase in malware sophistication and revealed that approximately one out of every fourteen threats bypassed conventional security defenses.
During April 2025, experts at OPSWAT uncovered three security flaws in the Rack::Static module for the Ruby programming language (CVE-2025-27610, CVE-2025-27111, CVE-2025-25184). These vulnerabilities potentially permitted unauthorized file access and manipulation of server logs.
Additionally, in 2025, OPSWAT collaborated with the Ponemon Institute to release a study focused on file security, highlighting insider data leaks as a major risk. The research indicated that 27% of enterprises implement data loss prevention (DLP) solutions specifically to mitigate insider threats.