Internet Security Systems

Internet Security Systems (ISS) was an Atlanta-based network and internet security company, founded in 1994, that provided vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and managed security services (Internet Scanner, RealSecure, Proventia, BlackICE). It was acquired by IBM in 2006 for approximately $1.3 billion and folded into IBM as IBM Internet Security Systems (later IBM Security / X-Force); it no longer exists as an independent company. Surfaced as a portfolio company of kleiner-perkins and added to the API Evangelist network as a stub, ISS operates no active, independent public developer or API surface today, so there is nothing live to enrich against.

Internet Security Systems is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, and Vulnerability Management.

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6.8/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanySecurityCybersecurityNetwork SecurityVulnerability ManagementIntrusion DetectionAcquiredIBM

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Composite quality — 6.8/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Source (apis.yml)

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name: Internet Security Systems
description: Internet Security Systems (ISS) was an Atlanta-based network and internet security company, founded in 1994,
  that provided vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and managed security services (Internet Scanner, RealSecure,
  Proventia, BlackICE). It was acquired by IBM in 2006 for approximately $1.3 billion and folded into IBM as IBM Internet
  Security Systems (later IBM Security / X-Force); it no longer exists as an independent company. Surfaced as a portfolio
  company of kleiner-perkins and added to the API Evangelist network as a stub, ISS operates no active, independent public
  developer or API surface today, so there is nothing live to enrich against.
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tags:
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- Security
- Cybersecurity
- Network Security
- Vulnerability Management
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