Eindhoven, Netherlands – February 3, 2026 — Advantech (TWSE: 2395), a global leader in industrial IoT and automation, announces the partnership with AI EdgeLabs, the pioneer in AI- native extended runtime security and governance platform for distributed mission-critical workloads and infrastructure. 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 & governance layer, Advantech enables enforcement of CRA and NIS 2 compliance for their 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 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.”
About Advantech
Advantech is a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, with the corporate vision of “Enabling an Intelligent Planet”. To embrace the trends of edge computing and artificial intelligence, Advantech fully deploys its sector-driven strategy and focus on Edge Computing and Edge AI, targeting five key markets: Edge Intelligence Systems, Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, iHealthcare, and iCity Services & iRetail. In the meantime, Advantech is enhancing its global presence and core competitiveness by integrating its Edge Computing hardware platform, the WISE-IoT software platform, and sector-specific Edge AI solutions with domain expertise. The integration will form an “Orchestration” model for seamless industrial chain connections, benefiting both our partners and clients. Advantech is also working with business partners to co-create business ecosystems that accelerate the goal of industrial intelligence.
About AI EdgeLabs
AI EdgeLabs delivers an AI-native extended runtime security platform designed to proactively protect distributed mission-critical workloads and infrastructure. With one lightweight AI agent, AI EdgeLabs unifies protection across platform, compute/host, network, and workload layers for hybrid cloud, Kubernetes clusters, edge/IoT gateways, datacenters, and GPU/AI platforms & workloads. It also includes a Compliance Center with built-in SBOM, continuous compliance checklists & evidence collection,and audit-ready reporting, supported by an AI Security Assistant (AISA) that accelerates compliance reporting, incident analysis, and SOC workflows across frameworks such as NIS2, CRA, and others.
