Microsoft today announced it is buying CyberX, developer of a platform to protect industrial control systems. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but TechCrunch reports it’s around $165 million. The acquisition shores up Microsoft’s strategic positioning in the autonomous systems market, which it entered in 2018 with its purchase of Bonsai (now Project Bonsai). The Project Bonsai team applies AI to industrial control systems across markets, and CyberX’s technology promises to shield those control systems from cyberattacks.

“CyberX will complement the existing Azure IoT security capabilities and extends to existing devices, including those used in industrial IoT, operational technology, and infrastructure scenarios,” said Microsoft’s cloud and AI security CVP Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk and Azure IoT CVP Sam George in a blog post. “With CyberX, customers can discover their existing IoT assets and both manage and improve the security posture of those devices.” read the rest here