Cyber Operations

What Cyber Operations does

Cyber Operations, Inc. (doing business as Frontier Devices) is an OEM software provider specializing in enterprise Access Control List (ACL) management solutions, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pelham, Alabama. The company's flagship products — FLM-TR (Filter List Manager) and CyberACL (formerly the ACL Compliance Director) — provide centralized, cross-platform network security policy management for routers, switches, and firewalls from multiple vendors including Cisco IOS/ASA/PIX, Juniper JunOS/Netscreen, Force10, Aruba, and iptables/ip6tables. The technology runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 6 through 9) and Solaris 10, featuring a centralized database with full revision control and rollback capability, automated deployment via SSH/SCP, IPv6 support, and hierarchical list management with conflict detection. The company holds four granted USPTO patents (7188164, 7246177, 6748144, 6636663) covering secure network access control, distributed data compression, and methods for coupling and redirecting network communications.

The company's primary customers are U.S. federal government agencies — most notably the Department of Defense (DISA) under a 5-year, $1.8 million sole-source contract for FLM-TR and NASA Ames Research Center for supercomputing network security — alongside a limited set of commercial enterprises. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, channel reseller partnerships (Tabula Rosa Systems and Lyme Technology Solutions), and OEM embedded arrangements. Revenue is generated through one-time software licenses (delivered as preconfigured server appliances or customer-installed software), recurring software maintenance and support subscriptions covering RHEL and Solaris updates, and custom engineering services. In March 2012, the company was acquired by Folsom Metal Products, Inc., transitioning from Pink Sheets listing (CYPJ.PK) to a private software brand under the Frontier Devices division, with no venture capital or institutional funding rounds disclosed.

The company also maintains a portfolio of complementary products — CyberSAM (biometric access control), Cyber DAN (digital media distribution for the resort/cruise market), and VoIP solutions — and operates a secondary site in Windermere, Florida for field software development. The software development team remains based in Pelham, Alabama.

Name

Cyber Operations

Legal name

Cyber Operations, Inc.

Website

https://cyberoperations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cyber Operations is an Alabama-based OEM software provider of enterprise Access Control List management solutions (FLM-TR, CyberACL) for multi-vendor network environments, serving U.S. federal agencies including DoD/DISA and NASA alongside select commercial customers. Operates as a subsidiary of Folsom Metal Products since 2012.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network Security Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Access Control (NAC) (HDADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Access Control (NAC) & AAA Policy Control (HDAFAGAO)

Keywords

• Network security software
• Access control list management
• Enterprise firewall management
• Multi-vendor ACL automation
• Government cybersecurity solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pelham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OEM Software Licenses: OEM software provider for FLM-TR and CyberACL enterprise access control list management solutions. Products are sold as either preconfigured server appliances or software licenses for installation on customer infrastructure.
2. Software Maintenance & Support: Service and support offerings for product lines including software updates (RHEL 6/7/8/9, Solaris 10), technical support, and patch management.
3. Custom Engineering Solutions: Custom engineering and software development services tailored to specific customer requirements beyond standard product offerings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cyber Operations develops and licenses enterprise Access Control List (ACL) management software, primarily the FLM-TR (Filter List Manager) and CyberACL product lines. The software centralizes ACL storage, automates deployment across Cisco, Juniper, Force10, Aruba, and iptables devices, and provides revision control with rollback. Products are delivered as preconfigured server appliances or as software installed on customer infrastructure running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Solaris 10.

