WebSec

What WebSec does

WebSec Corporation is a woman-owned small business founded in 2004 and headquartered in Murrieta, California, that specializes in information assurance and security solutions for U.S. defense and government customers. The company develops High Assurance (Type 1) certified software and hardware organized around three pillars: cryptographic key management (EKMS/KMI/COMSEC), Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) test and modernization equipment, and secure offline AI environments for air-gapped government deployments.

The product portfolio spans USB-to-DS-101/DS-102/RS-232 protocol adapters (the UPhil family used by most End Cryptographic Unit vendors), KIV-79 and KIV-77 cryptographic test and integration equipment, the IFF Mode 5 Emulator, the Simulated Key Loader (SimKL) desktop application, TEMPEST validation tools, and passive data capture devices. WebSec is the primary software developer for the U.S. Army's Simple Key Loader (SKL) since program inception over 15 years ago and has supported hundreds of KMI users across U.S. COMSEC accounts and over a dozen coalition and NATO countries. Its secure AI offering bundles NLP, retrieval-augmented generation, code generation, and multimodal document ingestion on contractor-controlled compute with no external dependencies.

Revenue is generated through hardware product sales (price points from $195 for cables to $31,075 for the KIV-79 Test Adapter & Monitor), custom software development and licensing, technical services covering systems integration, COMSEC/KMI sustainment, and training programs, plus a small recurring base from the $2,000/year Data Capture Device support contract. Distribution is primarily direct via the company's e-commerce storefront and field sales to DoD agencies, defense contractors, ECU vendors, and coalition partners, with the entire portfolio subject to ITAR export controls.

Name

WebSec

Legal name

WebSec Corporation

Website

https://webseccorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WebSec Corporation is a woman-owned small business providing High Assurance Type 1 certified software, hardware, and secure offline AI solutions to U.S. defense agencies and contractors, specializing in EKMS/KMI key management, Mode 5 IFF test equipment, and air-gapped AI deployments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Cryptographic Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware (HDAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secure Elements & Trusted Execution Processors (TPM/TEE/Crypto MCUs) (HDAHAJAK), Security Testing Tooling (SAST/DAST for smart contracts, fuzzing) (FSAPAJAK)

Keywords

• Cryptographic key management
• Defense security hardware
• COMSEC solutions
• IFF Mode 5 systems
• Secure offline AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Murrieta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of specialized hardware products including USB adapters (UPhil family), IFF Mode 5 emulators, test equipment (TAM, TTL, TTU, DCD), cables, and adapters. Products sold directly through website with pricing ranging from $195 to $31,075.
2. Software Development and Licensing: Customized software development, software libraries (C# library for UPhil integration), desktop applications (SimKL), and firmware for embedded systems. Primary software developer for US Army's Simple Key Loader since SKL UAS v10.0.
3. Technical Services and Support: Engineering services including systems integration, software/hardware architecture, requirements analysis, systems testing and evaluation, deployment, and training. COMSEC and KMI technical support and sustainment services.
4. Training Programs: Training programs for domestic and foreign customers including COMSEC Account Managers, Hand Receipt Holders, COMSEC Responsible Officers, ECU vendors, and flight/ground personnel. Training tools include Simulated Key Loader Desktop application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WebSec Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells specialized cryptographic and secure communications hardware products, including USB-to-DS-101/DS-102/RS-232 fill adapters (UPhil family), KIV-79/KIV-77 Mode 5 IFF test equipment, TEMPEST validation platforms, and data capture devices for EKMS/KMI analysis. The company also develops supporting software (e.g., Simulated Key Loader / SimKL) and provides engineering, systems integration, COMSEC training, and technical services primarily to U.S. Department of Defense, defense contractors, and allied/coalition partners.

Product overview

WebSec Corporation is a woman-owned small business (founded 2004) providing IA and security solutions for government and commercial customers in Southern California. The product portfolio centers on cryptographic key management and IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) solutions, organized across several product lines: (1) Fill Adapters — USB-to-DS-101/DS-102/RS-232 protocol adapters including the UPhil family (UPhil Easy DS-101, UPhil 07DF-Rev3.2, UPhil 07DF-Rev3.2-M, UPhil Rugged) and the DS-101 One-way for hardware-enforced one-way data flow in high-assurance environments; (2) KIV-79 Related Products — Mode 5 IFF test and support equipment including the IFF Mode 5 Emulator, KIV-79 Test Adapter & Monitor (TAM), KIV-77 Test Adapter, Trusted Time Loader (TTL), KIV-79 to KIV-77 Adapter, and associated cables; (3) SKL Related Products — software and hardware supporting the Simple Key Loader including the SimKL (Simulated Key Loader) Desktop Application and SKL Round-Trip Tester; (4) Test Equipment — Tempest Test Unit (TTU) V2 for TEMPEST validation and Data Capture Device (DCD) for passive EKMS/KMI communications analysis; (5) Services — COMSEC services and DCD support contracts. The company also offers AI computing solutions for government and high-assurance environments, specializing in secure, offline, air-gapped AI deployments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UPhil (07DF-Rev3.2)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products used by majority of End Cryptographic Unit (ECU) vendors industry-wide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: Prime contractor that manufactures the KIV-79 cryptographic unit and integrates Mode 5 IFF systems on which WebSec's adapters, emulators, and test equipment are designed to interoperate. Closest platform-level incumbent in WebSec's core niche.
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Defense electronics and secure tactical computing provider with broad portfolio in rugged embedded systems and COMSEC-adjacent hardware. Comparable as a specialty defense electronics supplier serving DoD prime contractors.
• Mercury Systems: Provider of secure, mission-critical processing subsystems for defense applications. Comparable as a supplier of trusted hardware and embedded secure computing to defense primes, with a similar niche/specialty business model.
• General Dynamics Mission Systems: Develops tactical communications, cryptographic, and secure networking solutions for the DoD. Operates at the prime/integrator level adjacent to WebSec's key management and IFF test products.
• Ultra Electronics: UK-based defense electronics specialist with significant US business in tactical communications, COMSEC, and sonar. Comparable as a mid-sized specialty defense electronics supplier in adjacent secure-communications niches.
• BAE Systems Electronic Systems: Supplies cryptographic, EW, and tactical communications equipment to DoD customers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the defense COMSEC and secure communications equipment market.
• RTX (Collins Aerospace / Raytheon): Major prime integrator of tactical radios and crypto equipment including MIDS JTRS, SAASM/GPS loading flows referenced in WebSec product firmware. Comparable as a customer/partner ecosystem for WebSec's key-loading products.
• IDEMIA: Global leader in secure elements, smart cards, and government identity solutions. Comparable at the secure-hardware and certified-trusted-device level, relevant to WebSec's High Assurance Type 1 posture.

Direct peers

• Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies: Provides high-assurance encryption, key management, and HSM solutions to the US federal market. Most direct cryptographic-key-management and high-assurance competitor to WebSec's EKMS/KMI product lines.
• Crystal Group: Specialty supplier of rugged, secure tactical compute and embedded hardware to defense customers. Closely comparable as a smaller, high-mix, defense-focused hardware engineering firm serving similar DoD end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/websec-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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