27 Years of Security Leadership
Clone Systems is a global network and managed security service provider (MSSP) established in 1998. Since our company’s inception, we have distinguished ourselves by delivering innovative security solutions, services, and round-the-clock customer support. Experience the key milestones in our journey by engaging with the interactive timeline below.
1998
Clone Systems, Inc. is Established
Clone Systems begins providing specialist security consulting services to help businesses improve their security posture.
2001
Established as a Niche Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
Provides vendor-agnostic enterprise-level managed security services to local medium-sized retailers and banks, specializing in managed firewall and managed IDS/IPS services.
2003
Adds a Team of Dedicated CISSPs with a 'whatever it takes' Attitude
Adds experienced Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) team to enhance security offerings and properly secure more businesses networks.
2004
Invests in Enterprise Data Center and Security Operations Center (SOC) in US
Activates self-contained PCI certified Data Center and USA SOC to manage and monitor customer's environments and respond to threats 24/7/365.
2005
Develops Managed IDS/IPS Solutions
Releases real-time network security Managed IDS/IPS solutions.
2007
Partners with Best in Breed Vendors, Including Sourcefire
Becomes the first Gold Partner of Sourcefire and industry experts for IDS/IPS.
2008
Becomes a Global Authorized Scanning Vendor (ASV) for PCI DSS
The PCI Security Standards Council certifies that Clone Systems adheres to PCI DSS standards and is certified to perform vulnerability scans for merchants and service providers anywhere in the world.
2008
Enters the E-commerce Market
Establishes e-commerce site to help customers easily order and access on-demand security services, such as PCI and vulnerability scanning.
2008
Launches Clone Guard Security Solutions Suite
The suite expands Clone’s services offerings and starts a new wave of products to address customers’ fast-changing security needs.
2009
Expands to New York City
Opens New York City sales office to expand services across North America.
2009 — 2010
Clone Guard IPS Wins SC Magazine’s 5 Star 'Recommended' IPS Award
SC Magazine states “With this service, not only do customers have their network monitored 24/7, but they also have access to vulnerability scanning tools and various dashboards full of monitoring data. Excellent service with a lot of capabilities. We rate this one Recommended.”
2009
Developed Strategic Reseller Program for Managed Services and PCI Scanning
To better serve our customers and expand our ability to secure more companies, Clone created a reseller program for VARs, QSAs, and other Service Providers.
2010
International Expansion
Expands internationally with a satellite office in London to service demand from European customers and partners.
2011
Supports OpenSource Development with osProtection.org
Develops Opensource products, osDiscover - osProtect – osCollect, to better secure business networks of all sizes.
2011
Creates Secure Private Cloud Offering
Develops premium Secure Private Clouds with built-in security for medium and large businesses who don't want to manage compliance in-house.
2012
Improves Customer Experience by Adding Live Chat to Website
Integrates real-time Live Chat support to address customer and prospect needs instantly.
2012
Gartner Magic Quadrant
Recognized on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for North America as a niche pure-play MSSP that receives good marks from customers for effective MSS delivery.
2013
European Security Operation Center (SOC)
Activates the European Union Security Operation Center (SOC) monitoring customers' security posture and responding to threats as needed 24/7/365.
2014
Releases Security Focused Big Data Solutions with Extremely fast Google Style Search
After years of working with best-of-breed vendor technology, Clone Systems created their solutions (SIEM and Log Management) in collaboration with their customers, which offer all the key functionality needed to properly secure businesses with increased speed and ease of use.
2015
Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Updated to Align with PCI DSS Version 3.1
Version 3.1 of the Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) has been updated in our Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance scanning solution to assist you with reporting the results of your PCI DSS self-assessment.
2016
Enhanced our Self-managed Web-based Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Scanning Solution
Using a simple interface or intuitive wizard users can configure, schedule, and run Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance scans for the hosts that store, process or transmit cardholder data.
2016
Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) updated to align with PCI DSS version 3.2
Version 3.2 of the Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) has been updated in our Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance scanning solution to assist you with reporting the results of your PCI DSS self-assessment.
2017
Restful APIs for Scanning Platform
Advanced our white-label offering so our partners can now utilize our restful APIs to white-label their security scan offerings.
2017
NextGen SIEMv1 Released
SIEM enhancements include Cloud API integrations, two-phase alerting, the capability of importing custom threat intel feeds (thought STIX, TAXII, Restful APIs).
2018
NextGen IPS Enhancements
Added VoIP, Video, and Netflow modules to the IPS offering and increased bandwidth throughput capacity to exceed 100Gbps.
2018
Scanning Portal Consolidations
Consolidated all of our scanning solutions (PCI ASV scanning, Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing) into one portal so our customers and partners have access to all scanning solutions through one interface
2018
Mobile Scanning App
Released mobile apps so users can manage their security scans via their cell phones or tablets. Both iOS and Android versions can be downloaded from the corresponding marketplaces.
