"Built like a tech company. Trusted like a partner." A cybersecurity-first consultancy for the industries that cannot afford a breach.
InterSources Inc, photographed at its Fremont, California base - a 110-person consultancy that started in data analytics and grew into a full managed security services provider.
In 2008, while much of the technology industry was retrenching, a young Fremont firm called InterSources did the opposite - it leaned into big data. That instinct, to move toward the problem everyone else was running from, still describes how the company picks its work today. Founded in 2007 by Ankit Kumar Shah, InterSources began life as a data analytics and IT consulting shop. Eighteen years later it is a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) with ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, serving healthcare systems, banks, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies.
The company describes itself in three short lines - "Cloud-smart. Cyber-strong. Business-ready." Notice the order. Security that ignores the business is expensive friction; InterSources built its pitch around the middle ground that larger, more commoditized consultancies tend to skip. It is also a certified minority- and women-owned small business, a status that opens procurement doors at Fortune 500 and federal clients where being an approvable vendor is itself a growth strategy.
InterSources is a global software and security consultancy. It solves complex problems with technology across five broad areas: cybersecurity and managed security, data analytics and AI, cloud operations, custom software, and IT staffing. The through-line is regulated industries - places where a security lapse is not an incident but a lawsuit, and where compliance is non-negotiable.
InterSources works with enterprise and government organizations where downtime and data loss carry outsized consequences. Reported clients span Fortune 500 companies and US Federal, Department of Defense and State agencies.
Telehealth, patient data and legacy hospital infrastructure protected under strict compliance.
Fraud detection, risk scoring and automated underwriting for financial services.
Security and modernization work for government and education clients.
Demand forecasting, customer analytics and secure cloud operations.
The unglamorous truth of enterprise security is that most breaches exploit boredom - unpatched systems, misconfigured clouds, gaps between compliance audits. InterSources pairs the exciting work (AI, generative AI, cloud migration) with the maintenance that keeps a client for a decade.
For a hospital running telehealth on aging infrastructure, 24/7 monitoring is the difference between a routine Tuesday and a headline. InterSources sells to the people who worry about the second scenario.
The IT services and MSSP market is crowded at both ends - global integrators like Accenture, Cognizant and Wipro at the top, and boutique security shops below. InterSources sits in the middle: large enough to hold ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II and serve federal clients, small enough to stay a hands-on partner. Its diverse-supplier certifications and compliance-first focus are the differentiators that a 110-person firm can credibly own.
Illustrative service focus mix
Approximate emphasis based on public service listings - illustrative, not audited figures.
Business model
Recurring MSSP contracts, project-based consulting and digital transformation engagements, custom software builds and IT staffing placement fees - a B2B services mix weighted toward long-term, compliance-driven relationships. Estimated annual revenue is around $15M.
Established in Fremont with an initial focus on data analytics and IT consulting.
During the financial crisis the firm leans into big data as client demand shifts.
CEO Ankit Shah completes a Stanford program on mastering data and driving innovation.
InterSources expands into US Federal, DoD and State government sectors; acquires cybersecurity firm Comtech RIM.
Announces a strategic Kasm implementation partnership; Ankit Shah receives the Global Technology Enabler award.
The firm sharpens its identity as a 24/7 MSSP and publishes new insights on AI in cloud security.
Strategic implementation partner (2023) for secure browser-isolation and flexible workspace solutions.
NoSQL database platform used across data and application engagements.
Secure, cardless access - identity without the physical badge.
Teams across California, Costa Rica and India provide near-continuous coverage.
It is a technology consultancy and Managed Security Services Provider offering cybersecurity, compliance, data analytics, AI, cloud operations, custom software development and IT staffing, mainly for regulated industries.
Ankit Kumar Shah founded the company in 2007 and still serves as Founder and CEO.
In Fremont, California, with additional delivery presence in Costa Rica and India.
It is ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified, and is a certified minority-owned (MBE) and women-owned (WOSB) small business.
Healthcare, pharmaceuticals, banking and financial services, insurance, energy, retail and eCommerce, and the public sector and education.