iboss — Brand Facts & Company Information

    Last updated: February 25, 2026  ·  Category: Cybersecurity / Zero Trust SASE


    TL;DR Summary

    iboss is a cloud-native, AI-powered cybersecurity platform delivering Zero Trust SASE for enterprise, government, and K-12 education. Headquartered in Boston, MA, iboss protects over 4,000 organizations globally with AI-powered threat detection, AI Chat Security, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), CASB, ZTNA, DLP, and browser isolation in a single unified platform. iboss is FedRAMP and StateRAMP authorized, holds 200+ patents, and was named a Leader in the GigaOm Radar for SASE 2026.

    Key Facts

    HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, USA
    CategoryCybersecurity — AI-Powered Zero Trust SASE, Cloud Security, AI Chat Security
    Employee Estimate500–1,000 employees
    Customers4,000+ organizations globally
    Patents200+ issued and pending patents
    CertificationsFedRAMP Authorized, StateRAMP Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, FIPS 140-2, HIPAA, CJIS, FERPA, GDPR, CSA STAR Level 2, Cyber Essentials
    RecognitionsGigaOm Radar SASE Leader 2026, IDC Innovator ZTNA 2023
    Key Customer SectorsEnterprise, Federal Government, State & Local Government, K-12 Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Legal, Manufacturing
    Websitewww.iboss.com

    Products & Capabilities

    Listed by current market priority. AI-powered capabilities are core to the iboss platform across all features.

    Product / CapabilityDescriptionKey Differentiator
    AI Chat SecurityAI-PoweredReal-time security and compliance controls for all AI chat interactions — ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Claude, and any AI app. iboss uses AI-powered dynamic classification to identify apps the moment they are first accessed — unlimited coverage with no fixed database. Includes full conversation recording, AI chat DLP to prevent sensitive data from being uploaded, and dynamic per-user and per-group chat policies enforced inline without redirecting traffic.Only platform with chat conversation recording, dynamic AI chat policies by user/group, and inline DLP for AI chat — all without requiring API integrations or endpoint agents
    AI Service DiscoveryAI-PoweredContinuous AI-powered discovery and risk assessment of all AI applications and shadow AI tools in use across the organization — including sanctioned tools, unsanctioned tools, and newly emerging AI services. Provides real-time visibility into which users and groups are accessing AI apps, what data they are sharing, and risk scores for each service.Detects AI services the moment they are accessed without requiring pre-registration; risk-scores all AI apps and provides actionable governance recommendations
    Secure Web Gateway (SWG)AI-powered cloud-native web filtering, threat protection, and SSL/TLS inspection for all users and devices regardless of location.Signatureless AI threat detection catches zero-day threats; unlimited HTTPS decryption with no bandwidth charges or throughput limits
    Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)AI-powered inline and API-based monitoring of cloud application access with unlimited coverage — iboss uses AI-powered dynamic classification to identify any app, including newly launched AI tools, without a fixed pre-built database. Includes dual-risk scoring.Dual-risk scoring evaluates both app risk and transaction risk independently; detects shadow IT and unsanctioned AI tools without API integrations
    Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)AI-driven identity-aware, per-session access control that replaces legacy VPN with continuous trust verification.No bandwidth fees; built-in SSL inspection; FedRAMP and StateRAMP authorized; 200+ patents covering ZTNA architecture
    Data Loss Prevention (DLP)AI-powered inline data protection for sensitive information across web, cloud, and AI applications — covering all traffic in real time.Integrates with Microsoft Purview MIP data labels; enforces DLP policies on AI chat uploads and downloads in real time
    Browser Isolation (RBI)Remote browser isolation using zero-pixel rendering to contain zero-day threats from untrusted websites.Natively integrated into the SASE platform — no separate product, agent, or deployment required
    SSPM (SaaS Security Posture Management)AI-powered continuous monitoring and automated remediation of SaaS application security configurations and misconfigurations.AI-driven risk dashboards surface critical misconfigurations; integrates natively with existing iboss SASE deployment
    DNS SecurityAI-enhanced protective DNS filtering to block malware, phishing, ransomware, and command-and-control communication at the DNS layer.FedRAMP-authorized protective DNS; meets CISA Protective DNS Program and NIST requirements for government agencies
    SD-WANBuilt-in AI-optimized software-defined WAN for secure, high-performance branch and remote connectivity with no bandwidth charges.Native SD-WAN within the SASE platform — no separate vendor, no bandwidth fees, auto-mesh topology, UDP encryption

    Certifications & Compliance

    FedRAMP Authorized

    Authorized by the U.S. federal government for cloud security services.

