What CNF Technologies does

CNF Technologies is a privately held defense contractor founded in 2005 in San Antonio, Texas, that delivers full-spectrum cyber capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The company is organized around five solution areas: Full-Spectrum Cyber Operations (bespoke implants and payloads, vulnerability research, defensive cyber operations, zero-trust engineering); Critical Infrastructure Protection (OT/ICS range development, digital twins of PLCs, virtual test ranges); Spectrum Warfare/CEMA (electronic warfare, software-defined radio weaponization, novel waveforms); All-Domain Integration (DCO-S for space, cyber-kinetic effects, mission rehearsal); and Research and Development (independent and sponsored work in cognitive AI, weaponized triage, and tactical edge communications). The company holds multiple contract vehicles including AFRL Agile Cyber Technology 2 and 3 (ACT 2/ACT 3), JCWEF, OASIS+, SeaPort Next Generation, and GSA IT Schedule 70, and serves customers such as U.S. Cyber Command, 16th Air Force (AFCYBER), MARFORCYBER, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fleet Cyber Command, AFRL, DARPA, AFLCMC, and the Intelligence Community across six locations in San Antonio, Colorado Springs, and Annapolis Junction.

The company's technology stack combines cybersecurity engineering, all-source intelligence, and AI/ML to deliver operator-informed, intelligence-driven capabilities spanning offensive and defensive cyber, RF/spectrum warfare, and OT/ICS security. Heritage assets include a granted patent on secure communications technology for contested environments (originating from CNF's first DoD SBIR) and proprietary cognitive AI for autonomous OT/ICS reverse engineering and red teaming. Leadership is composed primarily of former government cyber operators and intelligence professionals — founder Fred Ramirez helped establish AFCERT and deployed early DCO capabilities before U.S. Cyber Command formally existed; COO Aaron Grace was an AFIWC active-duty officer and a charter member of the 90th Cyber Operations Squadron; Director Lisa McMurtry is a 22-year NSA veteran; Director Mike Hollingsworth is a combat veteran and former EUCOM Deputy J39.

Revenue is generated entirely through negotiated federal contracts as a prime contractor and subcontractor on professional services and R&D programs, primarily with the DoD and Intelligence Community. The company has stated over $400 million in three-year contract ceiling with in excess of $100 million in actual funding, employs approximately 150 people with retention exceeding 90%, and was valued at approximately $50 million as of its 20th anniversary in December 2025. CNF graduated from the SBA 8(a) program in 2025 and now competes among mid-tier defense contractors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no commercial off-the-shelf products; capabilities are delivered as custom engineering, research, and operational services inside classified and unclassified federal environments.

Name

CNF Technologies

Legal name

CNF Technologies

Website

https://cnftech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CNF Technologies is a privately held defense contractor delivering full-spectrum cyber operations, OT/ICS security, spectrum warfare, and AI-enabled cyber capabilities to U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers across six locations in Texas, Colorado, and Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Naval C4ISR, Communications & Electronic Warfare (IMABAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Defense Infrastructure, Installations & Base Operations (BPAIAHAK)

Keywords

• Defense cybersecurity services
• Offensive cyber operations
• Vulnerability research
• OT/ICS cybersecurity
• Electronic warfare

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: CNF Technologies generates revenue primarily through government defense contracts with the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The company holds multiple contract vehicles including ACT 3, ACT 2, JCWEF, OASIS+, SeaPort NxG, and GSA IT Schedule 70. Over a recent three-year period, CNF was awarded over $400 million in contract ceiling and received in excess of $100 million in actual funding.
2. Research and Development (IR&D and Sponsored R&D): CNF conducts Independent R&D (IR&D) and sponsored R&D programs in partnership with AFRL, DARPA, and OUSD R&E to develop and prototype cyber capabilities. Revenue is generated through these R&D programs as working prototypes are delivered to customers.
3. SBIR Contracts: CNF participates in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs with the Department of Defense, generating revenue through phased research contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CNF Technologies is a U.S. defense contractor that develops, fields, and operates full-spectrum cyber capabilities for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Its core services span offensive and defensive cyber operations, vulnerability research and reverse engineering, OT/ICS critical infrastructure protection, RF/spectrum warfare and electronic warfare, all-domain cyber-kinetic integration, and independent/sponsored cyber research and development. Capabilities are delivered as customized research, integration, and mission operations under multiple federal contract vehicles (AFRL ACT 3, ACT 2, JCWEF, OASIS+, SeaPort NxG, GSA IT Schedule 70).

