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watchTowr, a cybersecurity leader, announced on July 21, 2025, the evolution of its Preemptive Exposure Management platform, designed to counter the rapid rise of zero-day exploitation. Integrating Proactive Threat Intelligence with External Attack Surface Management (EASM), this AI-powered solution enables Fortune 500 companies and critical infrastructure providers to stay ahead of attackers by identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in real time.
watchTowr launches AI-driven Preemptive Exposure Management platform.
Combines Proactive Threat Intelligence with EASM for rapid response.
Addresses zero-day exploits occurring within hours of discovery.
Features watchTowr Instinct, Attacker Eye, and watchTowr Labs.
Includes Adversary Sight and Automated Red Teaming for visibility.
Ryan Dewhurst appointed to lead Proactive Threat Intelligence.
With vulnerabilities now exploited in as little as four hours, traditional vulnerability management is outdated. “By the time a vulnerability hits the headlines, attackers have already broken in,” said Benjamin Harris, CEO of watchTowr. The platform’s AI Execution Pipeline autonomously translates attacker telemetry into actionable intelligence, triggering tests instantly to assess exposure, giving organizations critical time to respond.
watchTowr Instinct: A preemptive algorithm identifying vulnerabilities likely to be exploited, enabling action before weaponization.
Attacker Eye: Real-time telemetry from a global honeypot network, revealing attacker tactics in the wild.
watchTowr Labs: In-house team discovering zero-days and novel techniques, as seen in recent findings like FortiJump Higher (CVE-2024-47575).
Adversary Sight: Reconstructs external attack surfaces, uncovering known and unknown assets across SaaS, cloud, and infrastructure.
Automated Red Teaming: Simulates real-world attacker tactics across MITRE ATT&CK vectors to validate exploitable weaknesses.
The platform addresses the shrinking window for vulnerability exploitation, with 28.3% of CVEs exploited within one day of disclosure in Q1 2025. watchTowr’s solutions have gained traction among Fortune 500 and critical infrastructure clients, supported by a $19M Series A funding round in October 2024 and partnerships with Orange and Ekco. X posts highlight its reputation, with users praising watchTowr’s speed in identifying exposures like the Fortinet symlink vulnerability.
The platform’s evolution coincides with Ryan Dewhurst’s appointment to lead Proactive Threat Intelligence, enhancing watchTowr’s ability to predict and counter emerging threats. The company’s $55M Series C funding in June 2025 further supports global expansion and innovation.
watchTowr’s platform redefines cybersecurity by enabling organizations to act faster than attackers, offering a proactive, AI-driven approach to exposure management that aligns with Gartner’s vision for preemptive cybersecurity models.
watchTowr is the Preemptive Exposure Management capability trusted by Fortune 500 companies and critical infrastructure providers. By combining proactive threat intelligence, real attacker telemetry, and automated red teaming, watchTowr continuously identifies and validates real exposure - so security teams can outrun real-world threats. When exploitation happens in hours, watchTowr delivers what no one else can: time to respond.
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