The US Defense Innovation Unit has selected three contractors to develop Joint Cyber Hunt Kit prototypes for the US Cyber Command.
US-based companies Sealing Technologies, Omni Federal, and World Wide Technology are expected to develop a portable ”security operations center in a box” by the summer of 2025.
The solution is expected to offer the first standardized cyber defense kit — as existing systems vary across military branches — while featuring modularity and allowing mission-specific customization.
In addition, it will feature modern technology with enhanced storage capacity, analysis, and network monitoring capabilities for strengthened threat hunting, network security, and mission adaptability.
This will help support Cyber Protection Teams that proactively search for threats and respond to security breaches, as well as Hunt-Forward Operations teams that collaborate with partner nations to detect and analyze malicious cyber activity.
Only one vendor will be chosen to advance in the program once the development and tests are completed for this phase.
Kit Prototypes
SealingTech proposed its Cyber-Fly-Away Kits to meet what the mission needs: a “rapid, agile, and scalable innovation to advance defensive cyberspace operations and protect national security,” said Dave Shortt, Director of Growth at SealingTech.
In August 2024, the US Army contracted the cybersecurity solutions provider under a $9-million deal to provide a Deployable Defensive Cyber Operations System – Modular version 2 to enhance the cyber protection team’s capabilities to conduct missions from any location.
Omni Federal offered its Redhound system, which features an agnostic, modular, and open architecture platform that delivers “blazing fast” speed.
“It’s designed to give the military the right tools to detect, identify, and mitigate cyber threats with speed and precision, at a reasonable cost that makes sense,” according to company CEO Parag Thakker.
Meanwhile, World Wide Technology has not provided details regarding their proposal. However, it was part of a consortium led by HII that developed a cyber threat hunting kit in August 2023.
