Forescout is a global cybersecurity company founded in 2000 that provides a unified platform for the continuous discovery, risk assessment, and governance of connected cyber assets. Its remit spans IT networks as well as operational technology (OT), IoT, and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) environments, where assets are often unmanaged and visibility is limited. The company operates globally and has been in business for more than 25 years.
The Forescout Unified Platform is built to work across heterogeneous environments at once. It enables organisations to segment and isolate compromised systems, block lateral movement, and automate remediation without disrupting critical business operations. The technical work spans cyber asset discovery and visibility, network security, OT, IoT and IoMT security, risk assessment, compliance and governance automation, network segmentation, and threat mitigation.
Customers include Fortune 100 organisations, government agencies, and large enterprises, with deployments in government, healthcare, financial services, energy and power utilities, transportation, and other critical infrastructure sectors. The engineering focus is on the security problems that arise when protecting systems on which essential services depend.
The company describes its culture as collaborative and mission-driven, with an emphasis on addressing difficult security problems and on an environment in which ideas from every team member are valued.
