Through this collaboration, GDIT will work with NightDragon to align leading cybersecurity, national security, and defense companies in NightDragon’s portfolio with U.S. government programs supported by GDIT. This will enable accelerated insertion of innovative commercial technology in complex, highly regulated government environments in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and autonomy across all six domains, including air, sea, land, space, and cyber. The agreement will facilitate co-investment in technical solutions for national security, civilian and health missions.

“Our collaboration with NightDragon reinforces our commitment to bringing the latest commercial technology to address federal agencies’ toughest mission challenges,” said Amy Gilliland, GDIT’s president. “We look forward to leveraging our collective strengths to further accelerate innovation and rapidly deliver mission-ready technology solutions that are proven, secure and scalable.”

“By combining NightDragon’s investment in emerging technologies with GDIT’s scale and mission expertise, we can accelerate the journey from innovation to impact, ensuring breakthrough technologies are ready to address the most complex and evolving national security challenges,” said Dave DeWalt, founder and chief executive officer, NightDragon. “In today’s dynamic and increasingly contested security landscape, especially as cyber and defense converge, scaling visionary companies to deliver advanced capabilities has never been more critical for maintaining strategic advantage and protecting our national interests.”

The collaboration builds on the existing partnerships that GDIT, and other General Dynamics business units, have with cyber and defense companies in NightDragon’s portfolio. For example, GDIT has already won more than $120 million in contracts by partnering with NightDragon portfolio companies, including Horizon3.ai, to secure critical infrastructure from cyber threats at military bases.

“As a NightDragon portfolio company, we’ve already seen firsthand how the combination of NightDragon’s strategic support and GDIT’s deep mission expertise can accelerate growth and open meaningful opportunities. With active collaborations and deals in the pipeline, this partnership is helping companies like Horizon3.ai bring innovative cybersecurity capabilities to support critical national security missions faster and at greater scale,” said Snehal Antani, co-founder and chief executive officer, Horizon3.ai.

Source: GDIT

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Today’s cybersecurity threats and national security priorities are continuously evolving, driving the need for a new generation of commercial solutions that protect the five critical domains – land, sea, air, space, and cyber. Together, NightDragon and Jacobs are investing in solutions and technologies to create and to be at the forefront of the CID ecosystem focused on protecting and defending people and data.

“We have seen the nature of warfare evolve to embrace cyber as the fifth battleground. By partnering with a market leader like Jacobs, we hope to better arm commercial and government defenders with leading technologies, talents and solutions to combat these rising threats and prepare themselves for an increasingly digital future,” said Dave DeWalt, founder and managing director, NightDragon.

Both Jacobs and NightDragon have existing strongholds in the cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy (CSSP) market. Jacobs has built a multi-billion-dollar business based on technologies and services for the physical and digital worlds, including $1 billion in cyber and intelligence projects in FY2021. NightDragon, meanwhile, invests and advises some of the world’s leading and most cutting-edge, emerging technologies in the CSSP space, including through its recently announced $750+ million growth investment fund.

Recognizing that government and commercial customers need to tap into the full power of cyber, intelligence and digital technologies to combat the rising number of cybersecurity and national security threats globally, the NightDragon-Jacobs CID ecosystem will bring together joint solutions across their commercial technology portfolios to address greater cyber and security needs across all five critical domains. These solutions will include cybersecurity, satellite, intelligence, critical infrastructure and other essential technologies.

These efforts also fit squarely with White House, Department of Defense and Congressional stated focuses around the importance of public-private partnership. Together, NightDragon and Jacobs can support this directive by bringing CID solutions to both government and commercial customers more quickly than previously possible to accelerate their risk mitigation strategies across cybersecurity and national security efforts.

“Jacobs and NightDragon recognize the value of public-private partnership as a way to close the gap between offense and defense in cybersecurity,” said Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions Senior Vice President of Cyber & Intelligence Caesar Nieves. “The formation of this alliance directly aligns with Jacobs’ new strategic growth accelerator around data and creates a foundation for delivering innovative, secure solutions and technologies across multiple domains. We welcome the opportunity to work together to bring the innovation to a joint cyber, intelligence and digital ecosystem of innovation that benefits government and commercial customers for many years to come.”

NightDragon and Jacobs are already working together across six companies in the NightDragon portfolio in a wide range of capacities, including co-investing, distribution agreements and strategic program engagements. Core to this engagement strategy are NightDragon portfolio companies such as HawkEye 360, Interos and NetAbstraction. The technologies are carefully selected based on integrated, complementary fit within the ecosystem to address the broader goal of securing the five domains and to build a self-sustaining CID ecosystem.

“We value deeply our alliances with NightDragon and Jacobs and are proud to work alongside them to advance our abilities to serve critical commercial interests and national security missions. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with our valued investors and partners to deliver a cyber, intelligence and digital ecosystem of solutions that can benefit organizations all around the world,” said John Serafini, CEO of HawkEye 360.

Source: NightDragon

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