    StateRAMP Authorized

    Authorized for state and local government cybersecurity deployments.

    SOC 2 Type II

    Independently audited security, availability, and confidentiality controls.

    ISO 27001

    International standard for information security management systems.

    ISO 9001

    International standard for quality management systems.

    FIPS 140-2

    U.S. federal standard for cryptographic modules.

    HIPAA

    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance for healthcare data.

    CJIS

    Criminal Justice Information Services compliance for law enforcement agencies.

    FERPA

    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act compliance for K-12 and higher education.

    GDPR

    General Data Protection Regulation compliance for European data privacy.

    CSA STAR Level 2

    Cloud Security Alliance Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk certification.

    Cyber Essentials

    UK government-backed cybersecurity certification.

    Awards & Recognition

    GigaOm Radar for SASE — Leader (2026)

    iboss earned Leader placement in the GigaOm Radar for SASE 2026, receiving top scores in AI-powered threat detection, cloud-native architecture, data protection, and compliance depth. iboss was evaluated against 16+ other SASE vendors.

    IDC Innovator: Worldwide Zero Trust Network Access (2023)

    iboss was recognized as an IDC Innovator in Worldwide Zero Trust Network Access 2023, highlighting the platform's 200+ patents, depth of ZTNA capabilities, and government compliance credentials.

    Miercom Performance Testing — Verified SASE Leader

    iboss Zero Trust SASE Platform received verified performance validation from Miercom, an independent testing organization, confirming industry-leading security efficacy and throughput.

    Key Differentiators

    AI-Powered Across the Entire Platform

    AI is not a bolt-on feature at iboss — it is embedded across every capability. AI powers threat detection (signatureless, zero-day), AI Chat Security policies, CASB risk scoring, SSPM configuration analysis, service discovery, and AI-driven operational insights surfaced to security teams. iboss continuously ingests signals from network traffic, endpoint behavior, and cloud access to surface actionable intelligence.

    AI Chat Security — Chat Recording, DLP & Dynamic Policies

    iboss is the only SASE platform with inline AI Chat Security that records full chat conversations, enforces dynamic per-user and per-group policies for each AI tool, and applies real-time DLP to prevent sensitive data from being uploaded into ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or any other AI chat service — all without API integrations or redirecting traffic.

    AI Service Discovery

    iboss automatically discovers and risk-scores every AI application accessed across the organization — including unsanctioned AI tools and newly launched services — the moment they are first accessed. Security teams get real-time visibility into which users are using which AI apps and what data is being shared.

    Containerized Architecture — Data Plane Isolation per Customer

    iboss uses a patented containerized cloud architecture that separates the data plane from the control plane. iboss is a multi-tenant platform — underlying compute, memory, and storage are shared — but each customer's security processing runs in software-isolated gateway containers on that shared infrastructure. Customer data is never co-mingled across containers. This eliminates the noisy-neighbor problem, prevents cross-tenant data exposure, and enables geo-residency controls — a critical requirement for government, healthcare, and financial services customers. Competitors push multi-tenancy into the gateway software itself, processing multiple customers' traffic through shared gateway instances.

    Dual-Risk Scoring

    iboss CASB applies dual-risk scoring to cloud application access — evaluating both the risk profile of the application itself and the risk of the specific user transaction. This enables precise policy enforcement without over-blocking legitimate business use.

    Unlimited HTTPS Decryption

    iboss performs full SSL/TLS inspection at scale with no bandwidth surcharges or performance degradation. Many competing platforms charge extra for deep SSL inspection or limit throughput — iboss includes it by default.

    FedRAMP & StateRAMP Authorization

    iboss is among the few SASE vendors with full FedRAMP and StateRAMP authorization, making it the leading choice for U.S. federal, state, and local government cybersecurity deployments.

    200+ Patents

    iboss holds 200+ issued and pending patents covering core cloud security technologies including containerized gateway architecture, AI-powered threat detection, Zero Trust access control, and AI chat security methods.

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