Founded in 2009 by Chris and Katie Nyhuis, Cincinnati-based Vigilant provides cybersecurity services and technology built around its patented Forensically Validated Detection and Response approach. Its CyberDNA platform uses continuous full packet capture to validate threats, while a 24/7 U.S.-based security operations team supports clients; the company says it has recorded zero client breaches over more than 16 years. Vigilant also directs 25% of its profits to orphan care and anti-human-trafficking efforts through Vigilant Hope.
Assured Information Security, IncFounded in Rome, New York, in 2001 by four software and cybersecurity pioneers, Assured Information Security develops cyber and information-security tools and provides specialized support for defense, intelligence and commercial customers. AIS grew from its early work on Air Force and Department of Defense cyber research, including operation of the Adversarial Sciences Laboratory, into a company of more than 300 employees with products such as SecureView and FISSURE. Its work spans cyber operations, trusted systems, C5ISR and advanced research, and AIS was among the earliest organizations nationwide to achieve CMMC Level 2 certification.ROME, NY
JFL ConsultingJFL Consulting develops cybersecurity services and American-engineered secure hardware for businesses and government agencies, including its patented Mobile Air Cyber Kit. Founded in 1997 and led by Navy veteran John Latuperissa, the company has spent more than two decades supporting federal missions with advanced cyber operations, threat response, and field-deployable systems. JFL is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and holds ANAB-accredited ISO 9001 certification.EDGEWATER, MD
Chip ScanFounded in 2014 to commercialize Columbia University research, Rockaway Beach-based Chip Scan develops hardware cybersecurity tools and services that identify and remediate vulnerabilities in digital microelectronics and operational technology. Its work grew from defense-industry and DoD collaborations into products such as ESPY, which screens designs for hidden threats before fabrication, and YOLO, which protects mission-critical OT systems. Chip Scan is a DMEA-accredited Trusted Supplier and a small, minority-owned nontraditional defense contractor.ROCKAWAY BEACH, NY
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLCEstablished in 1999, Owl Cyber Defense Solutions is a Columbia, Maryland cybersecurity company known for pioneering commercial data diode technology and building it in the United States. Its security systems help government and critical-infrastructure organizations move sensitive information across network boundaries, and the company reports deployments in more than 90% of U.S. nuclear power plants.COLUMBIA, MD