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From pioneering space programs to fighting global cybercrime, Colorado Springs has attracted and cultivated many of the world’s largest cyber
companies. Colorado Springs is regularly identified as one of the top-five cities for cybersecurity jobs and is attracting a large cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity has a long history in Colorado Springs, initiated by the military commands that have historically depended upon information security. From data centers to financial services to insurance carriers, cybersecurity is paramount and has led to the creation of a robust commercial cyber industry.
The city is the headquarters for the top company in the world on the CyberSecurity 500 List (root9B), as well as the home to the Western Cyber Exchange and the Cyber Security Institute for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses.
Extraordinary Cybersecurity Military Presence The Air Force Space Command provides resilient space and cyberspace
capabilities for the Joint Force and the nation. The U.S. Northern Command/NORAD Joint Cyber Center provides cyber consequence, response and recovery support.
Academic Involvement The United States Air Force Academy includes the Academy Center for Cyberspace Research and Cyber Innovation Center.
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is home to cyber research programs sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, IARPA and NSF and include secure cyber infrastructure, resilient cloud, risk analysis for critical infrastructure protection, and cyber degree programs, plus the Cyber P3i Program with the U.S. Army Reserve.
• Colorado Technical University offers master’s degree programs in cyber science with concentrations in computer systems security, database systems and software engineering.
• Regis University offers a NSA-certified Information Assurance program with a cybersecurity specialization.
• Webster University offers a master’s degree in cybersecurity and graduate certificates in cybersecurity and threat protection.
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102 S. Tejon Street | Suite 430 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: 719.471.8183 | www.cscedc.com as of February 9, 2018
*Company has multiple locations and/or divisions within the Pikes Peak region
1 Abacus Solutions Group, Inc. • •2 ABBA Technologies, Inc. 3 Accinctus LLC •4 The Aerospace Corporation 5 AFCEA 6 Akima, LLC • •7 Allied Mountain, LLC • •8 Ampex Data Systems Corporation 9 Analyst Warehouse - An Indyne Company 10 Anser Corporation 11 ARX, LLC • •12 ASRC Federal Space & Defense 13 Barnett Engineering & Signaling Laboratories LLC •14 BlacKnight Cyber Security 15 Blue Light LLC 16 Boecore Inc. •17 Booz Allen Hamilton 18 Braxton Technologies, LLC 19 BrightStar Investigations • •20 BurstIQ, LLC •21 C2E Commitment to Excellence 22 C4 Solutions, LLC • •23 Center for Space Standards & Innovation 24 CertainSafe 25 Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station 26 Colorado Engineering Inc. 27 Colorado Networks Inc./eVancis 28 Colorado Technical University 29 COLSA Corporation 30 Combat Training Solutions (Cyalume Technologies) 31 Convergent Performance, LLC •32 CSRA 33 CW Productions Ltd. 34 Cyber Help Inc. 35 Cyber Resilience Institute 36 The Cybersecurity Institute for Small & Mid-sized Businesses (CiSMB) 37 CyberSpace Operations Consulting, Inc. • •38 D.R.E.G. Solutions • •39 Digital Beachhead, Inc. • •40 Dynamic Aerospace Technologies • •41 E&M Technologies, Inc.* •42 E-9 Enterprises Inc. • • •43 Engility Corporation 44 esoCyber Alliance 45 esoEdge Legal 46 Exostrategies 47 Femme Comp Inc. (FCI) •48 Five Rivers Services, LLC • • •49 Fort Carson 50 Francis E McIntire Enterprises • •51 Frontier IT 52 The Future Company LLC
INDUSTRY KEY Consulting Services (49) Commercial (6) Digital Health (5) Engineering (30) Information Technology (72) Manufacturing / Maintenance (6) Research & Development (25) Education / Training (33) Membership / Associations (7) Military Installations (5)
REGISTERED SMALL BUSINESS KEY Alaska Native Company • (4) Current SDB Certified • (4) Current 8(a) Certified • (5) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned • (22) Veteran Owned • (28) Woman-Women Owned • (11)
Military Installations Chamber & EDC Member
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region Cybersecurity Companies
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Colorado Springs has four universities that are NSA certified Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance:
• Colorado Technical University • Regis University • United States Air Force Academy • University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Webster University - graduate degrees in cybersecurity and threat protection.in information assurance.
Pikes Peak Community College is in the process of achieving NSA certification for its 2-year program.
As of December, 2015, only 77 institutions had achieved NSA certification.
