# Layered Positioning IK does not compete with the OT-security incumbents — it **complements** them by sitting as a distinct layer above the telemetry and monitoring they already provide. > [!info] The stack > Incumbents own the **telemetry / monitoring layer**. IK adds a **trust / governing layer** on top: it verifies whether the signals flowing through that layer can be believed. The founder's frame: "IK can be a governing layer for the industry." Named reference points (to study for positioning and inspiration): - **Dragos**, **Claroty**, **Nozomi** — OT/ICS security and asset-monitoring players. - **Honeywell** — incumbent at the telemetry/controls layer. IK's wedge is the verification question none of these answer deterministically: *is this signal physically consistent, right now, in an auditable way?* > [!note] The cybersecurity framing > IK can also be read as a **cyber-security / anti-spoof** tool: deterministic tamper detection for industrial signals, with SHA-256 over outputs as the integrity anchor. A useful one-liner for non-experts: *"a tamper-detection system for industrial machines that uses physics instead of AI."* This anti-spoof angle (e.g. defending against signal interference from a hostile actor) may be a sharper go-to-market hook than generic anomaly detection. The canonical positioning statement to lead with: **a deterministic, cross-domain anomaly-detection trust layer for industrial control systems.** --- Related: [[Integrity Kernel MOC]] · [[Trust Layer for Operators]] · [[Deterministic Detection]] · [[Renacore/Security and Zero Trust]] · [[Sovereign AI Positioning]]