About Praegis

Preemptive defense built for the AI-era threat landscape.

Stop threats at the moment of intent: before ransomware launches, before data leaks, before AI misbehaves.

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Our Philosophy

Preemptive by Design

Praegis shifts organizations from reactive containment to proactive disruption. Instead of responding after an attack, we anticipate, intercept, and stop threats, including ransomware, identity abuse, and AI misuse, before they materialize.

Where legacy models chase alerts, Praegis predicts, prevents, and governs, ensuring organizations stay ahead of adversaries, not behind them.

Predictive Intelligence
Behavioral analytics reveal threats before they become incidents.
Unified Architecture
One enforcement layer across identity, data, infrastructure, and AI.
AI-Native Governance
LLMs, RAG systems, and agents governed safely and in compliance.
Technical Authority
Architects first. Resilient ecosystems built for long-term sustainability.
Origin

PRAEGIS

PRAEGIS blends Prae ("before") and Aegis ("shield"), symbolizing our mission: Defense in Advance. Founded in 2025, PRAEGIS represents preemptive cybersecurity defined by the fusion of preemptive defense, AI governance, and unified architecture.

Security must move faster than the threats it defends against.

Where legacy models chase alerts, Praegis predicts, prevents, and governs, ensuring organizations stay ahead of adversaries, not behind them.

Capabilities

Four capabilities. One platform.

01
Pre-Execution Threat Prevention
Stops ransomware and malicious code at the moment of attempted launch.
02
Enterprise AI Governance
Discovers Shadow AI, enforces real-time guardrails, and prevents data leakage.
03
Unified Security Fabric
Transforms scattered tools into a coordinated, intelligent defense system.
04
Deployment and Advisory
Elevate security maturity, strengthen compliance, and empower leadership with clarity.
// Praegis PLATFORM: ACTIVE
Ransomware intercept
BLOCKED
Shadow AI detected
GOVERNED
Evidence trails
AUTO-GENERATED
Compliance posture
CONTINUOUS
Architecture: kernel-layer enforcement
Leadership

The team behind Praegis

Praegis was built by a team of operators who’ve run security programs in regulated enterprises. The founders bring together 25+ years of cybersecurity architecture, revenue, and operational execution.

Darren Newell
Co-Founder & CEO
Strategy and customer outcomes. Runs go-to-market and executive relationships.
Jeff Manning
CTO & Co-Founder
25+ years. Policy-as-code. Prompt enforcement. Evidence trails.
Mary Mondragon
Co-Founder & CRO
Revenue and partnerships. Builds the trust layer between security teams and vendors.
Patrick Wood
Co-Founder & COO
Operations and deployment. Ensures every customer environment runs clean.

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