Product overview

Cyber Operations is an OEM software provider offering enterprise network security solutions, primarily the FLM-TR (Filter List Manager) and CyberACL (formerly ACL Compliance Director) product lines for Access Control List management. FLM-TR serves government customers including a DoD/DISA contract, while CyberACL is positioned as a cross-platform ACL management solution supporting Cisco, Juniper, Force10, Aruba, and iptables devices. Both products operate as software solutions that can be deployed on-premises or as pre-configured server appliances running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Solaris. The company also offers complementary products including Cyber SAM (biometric access control), Cyber DAN (digital media distribution), and VoIP solutions, representing a portfolio of integrated enterprise security and communications technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLM-TR: Filter List Manager - Enterprise Access Control List Management solution for managing network security policies across multiple device types.
• CyberACL
• ACL Compliance Director
• CyberSAM
• Cyber DAN

Products and services

• FLM-TR (Filter List Manager) FLM-TR is an enterprise Filter List Manager for automated router ACL management. It enables centralized storage, control, and deployment of access control lists across multi-vendor network devices with revision history, rollback capabilities, and cross-platform support. It is targeted at U.S. federal government agencies and large enterprises managing complex networks.
• CyberACL (Cyber Access Control List) CyberACL is a cross-platform enterprise ACL management solution that stores access lists in a central database accessed via web interface, provides revision history with rollback, and enables simultaneous synchronization across Cisco (IOS/ASA/PIX), Juniper (JunOS/Netscreen), Force10, Aruba, and iptables/ip6tables devices. It is designed for enterprise network operators and government agencies.
• Cyber SAM Cyber SAM is a biometric access, authentication and identification system for secure physical and logical access control.
• Cyber DAN (Digital Advertising Network) Cyber DAN is a digital media network solution featuring content management and hosting, network provisioning and delivery, and rich media distribution including live video, audio, cable television, web content, and RSS feeds. It was deployed into Reel Games gaming devices for the resort and travel industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deployment time reduced from 60 days to minutes with 100% accuracy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tabula Rosa Systems LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 May 2010Reseller agreement where Tabula Rosa promotes sales of Cyber Operations' line of products and services, particularly the Access Control List Manager. Tabula Rosa positions Cyber products as part of their 'Best of Breed Technology' and 'Best of Class Professional Services' portfolio targeting financial, medical, Fortune 500, and service provider customers.
• Lyme Technology SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on the Cyber Operations partnerships page alongside Tabula Rosa. Specific partnership terms and scope not detailed in available source material.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FireMon: FireMon specializes in firewall policy management, rule optimization, and network security posture management. Its feature set overlaps CyberACL's centralized, multi-vendor ACL management and compliance capabilities.
• Skybox Security: Skybox Security offers network security policy management and firewall assurance across complex enterprise environments. It competes with CyberACL on policy analysis, change management, and compliance for multi-vendor networks.
• Tufin: Tufin is a leading network security policy management vendor whose core product orchestrates firewall and ACL policies across multi-vendor estates. It directly competes with CyberACL/FLM-TR on centralized, cross-platform policy control and revision tracking.
• AlgoSec: AlgoSec provides firewall policy management and network security policy automation across heterogeneous environments. It competes head-to-head with CyberACL on centralized ACL management, change automation, and compliance reporting.

Broad incumbents

• Cisco: Cisco provides native security policy management across its IOS, ASA, and NX-OS ecosystems. While CyberACL integrates with Cisco devices, Cisco's own tooling competes as a broader incumbent offering.
• Juniper Networks: Juniper offers its own security policy management for JunOS and Mist environments. It is both a supported device family in CyberACL and a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities.
• SolarWinds: SolarWinds provides network configuration and change management tools that overlap with FLM-TR's automation, revision control, and device-deployment capabilities, though its portfolio is much broader.
• Palo Alto Networks (Strata): Palo Alto Networks is a broad network security incumbent whose platforms include policy management and access control functionality that overlap with CyberACL, but it does not specialize in vendor-neutral ACL translation.

Emerging players

• Infoblox: Infoblox provides DNS, DHCP, and network security policy automation that intersects with CyberACL's mission of enforcing consistent network access policy across distributed infrastructure.
• ManageEngine (Zoho): ManageEngine offers network configuration management and firewall rule management across multi-vendor environments. It represents an emerging, more accessible competitor in the same cross-vendor ACL management space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cyberoperations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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