BT Counterpane, formerly Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., was a company that sells managed computer network security services. Counterpane offered a range of managed security services including vulnerability scanning, security device monitoring, incident response, and consulting. Their core offering was Managed Security Monitoring, in which Counterpane analysts proactively monitored and responded to security threats on customer networks remotely and 24/7. This outsourced approach aimed to improve enterprise security operations. The company was founded by American

cryptographer Cryptography, or cryptology (from "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or '' -logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. More gen ...

Bruce Schneier Bruce Schneier (; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. Schneier is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Fellow at the Berkman ...

in August 1999. Their "Enterprise Protection Suite" is a service package that includes network scanning, security device management and consulting services based on their "Managed Security Monitoring" service. BT Counterpane is the world's biggest network data security compan

The company was acquired by

BT Group BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-li ...

on 25 October 2006. Wednesday, 6 February 2019

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