Partner profile
threatER
Active Cyber Defense — Block More Threats, Generate Less Noise
Founded 2014 · Columbia, MD · 51-200 employees · Private, VC/PE backed
Partnership Overview
Who threatER is built for
Mid-market and enterprise organizations with firewalls under-strain from log volume; cyber-insurance buyers seeking risk-reduction discounts; defense industrial base; financial services and healthcare regulated by NIST/HIPAA.
threatER (formerly Bandura Cyber) is a U.S.-based cybersecurity company offering an enterprise-grade Threat Intelligence Gateway (TIG) that blocks known bad IPs, domains, and ASNs at the network edge using millions of indicators of compromise from 30+ commercial and government threat intelligence feeds. Headquartered in Columbia, MD, threatER's platform sits between the firewall and the Internet to drop known-malicious traffic before it ever reaches the firewall, dramatically reducing log noise and attack surface.
- VerifiedSep 16, 2026 · high confidence
- 4solutions across 1 category
- 12 yrsin business, since 2014
- 51-200employees
Why teams pick threatER
- Aggregates 30+ commercial and government threat intelligence feeds
- Blocks millions of IOCs at line rate (bidirectional)
- Sits at edge — before firewall — reducing firewall log noise
- No agents, no signature updates
- Cyber insurance discount eligible
- Cloud-managed appliances
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
- Cybersecurity Excellence AwardsAward
Frost & Sullivan TIG recognitionAnalyst recognition · Frost & Sullivan
- Multiple SC AwardsAward
Notable clients
Vendor-reported- FAFederal agencies
- DCdefense contractors
- RBregional banks
- MMmid-market healthcare
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through threatER
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from threatER's Cybersecurity & Compliance solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Firewall / Network Security
threatER's Active Cyber Defense gateway sits at the network edge ahead of the firewall, blocking known-malicious IPs, domains, and ASNs bidirectionally at line rate without agents or signature updates.
- Blocks before the firewall Sitting at the edge drops malicious traffic before it reaches the firewall, reducing log noise.
- No agents or signatures The gateway requires no endpoint agents and no signature updates to operate.
- Line-rate blocking Millions of IOCs are blocked bidirectionally at line rate.
Cisco
Palo Alto Networks
FortinetThreat Hunting / Intelligence (within MDR)
threatER aggregates over 30 commercial and government threat intelligence feeds to continuously block known indicators of compromise at the network edge.
- 30+ TI feeds aggregated threatER combines 30+ commercial and government threat intelligence feeds into one enforcement point.
- Millions of IOCs The platform enforces millions of indicators of compromise automatically.
CiscoPalo Alto NetworksDDoS Protection
By dropping known-malicious traffic at the edge before it reaches the firewall, threatER reduces attack surface and the volume of unwanted inbound traffic.
- Edge-based filtering Country- and ASN-level blocking filters unwanted traffic before it hits the network.
- Line-rate blocking Malicious traffic is dropped at line rate, reducing load on downstream defenses.
CiscoFortinetBrand / Digital Risk Protection
threatER's bidirectional blocking of malicious IPs, domains, and ASNs helps prevent outbound connections to known-bad infrastructure, reducing digital risk exposure.
- Bidirectional blocking Inbound and outbound enforcement helps stop connections to known-malicious domains and ASNs.
- Cyber insurance eligible Deploying Active Cyber Defense can qualify customers for cyber insurance discounts.
Palo Alto NetworksHow threatER delivers
24/7 support; named CSMs; quarterly business reviews; cloud-managed updates. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Implementation & OnboardingDelivered as project-based deployment of appliance plus SaaS subscription, often via channel partners.
- 24/7 SupportDelivered as around-the-clock support for the hardware and SaaS subscription.
- Channel-led deliveryDelivered via a channel-led partner model rather than direct sales.
- Customer SuccessDelivered as ongoing customer success engagement across the subscription lifecycle.
Automate/AI, built in · Integrates 3rd-party AI. Aggregates AI-curated threat intelligence feeds; not a native AI/ML platform itself.
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