Profile

ISE's mission is to provide the outside technical resources companies need to control their technology risk.

ISE provides customized solutions. Our work is tailored to the project and the customer. We analyze designs, code, and systems and provide a customized solution, based on our highly developed skills and experience. Every system is unique and has different requirements. At ISE, we do not believe there is a "one size fits all" solution to security. Whereas network scanning and firewall configuration are commodity security services, ISE performs analyses and designs systems that are specific to customers' needs.

The experts at ISE have vast experience in every facet of security. The team includes computer scientists, electrical engineers, and cryptographers. ISE experts have testified before Congress, served as expert witnesses, participated in creating standards, and evaluated systems for both government and private industry. ISE researchers have published several influential books and dozens of scientific papers in the top refereed conferences and journals. They have also analyzed and helped repair several widely used commercial systems.

Maintaining confidentiality and privacy is of the utmost importance to ISE. The security evaluation of systems and products is a highly sensitive matter, and ISE recognizes that maintaining confidentiality results is critical.

When performing third-party evaluations, ISE is completely independent of any ties to vendors and special interests. This objectivity allows us to provide unbiased reviews and recommendations. To maintain this independence, we do not accept any contract that creates a conflict with an existing customer. Thus, when ISE does accept a contract to review vendor systems, we provide the assurance of a completely independent review.

ISE is not affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.