Guarding the utility

YANIV Vardi is passionate about wines. He has his own vineyard where as a connoisseur he has produced a number of vintages that have won international prizes. While he has many people helping him at his vineyard in Israel, he has the final say on the flavour, body and composition of the wine - he's very hands-on.

Talking to him, it is obvious that Mr Vardi brings the same passion to his regular job as CEO of Claroty, a leading cybersecurity company that helps to keep industrial systems safe.

The privately-owned and New York-headquartered company, which has its origins in Israel, makes products that are used to monitor what are known as industrial control systems (ICS). The latter is part of operational technology (OT) networks that form the vital nervous system of any modern industrial facility, be it large manufacturing units or public utilities such as power plants and waste water treatment plants.