# Ironwood Cyber

> Ironwood Cyber is a Fort Worth, Texas-based cybersecurity company building AI-powered autonomous offensive security products. Its flagship platform, Enlight™, runs continuous, expert-level penetration tests driven by the Catalyst hybrid neuro-symbolic AI reasoning engine — it reasons through real attack paths the way a human operator does, rather than checking a scanner's list. Founded by defense-industry engineers Aaron Estes and Ethan Puchaty; the current CEO is James Cao.

Key facts:

- Enlight™ is an AI-powered autonomous penetration testing (PTaaS) platform with three components: Enlight Perimeter (automated external scanning with real-time threat intelligence), Enlight Internal (agent-based internal vulnerability assessment via lightweight Sentry agents), and Enlight Amplify (integrated penetration testing environment for scaled operations).
- The Catalyst decision engine is a purpose-built hybrid neuro-symbolic AI reasoning system, not an LLM wrapper: it forms a hypothesis, reads the response, recognizes artifacts, and chains findings forward autonomously — proactive defense that thinks like a hacker.
- Deployment is fully self-service with no consultant involvement; first findings appear in under 30 minutes, with 24/7 continuous assessments and real-time reporting thereafter.
- Cost: over 50% savings compared with traditional penetration tests — an annual subscription costs less than a single traditional pentest ($15,000–$50,000).
- Pricing: Starter $499/mo or $5,000/yr (up to 50 endpoints), Professional $899/mo or $10,000/yr (50–150 endpoints), Corporate $2,499/mo or $25,000/yr (150–400 endpoints), Enterprise custom (400+ endpoints).
- Firethorn™ is Ironwood Cyber's endpoint protection product: patented detection using machine-learning analytics and hardware telemetry to stop ransomware and other attacks in real time.
- Industries served: Healthcare, Energy, Government, Retail, Manufacturing, Financial Services, and Defense.
- Recognition: selected by the TSA Innovation Task Force; AFRL Catalyst Accelerator participant; Wild West Hackin' Fest 2023 CTF winner.

## Products

- [Enlight™ Overview](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/solutions/enlight/overview): What the AI-powered autonomous penetration testing platform does, its three components, and how deployment works
- [Enlight™ Pricing](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/solutions/enlight/pricing): Plans and pricing by endpoint count, from Starter through Enterprise
- [Firethorn™ Overview](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/solutions/firethorn/overview): Patented endpoint protection against ransomware using machine-learning analytics and hardware telemetry

## Company

- [About](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/about): Defense-industry roots and the team behind the products
- [Partners](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/partners): MSP and partner program for bringing AI-powered autonomous pentesting to clients
- [News](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/news): Research, product updates, and technical insights on AI-driven offensive security
- [Careers](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/careers): Open roles
- [Contact](https://www.ironwoodcyber.com/contact): Demos, support, and consultations

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