The platform functions by mapping 11 billion buyer-supplier relationships across more than 250 million businesses. By moving visibility beyond Tier-1 suppliers, Interos.ai enables agencies to monitor six distinct risk categories: financial, cyber, geopolitical, ESG, catastrophic, and restricted-party exposure. This continuous data stream allows program managers to utilize the proprietary iScore to quantify vulnerabilities in real time.

For government teams, this integration addresses the limitations of manual compliance checks, which often fail to capture hidden threats in the defense industrial base. The certification process was accelerated through Knox Systems’ infrastructure, which specializes in streamlining the transition of commercial SaaS tools into federal ecosystems. According to Yardley Pohl, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Interos.ai, the transition shifts supply chain management from a routine compliance task to an active mission assurance capability. CEO of Knox Systems, Irina Denisenko, noted that the move provides a necessary bridge for agencies to adopt commercial AI tools while maintaining national security standards.