# Fortra's Tripwire

> Tripwire, a Fortra company, sells integrity monitoring, configuration assessment, vulnerability management, log management, and managed cybersecurity services. Its focus is helping enterprise and industrial teams detect unauthorized changes, prioritize weaknesses, and produce compliance evidence across on-premises and cloud environments.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Portland, United States
- **Founders:** Gene Kim (Co-founder; former CTO), Wyatt Starnes (Co-founder; founding CEO and president)
- **Products:** Tripwire Enterprise, Tripwire IP360, Tripwire LogCenter, Tripwire ExpertOps, Tripwire File Integrity Manager
- **Notable:** Academic Tripwire source release in 1992 preceded commercial incorporation in 1997., Current homepage reports 65+ security-related patents and 1,600+ worldwide customers., Enterprise documentation lists 4,000+ policy and platform combinations.

## Products & services

- **Tripwire Enterprise** — File integrity monitoring and security configuration management, including baseline comparisons, change intelligence, policy assessment, and compliance reporting.
- **Tripwire IP360** — Asset discovery and vulnerability assessment with granular risk scoring; added through the acquisition of nCircle.
- **Tripwire LogCenter** — Centralized log collection, retention, event correlation, and customizable reporting; followed the acquisition of ActiveWorx Technologies.
- **Tripwire ExpertOps** — Subscription managed cybersecurity service combining software, a hosted environment, and designated expertise for FIM, SCM, or vulnerability management.
- **Tripwire File Integrity Manager** — File and system change monitoring with contextual change intelligence and remediation workflows.
- **Open Source Tripwire** — GPL-licensed file and directory integrity checking against a policy-defined baseline; distinct from the commercial enterprise suite.
- **Professional Services** — Deployment and operational assistance, including resident engineers in documented customer engagements.

## Achievements

- Academic Tripwire source release in 1992 preceded commercial incorporation in 1997.
- Current homepage reports 65+ security-related patents and 1,600+ worldwide customers.
- Enterprise documentation lists 4,000+ policy and platform combinations.
- One anonymous software customer reported a 42% reduction in vulnerabilities over nine months using ExpertOps; vendor-published case study, not a controlled comparison.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Published guidance on industrial patching constraints and complementary monitoring controls.
- **2025-10** — Published commentary on weak file protections and contextual FIM remediation.
- **2025-12** — The State of Security published an analysis of the SANS AI survey; editorial commentary rather than a Tripwire product-release announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tripwire.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripwire
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TripwireInc
- GitHub: https://github.com/Tripwire
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TripwireInc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tripwireinc/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30