102 S. Tejon Street | Suite 430 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: 719.471.8183 | www.cscedc.com as of February 9, 2018
*Company has multiple locations and/or divisions within the Pikes Peak region
53 Gnostech Inc. 54 Harris Corporation* 55 Imprimis, Inc. 56 Incline Cyber Solutions, LLC • • •57 Infinity Systems Engineering 58 InfoZen, Inc. 59 ISSAC • •60 ISYS Technologies •61 JMark Services Inc. • • •62 Joint Strategic Solutions • •63 Key Management Solutions (KMS) 64 Knowledge Assurance International, Inc. • • 65 L-3 Communications 66 Leidos 67 Lockheed Martin Corporation* 68 Loop Communications LLC 69 The Macalan Group • •70 MainNerve • •71 Mannatek Solutions, Inc. •72 MCSG Technologies 73 Mitre Corporation 74 Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) 75 National American University* 76 National Cyber Exchange 77 National Cybersecurity Center 78 Northrop Grumman Corp.*
INDUSTRY KEY Consulting Services (49) Commercial (6) Digital Health (5) Engineering (30) Information Technology (72) Manufacturing / Maintenance (6) Research & Development (25) Education / Training (33) Membership / Associations (7) Military Installations (5)
REGISTERED SMALL BUSINESS KEY Alaska Native Company • (4) Current SDB Certified • (4) Current 8(a) Certified • (5) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned • (22) Veteran Owned • (28) Woman-Women Owned • (11)
Military Installations Chamber & EDC Member
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region Cybersecurity Companies
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Catalyst Campus
Catalyst campus is an industry driven workforce development, R&D, and operations facility focused on cybersecurity
• Providing innovators with the support, education and workforce training necessary to promote job growth and economic development in Southern Colorado
• Uniting industry and education
• Offering support services to engineering companies and technology firms in a collaborative and innovative space
• Attracting government grants and private funding while creating world-class engineering, manufacturing, technology, and software/hardware companies
102 S. Tejon Street | Suite 430 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: 719.471.8183 | www.cscedc.com as of February 9, 2018
*Company has multiple locations and/or divisions within the Pikes Peak region
79 Novetta Solutions LLC 80 Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC • •81 Parsons 82 PatchPlus Consulting • •83 Patriot Solutions International, LLC • •84 Peak Security, Inc. • 85 PEGRight 86 PeopleTec, Inc. •87 Peterson Air Force Base (Air Force Space Command; U.S. Northern Command/ NORAD Joint Cyber Center)88 Pikes Peak Community College* 89 Polaris Alpha 90 Quantech Services 91 Quantum Research International 92 Red Mind Solutions, Inc. 93 Regis University 94 Riverside Research 95 root9b LLC* 96 S4 Inc. 97 SAIC 98 Schriever Air Force Base 99 Scitor Corporation 100 SecureSet Academy* 101 Securifense, Inc. • •
INDUSTRY KEY Consulting Services (49) Commercial (6) Digital Health (5) Engineering (30) Information Technology (72) Manufacturing / Maintenance (6) Research & Development (25) Education / Training (33) Membership / Associations (7) Military Installations (5)
REGISTERED SMALL BUSINESS KEY Alaska Native Company • (4) Current SDB Certified • (4) Current 8(a) Certified • (5) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned • (22) Veteran Owned • (28) Woman-Women Owned • (11)
Military Installations Chamber & EDC Member
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region Cybersecurity Companies
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United States Air Force CyberWorx
• Research and testing of cyber security issues and technology
• Addressing the needs of the industrial, defense and intelligence
• Focused on cyber innovation through design thinking, cadet education and public-private partnerships.
102 S. Tejon Street | Suite 430 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: 719.471.8183 | www.cscedc.com as of February 9, 2018
*Company has multiple locations and/or divisions within the Pikes Peak region
102 Shape Technologies, LLC •103 SMB iSAO 104 Southern Colorado Technology Alliance 105 Springs Hosting 106 StealthCom Solutions, Inc. • •107 STEMsCO 108 Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) 109 Summit Technical Solutions, LLC • •110 TASC / Engility 111 Technowledge 112 Teledyne Collaborx 113 Toggle Industries LLC 114 Triamer Information Sciences, Inc. 115 UAS Colorado 116 United States Air Force Academy (Academy Center for Cyberspace Research; Cyber Innovation Center)117 University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Cyber P3i Program with U.S. Army Reserve)118 USfalcon • •119 Vencore 120 Veteran Engineering and Technology LLC • •121 Webster University
Additional Chamber & EDC Member: Stellar Solutions Inc. (Denver, CO)
INDUSTRY KEY Consulting Services (49) Commercial (6) Digital Health (5) Engineering (30) Information Technology (72) Manufacturing / Maintenance (6) Research & Development (25) Education / Training (33) Membership / Associations (7) Military Installations (5)
REGISTERED SMALL BUSINESS KEY Alaska Native Company • (4) Current SDB Certified • (4) Current 8(a) Certified • (5) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned • (22) Veteran Owned • (28) Woman-Women Owned • (11)
Military Installations Chamber & EDC Member
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region Cybersecurity Companies
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National Cybersecurity Center
A newly created center for cybersecurity response, education, R&D and training with 3 major components:
• A Rapid Response Center to help small- to mid-sized businesses, nonprofits and government agencies combat and recover from cyber attacks
• A Cyber Research, Education and Training Center that will conduct research on cybersecurity threats and develop a cybersecurity workforce through education programs at UCCS and other schools around the state and nation
• A Cyber institute to bring real-time information on the latest cyber trends, security, best practices and education resources to elected officials to help them better protect government computer systems, networks and critical infrastructure
102 S. Tejon Street | Suite 430 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: 719.471.8183 | www.cscedc.com as of February 9, 2018
*Company has multiple locations and/or divisions within the Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region Cyber Companies
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For more information about Cybersecurity in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region, contact: Vinnie Persichetti Cybersecurity Programs Director [email protected] 719.575.4340
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