What Cyber Defense Technologies does

Cyber Defense Technologies (CDT) is a privately held Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2010 and headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia. The company provides advanced cybersecurity engineering and assessment services to U.S. federal agencies (including the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, DARPA, Department of Homeland Security, and the military services), state governments (Maryland, Michigan), and select commercial clients. CDT's service portfolio spans penetration testing and red/blue/purple team exercises, secure system design and engineering, NIST RMF and FedRAMP compliance consulting with a claimed 100% pass rate, and incident response. The company distinguishes its delivery through a proprietary 12-step Security Lifecycle Process, AI-powered penetration testing tooling, and adversary emulation platforms mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

CDT monetizes through four primary revenue streams: (1) professional services delivered under GSA Schedule 70 contract 47QTCA20D006K with all five Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) SINs; (2) managed and recurring cybersecurity services; (3) CipherX, a turnkey, pre-authorized SIPRNet deployment product positioned to compress ATO timelines; and (4) CRIB (Cyber Range In a Box), a Hardware-as-a-Service cyber range system fielded with U.S. Military Special Forces. The company holds CMMI Level 3 certification, SDVOSB status, and operates with a team that is over 80% veteran, supporting the clearance and DoD 8570/8140 requirements of its customer base. No public revenue or external funding has been disclosed, and the firmographic headcount range (1-10) conflicts with other sources referencing a 100+ team, introducing material uncertainty into any quantitative estimate.

The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting government and defense buyers, with pipeline generation through federal and defense industry conferences (AFCEA, SOF Week, TechNet, DEF CON/VetCon), content marketing, and direct outreach via a dedicated business development contact. Distribution is anchored in the GSA MAS contract vehicle and direct state procurement contracts, supplemented by product inquiries processed through the company website. Ownership remains with the co-founders (William Kimble, CEO; James Wright, President/COO) with no disclosed institutional investors, M&A activity, or exit events.

Name

Cyber Defense Technologies

Legal name

Cyber Defense Technologies

Website

https://cyberdefensetechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cyber Defense Technologies is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned cybersecurity firm providing penetration testing, security engineering, compliance consulting, and incident response to U.S. federal agencies, intelligence community, state governments, and select commercial clients, complemented by CipherX and CRIB product offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cybersecurity Professional Services: Revenue generated from providing advanced penetration testing and attack simulation, secure system design and implementation, cybersecurity policy and strategy consulting, and incident response requiring advanced capabilities. Services are contracted through GSA Schedule 70 and direct engagements with government and commercial customers.
2. Product Sales (CipherX): Turnkey SIPRNet solutions sold as pre-authorized, mission-ready classified network deployments. Customers purchase deployment packages that include proven architecture, streamlined authorization processes, and ongoing sustainment services.
3. Hardware as a Service (CRIB): Cyber Range In a Box (CRIB) sold as a compact, standalone hardware system containing custom virtualized environments for cyber training and simulation. Sold as rugged, self-contained units fielded with U.S. Military Special Forces.
4. Government Contract Services: Services provided under GSA Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) SIN 54151HACS including High Value Asset (HVA) Assessments, Risk And Vulnerability Assessment (RVA), Cyber Hunt, Incident Response, and Penetration Testing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CDT provides advanced cybersecurity engineering services — including advanced penetration testing and attack simulation, secure system design and implementation, cybersecurity policy and strategy consulting, and incident response — primarily to U.S. federal agencies and defense organizations. It complements these services with two proprietary products: CipherX, a turnkey pre-authorized SIPRNet classified network deployment, and CRIB, a Hardware-as-a-Service cyber range system fielded with military special operations forces.

Product overview

Cyber Defense Technologies (CDT) provides a portfolio of cybersecurity products and services primarily for government organizations. The core product offerings consist of CipherX, a turnkey SIPRNet solution for classified network deployments, and CRIB (Cyber Range In a Box), a hardware-as-a-service cyber range system. These are complemented by SAS (Special Assessment Services), which delivers AI-powered penetration testing, red/blue/purple team exercises, and comprehensive security testing and reporting. CDT also provides security engineering services, compliance and governance consulting, and supports government authorization processes including ATO determinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CipherX: A turnkey, mission-ready SIPRNet solution that eliminates risk, delay, and uncertainty in classified network deployments. Already authorized and operational at multiple customer locations nationwide.
• CRIB

Products and services

• CipherX Turnkey, mission-ready SIPRNet solution providing pre-engineered, pre-authorized classified network architecture that accelerates deployment, simplifies sustainment, and ensures predictable compliance across the system lifecycle. Targeted at federal agencies and defense customers needing rapid classified network standup.
• CRIB (Cyber Range In a Box) Compact, standalone cyber range system containing custom virtualized environments, delivered as Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) for securely and legally simulating offensive and defensive cyber tradecraft, system/network development, testing, and benchmarking. Built for military special operations and defense customers needing isolated, field-deployable training.
• Special Assessment Services (SAS) Assessment offering providing AI-powered penetration testing, red/blue/purple team exercises, security testing, exploitation assessments, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and remediation reporting for government and commercial buyers.
• Security Assessment Services Vulnerability testing, attack path discovery, and related security assessment engagements to identify weaknesses and exploitation risks in customer systems for government and commercial clients.
• Security Engineering Custom secure system design and implementation for organizations requiring systems engineered against potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Compliance & Governance Regulatory compliance readiness consulting across NIST, RMF, FedRAMP and other frameworks, with the company reporting a 100% pass rate for all clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% pass rate for all clients on compliance readiness
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Capterra (CATS)minorOthersCDT's jobs page is managed by Capterra (CATS), a third-party vendor. CATS collects personal information from job applicants and shares it with CDT for employment evaluation purposes. CDT does not control CATS privacy policies which may differ from CDT's policy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal IT and engineering services provider with deep DoD and intelligence community relationships. Competes with CDT on cybersecurity assessments, engineering, and compliance work.
• CACI International: Major federal IT and cyber services contractor serving DoD, intelligence community, and civilian agencies. Overlaps directly with CDT's federal cyber assessment, engineering, and compliance work.
• Leidos: Top-tier federal systems integrator with significant cybersecurity and secure systems engineering practices serving DoD and intelligence customers. Comparable in mission and customer overlap to CDT.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: One of the largest federal professional services firms with a substantial commercial and DoD cybersecurity practice. Competes head-to-head with CDT on HACS and other federal cyber services, but operates at vastly greater scale across many agencies.
• Parsons Corporation: Defense and federal cybersecurity contractor with active work across DoD and intelligence agencies, including vulnerability assessment and secure systems engineering comparable to CDT's offerings.

Direct peers

• SecureWorks: Pure-play cybersecurity services firm offering penetration testing, incident response, and managed detection. Most comparable to CDT on the services side, though primarily commercial rather than federal.
• Bishop Fox: Offensive security services firm offering penetration testing, red teaming, and security assessments. Closely matches CDT's SAS (Special Assessment Services) and adversary emulation capabilities.
• Optiv: Large cybersecurity solutions and services provider offering assessments, compliance, and managed security — comparable breadth of cyber services to CDT's portfolio.
• Coalfire: Cybersecurity advisory and assessment firm specializing in FedRAMP, penetration testing, and compliance — directly comparable to CDT's SAS and compliance/governance practices.

Others

• ManTech International:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CDTLLC
• Facebookfacebook.com/122855401082381
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyber-defense-technologies
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdtllc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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