Counterpane

aid: counterpane
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/counterpane.png
name: Counterpane
description: 'Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. was a managed security services provider founded by cryptographer Bruce
  Schneier, growing out of his Counterpane Systems cryptography consultancy. Counterpane pioneered Managed Security Monitoring
  (MSM) — outsourced, 24x7 human-staffed security operations centers that monitored customer networks and devices for intrusions,
  rather than selling security products. It was venture-backed, with Accel among its investors, and was acquired by BT Group
  in 2006, after which its operations were folded into BT''s managed security business. The company is defunct as an independent
  entity: it operates no product, developer portal, documentation, SDKs, or API surface today. As of the 2026-07-20 enrichment
  probe, counterpane.com resolves (209.17.116.163, Network Solutions nameservers) but refuses HTTPS on port 443, and plain
  HTTP redirects to https://www.schneier.com/ — Bruce Schneier''s personal site. www.counterpane.com returns HTTP 404. There
  is no MX, SPF, DMARC, or CAA record on the domain. This profile is retained as a historical record; there is no API surface
  to enrich.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/counterpane/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- accel
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: defunct-no-api-surface
x-status: defunct
x-status-note: Acquired by BT Group (2006); no independent operations and no API surface. Domain redirects to schneier.com
  as of the 2026-07-20 probe.
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Cybersecurity
- Managed Security Services
- Security Monitoring
- Defunct
- Acquired
- Historical
apis: []
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/bt-com/
  name: BT Group
  x-relationship: acquired
  x-evidence: It was venture-backed, with Accel among its investors, and was acquired by BT Group in 2006, after which its
    operations were folded into BT's managed security business.
- type: DomainSecurity
  name: Counterpane domain security posture (probed)
  url: security/counterpane-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 1
  pass: local-v1
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io