Ares Security Corporation has developed a platform quantitative risk assessment for critical assets. The firm has grown its AVERT family of products, which are currently being utilized in 67% of the North American nuclear reactors and a third of the top-tier seaports, to provide assessments for physical security, responses and natural disasters as well as incorporate tools for situational awareness, decision-making, tabletop and virtual reality training. In 2013, ARES Security acquired a majority ownership interest in The Mariner Group, a company that provided advanced situational awareness solutions to the critical infrastructure sector, and fully acquired the company in 2016. Mariner, founded in 2001, had become a thought leader in applying situational awareness principles to unique challenges using a context-based approach. Their legacy CommandBridge platform integrated systems and sensors to create a common operating picture that replaced information clutter with intuitive visualizations allowing decision makers to generate quick, informed decisions. The incorporation of CommandBridge into Ares' portfolio of risk management solutions, allowed it to offer the full spectrum of products and services to prepare, prevent, detect, assess and respond to the myriad of risks that threaten critical infrastructure.
