WHY WE EXIST
We Turn Threat Intelligence Into Action Before Attacks Happen
Every breach starts with evidence attackers leave behind. iCOUNTER helps security teams convert evidence and signals into actionable intelligence, using analysis to detect threats and understand how attackers operate before damage reaches the business.
“CTOS treats intelligence as an operational product, not a report that waits until the threat has already moved.”
John Watters is a pioneer in the cyber threat intelligence industry with more than two decades of experience building cybersecurity and threat intelligence businesses. He acquired iDEFENSE in 2002, four years after its founding in 1998, and later founded iSIGHT Partners in 2007. Following the merger of iSIGHT and Mandiant under the Mandiant brand, he served as President and COO until the company's acquisition by Google in 2022.
Today, he leads iCOUNTER, bringing decades of cyber intelligence expertise to help organizations proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate cyber risk.
Today, he leads iCOUNTER, bringing decades of cyber intelligence expertise to help organizations proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate cyber risk.
Threat Intelligence Leadership Team
Our operators, security analysts, and executives bring more than two decades of operational experience building intelligence products that automate data processing, reduce manual effort for security analysts, and help teams prioritize critical risks based on exploitability for global organizations.
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