Akamai Technologies and NVIDIA have unveiled a collaborative cybersecurity solution designed to protect critical infrastructure across energy, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. The offering combines Akamai's Guardicore Segmentation platform with NVIDIA's BlueField data processing units (DPUs) to deliver Zero Trust network segmentation without requiring software agents on endpoint devices.
The agent-free architecture addresses a significant operational challenge in securing legacy and sensitive systems within industrial environments. Operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems often cannot accommodate traditional security agents due to compatibility constraints, performance requirements, or system fragility. By leveraging NVIDIA's DPU hardware acceleration, the integrated solution enforces microsegmentation policies at the network level, enabling organizations to isolate critical assets and contain potential threats without modifying or burdening existing infrastructure.
The joint solution is expected to reach global availability in the second quarter of 2026. The offering targets enterprises seeking to strengthen Zero Trust security postures across their operational networks while minimizing disruption to mission-critical systems.