2019
Released the Incident Response Platform
The IRP platform gives customers direct access to the SOC view, for real-time incident review and response.
2019
Cloudflare PCI ASV Scanning App
Integrated our PCI ASV scanning solution to the Cloudflare app marketplace. Cloudflares' users can register and add the app directly to their Cloudflare account.
2019
Mobile IRP App
Released mobile apps so users can manage their incidents via their cell phones or tablets. Both iOS and Android versions can be downloaded from the corresponding marketplaces.
2020
Security Orchestration Platform - SOAR
Integrated our SOAR platform into IRP to streamline the SOC investigation process. Customers can now see and modify their customized SOC playbooks. Fully interactive customer-facing platform.
2020
Introduced CloneGuard ONE
Clone Guard ONE is the complete enterprise security solution for SMB environments that includes the tools necessary to secure an environment from evolving threats. It's an XDR Solution that provides comprehensive protection from a wide range of threats including endpoints, networks, users, and cloud workloads through continuous monitoring, analysis, detection, and response.
2020
SIEM Version 2.0 release
The new version of the SIEM aligns the security events to the Mitre Att&ck framework and multiple Compliance standards (PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, GPG, SOC2, CMMC).
2020
EDR Agent General Availability
Enhanced our SIEM offering with the integration of an advance multi-platform threat protection EDR agent.
2020
Introduced Website Seals
Website trust seal functionality integrated into all of our scanning product offerings.
2021
Website Security Validation Reporting
We introduced website security validation reports. Customers utilizing our scanning services can now assure their clients that their website is secure from threats by displaying the website trust seal which links back to the security validation report.
2021
Released the Only Complete Wordpress Security Scanning Plugin
Our plugin allows Wordpress users to completely control all aspects of our scanning platform from within their Wordpress admin dashboard.
2021
Automated Darkweb Scanning
Our plugin allows WordPress users to completely control all aspects of our scanning platform from within their WordPress admin dashboard. An add-on to our security scanning services. Our clients can now perform scans against their domain to confirm their company data is NOT being sold on the dark web.
2021
Multi-tenant SIEM Platform with XDR Integration
Offering an enterprise-level security solution for businesses with less than 25 PCs has been years in the making. It's finally here! Our multi-tenant SIEM service with XDR functionality will give SMBs peace of mind and alignment with the most stringent compliance requirements.
Clone Systems, Inc. is Established
Established as a Niche Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
Adds a Team of Dedicated CISSPs with a 'whatever it takes' Attitude
Invests in Enterprise Data Center and Security Operations Center (SOC) in US
Develops Managed IDS/IPS Solutions
Partners with Best in Breed Vendors, Including Sourcefire
Becomes a Global Authorized Scanning Vendor (ASV) for PCI DSS
Enters the E-commerce Market
Launches Clone Guard Security Solutions Suite
Expands to New York City
Clone Guard IPS Wins SC Magazine’s 5 Star 'Recommended' IPS Award
Developed Strategic Reseller Program for Managed Services and PCI Scanning
International Expansion
Supports OpenSource Development with osProtection.org
Creates Secure Private Cloud Offering
Improves Customer Experience by Adding Live Chat to Website
Gartner Magic Quadrant
European Security Operation Center (SOC)
Releases Security Focused Big Data Solutions with Extremely fast Google Style Search
Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Updated to Align with PCI DSS Version 3.1
Enhanced our Self-managed Web-based Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Scanning Solution
Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) updated to align with PCI DSS version 3.2
Restful APIs for Scanning Platform
NextGen SIEMv1 Released
NextGen IPS Enhancements
Scanning Portal Consolidations
Mobile Scanning App
Released the Incident Response Platform
Cloudflare PCI ASV Scanning App
Mobile IRP App
Security Orchestration Platform - SOAR
Introduced CloneGuard ONE
SIEM Version 2.0 release
EDR Agent General Availability
Introduced Website Seals
Website Security Validation Reporting
Released the Only Complete Wordpress Security Scanning Plugin
Automated Darkweb Scanning
Multi-tenant SIEM Platform with XDR Integration
We Focus on Protecting Your Business
24/7 Security Operations
Our United States and European based Security Operation Centers are indentifying vulnerabilities, monitoring threats and blocking attacks in real time 24/7.
Vendor Agnostic Solutions
We offer you a combination of best of breed hardware and proprietary technology delivered as a fixed cost service with no capital expense.
Certified Senior Engineers
Our Security Engineers are integrated into your business, complementing your existing team and helping protect against the latest threats by strengthening your security posture.
Global Security Experience
By securing customers across numerous industries and continents we have gained a unique insight which enables us to provide you with relevant education around security best practices and ongoing changes in compliance.