A Better Way to Counter Risk
Your current platform monitors. CTOS determines operational risk and routes action.
See the active threats that posture scores and generalized feeds miss
Move from detection to action in seconds, with risk validated at collection
Close the loop: remediation routed, tracked, and resolved
IDENTIFY ACTIVE THIRD-PARTY THREATS
CTOS DETERMINES RELEVANCE IN SECONDS
CTOS ROUTE REMEDIATION INTO ACTION
REDUCE ECOSYSTEM RISK FAST
See the validated threats in your vendor ecosystem
Get a focused briefing on active threats across your third-party and vendor ecosystem and learn how iCOUNTER turns intelligence into action.
From Monitoring to Countering.
CTOS operationalizes Risk Intelligence, detecting adversary intent before it impacts you and converting detection into counter-threat action in real time.
Detect. Validate. Counter.
A continuous five-stage counter-threat workflow converts raw intelligence into prescriptive ecosystem protection.
Risk Validated at the Point of Collection
Relevance is determined the moment a signal is collected, before it enters your workflows. No analyst correlation required.
Beyond Security Ratings
Ratings measure posture. CTOS detects active adversary targeting, credential exposure, and pre-breach compromise signals.
Prescriptive Remediation
Step-by-step operational guidance for each validated threat, with the evidence attached.
Systems of Action, Not Record
Closed-loop workflows route evidence-backed risk to the right stakeholders and track remediation to resolution.
Unmatched Collections Ecosystem
Intelligence sourced from a global network of collection capabilities that no single TPRM or threat-intel vendor can replicate.
“CTOS is the first platform we've seen
that treats intelligence as an operational
product — not a report to be filed.”
The difference
The Counter-Threat Operating System™ vs. the field
Recorded
Future
Future
Security
Scorecard
Scorecard
BitSight
BlueVoyant
Black Kite
Third-Party Ecosystem Risk Focus
External threat intelligence depth
Active adversary/compromise signal detection
Customer-specific ecosystem risk determination at machine speed
Intelligence-to-action workflow
Prescriptive remediation/response routing
Counter-threat operations / managed service for third-party interaction & remediation
AI-enabled time compression
Moves beyond scores, questionnaires, and generic feeds
Strong/core capability
Strong, but not a full system of action
Moderate/partial
Limited
Not primary or not clear from public positioning
THE STAKES
Scores vs. Actual Threats.
Posture scores miss active threats. Static ratings and generalized feeds leave the fastest growing attack vector uncovered while adversaries move at machine speed.
get a demo68%
increase in cyber attacks involving a third-party, 2024 to 2025
VERIZON 2026 DBIR
4%
of organizations are highly confident that vendor questionnaires reflect reality
RISKRECON
17
days ahead of active threats
iCOUNTER CTOS
The lineage
Leading the Third Wave of Cybersecurity.
The first wave of cybersecurity focused on prevention. The second focused on detection and response. The third wave counters threats in real time across the entire enterprise ecosystem. iCOUNTER's leadership pioneered the threat intelligence category itself, with a lineage that runs from iDEFENSE and iSIGHT Partners through Mandiant and Google. CTOS is what that experience built for the AI era.
See CTOS in Action
Frequently Asked Questions.
What makes CTOS different from traditional security platforms?
Traditional platforms collect intelligence, generate alerts, and rely on manual decision-making. CTOS connects intelligence directly to operational action, replacing dashboard backlog with automated, context-driven counter-threat operations.
How is iCOUNTER dfferent from security ratings tools?
Ratings measure security posture at periodic intervals. A third-party can hold an acceptable rating and be actively compromised at the same time. CTOS detects active adversary targeting and compromise signals in real time.
What is the first use case for CTOS?
Third-party threat detection and response: identifying threats targeting suppliers and vendors before attackers pivot into the enterprise, one of the largest unprotected attack surfaces in modern security.
Who should use iCOUNTER's counter threat operating system?
CTOS is ideal for CISOs, third-party risk managers, security operations teams, and compliance officers in enterprises and public sector organizations with complex third-party ecosystems seeking proactive cyber risk intelligence and mitigation.
What happens after I request a demo?
You get a focused briefing on active threats across your third-party and vendor ecosystem, and see how iCOUNTER turns intelligence into action.
How can organizations improve third-party cyber risk management?
Combine vendor governance with continuous ecosystem mapping, threat intelligence, compromise detection, and concentration-risk analysis, then route validated risk to the teams responsible for response. Third-party cyber risk management works when intelligence becomes operational.
How can organizations improve third-party cyber risk management?
Combine vendor governance with continuous ecosystem mapping, threat intelligence, compromise detection, and concentration-risk analysis, then route validated risk to the teams responsible for response. Third-party cyber risk management works when intelligence becomes operational.
