OWN

OWN is a French cybersecurity firm founded in 2008, employing over 70 professionals with expertise spanning more than 10 languages. The company provides cybersecurity services to organizations of varying sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises (SMEs, ETIs, and GEs), with the goal of helping clients anticipate, detect, and respond to cyber threats. OWN's service portfolio covers several disciplines: security audit, consulting, cyber intelligence, incident response, and managed Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The company holds notable industry qualifications and labels, including the ANSSI PASSI visa (a French national cybersecurity agency accreditation for security service providers), Expert Cyber France label, TF-CSIRT/Trusted Introducer membership, and INTERCERT France membership — indicating recognized competence in intrusion testing and incident response. The company's cyber intelligence practice is particularly active, with published research covering threat actor analysis, ransomware TTPs (e.g., Cloak ransomware), cybercriminal forum ecosystems (Russian-language forums, bulletproof hosting), influence/disinformation campaign analysis using frameworks such as the Diamond Model and DISARM, and malware analysis (e.g., Google Workspace malicious scripts, FreeBSD Volatility3 support). This research output is shared publicly via their blog, analyses, and GitHub. OWN operates with four stated core values: experience, fulfillment, humility, and listening. The company is headquartered in France and conducts operations primarily in the French and European cybersecurity market.