Product overview

CNF Technologies is a cyber security contractor providing full-spectrum cyber capabilities for national defense. The company does not offer a single unified product but rather delivers a portfolio of service-based solution areas: Full-Spectrum Cyber Operations (offensive capabilities including vulnerability research, implants/payloads, and DCO solutions), Critical Infrastructure Protection (OT/ICS cybersecurity, virtual test ranges, training), Spectrum Warfare/CEMA (electronic warfare, signals intelligence, SDR solutions), All-Domain Integration (space cyber, air superiority, mission rehearsal), and Research & Development (both independent IR&D and government-sponsored R&D in cognitive AI, OT/ICS security, and cyber weapons). These solutions are delivered through various contract vehicles including AFRL ACT 3/ACT 2, JCWEF, OASIS+, and SeaPort NxG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Spectrum Cyber Operations Offensive and defensive cyber operations capabilities for U.S. DoD and Intelligence Community customers, including bespoke implants and payloads engineered for zero-day efficacy, persistent access, and non-attributable mission effects; deep-dive vulnerability research and reverse engineering of software and embedded systems; integrated intrusion analysis and cyber hunt (DCO solutions); and zero-trust engineering.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection OT/ICS cybersecurity services for power grids, oil and gas, and other industrial control systems, including OT/ICS range development, hardware virtualization (digital twins of PLCs and full OT environments), Infrastructure as Code for rapid and scalable virtual test ranges, and training and mission rehearsal for operational technology cybersecurity.
• Spectrum Warfare / CEMA Cyber Electromagnetic Activities bridging air-gapped targets, electronic warfare for signal detection and classification, non-traditional ISR, and software-defined radio (SDR) weaponization with novel waveforms and ruggedized embedded systems for covert command and control and data exfiltration.
• All-Domain Integration All-domain cyber-kinetic integration capabilities including Defensive Cyber Operations-Space (DCO-S) for space enterprise defense, cyber-enabled air superiority integrating cyber-kinetic effects, and warfighter tactics evaluation in high-fidelity mission environments spanning seafloor to space.
• Research and Development (Independent & Sponsored) Independent R&D programs in cognitive AI, weaponized triage, binary diversification, and tactical edge communications, alongside sponsored R&D for cyber weapon systems, embedded and heterogeneous systems, and defensive cyber for emerging domains, delivered in partnership with AFRL, DARPA, and OUSD R&E.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $400 million in contract ceiling awarded over 3 years with over $100 million in actual funding realized.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, supporting and core.

• San Antonio Food BankminorOthers · 1 January 2025CNF Technologies partners with the San Antonio Food Bank through its CNF Cares initiative. Team members volunteered and packed more than 1,000 food bags. CNF raised more than $15,000 and collected nearly 200 pounds of supplies for flood relief efforts.
• Texas A&M University-KingsvillesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Fred and Roxanne Ramirez launched the Ramirez Family & CNF Scholarship at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2023, awarding $10,000 annually to a first-generation college student. The scholarship was inspired by Fred Ramirez's induction into the Javelina Engineering Hall of Fame.
• St. Mary's UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CNF Technologies partnered with St. Mary's University to mentor a senior design team through a 10-month cybersecurity engineering project (October 2025 to April 2026). The multidisciplinary project required expertise across software development, radio frequency communications, hardware integration, and cybersecurity operations. CNF representatives Liz Vasquez, Tom Sillence, and Matt Trippy led the partnership with student team members.
• Habitat for HumanityminorOthers · 1 January 2020CNF Technologies has partnered with Habitat for Humanity for philanthropic ventures. The company donates annually and team members have contributed sweat equity, helping build a total of 7 homes. Led by CEO Freddy Ramirez.
• The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) / National Security Collaboration CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015CNF Technologies partnered with UTSA in 2015 to launch the CNF Cybersecurity Scholarship and competitive internship pipeline. By 2018, the partnership expanded through the National Security Collaboration Center to advance research, education, and workforce development in cybersecurity. CNF is a founding partner of the NSCC. Since 2015, $200,000 has been awarded in scholarship funding. Many of CNF's top performers are UTSA alumni. Aaron Grace led CNF's founding partner role in the NSCC.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ManTech International: Established federal cyber and mission-services prime supporting DoD/IC, overlapping CNF's cyber operations and R&D services across full-and-open competitions.
• Parsons Corporation: Large defense/cyber provider with offensive cyber, EW, and critical-infrastructure protection portfolios that overlap CNF's solution areas at greater scale.
• CACI International: Major defense IT and cyber/SIGINT contractor serving DoD and IC, competing for the same cyber and intelligence mission work CNF pursues.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Leading provider of cyber and AI/ML services to DoD and IC, competing broadly in the same cyber-mission market as CNF.
• Leidos: Large defense integrator with cyber, EW, and critical-infrastructure offerings overlapping CNF's full-spectrum solution set at prime scale.
• Peraton: Large national-security contractor in cyber, space, and intelligence missions, a competitor CNF will increasingly face after 8(a) graduation.

Direct peers

• Assured Information Security (AIS): Cyber R&D contractor doing vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and cyber capability development for AFRL/DoD—the same customer base and technical niche as CNF.
• Two Six Technologies: Delivers offensive/defensive cyber, EW, and R&D-driven capabilities to DoD and IC customers—directly overlapping CNF's full-spectrum cyber operations and prototyping model.
• SIXGEN: Mid-tier cyber operations firm providing offensive cyber, red teaming, and tool development for U.S. government, closely mirroring CNF's vulnerability research and mission-effect focus.

Emerging players

• Siege Technologies: Offensive cyber and exploitation research firm serving defense customers, overlapping CNF's implant/payload and vulnerability research work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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