Cyber Operations and Engineering

Monitoring the IT environment to uncover vulnerabilities and address them before cyber actors exploit them is one of the best ways to achieve optimum security. Organizations should be conversant with the different cybersecurity tools and their respective categories. DarkNexus cybersecurity engineers provide implementation, operation, and custom tailoring of a broad array of cybersecurity tools and technologies. DarkNexus has several rapid acquisition contracts (ACT – Agile Cyber Technology and OSCER – Operational Simulated Cyber Environment for Enhanced Resiliency) that enable our customers to quickly get engineering and research development support to address critical cybersecurity requirements or enhancements.

DarkNexus provides cybersecurity engineering services to US Government customers to manage risk and secure enterprises with more than 40,000 users across the globe. We assist in the selection and optimization of cybersecurity tools to combat current and future cybersecurity threats. With over 100 advanced security-certified professionals (CISSP, CASP, CEH, and other-industry certifications), Invictus engineers have streamlined enterprise authorization processes by over 50% while implementing and integrating more stringent security requirements aligned with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). We develop and optimize cybersecurity processes and tools to maximize our client’s enterprise cybersecurity posture to counter cyber threats as they evolve.

DarkNexus has experience conducting a wide range of cyber security assessments. Our assessments and inspections range from comprehensive assessments of commercial Wall Street investment firms; Penetration Testing and Red Teams for commercial and Federal Government customers; Security Control Assessments (SCA) to assess risks for specific technologies across an enterprise; and specific inspections that assess an organization’s cyber security posture. Our SCAs conduct hundreds of security assessments every year in support of our Federal and DoD customers. We have reduced our customers timeline to Authority to Operate (ATO) by 50% on average. DarkNexus leading an inspection program to ensure cybersecurity compliance across the Department of Defense. For non-DoD government customers, DarkNexus penetration testers routinely conduct offensive security testing events to identify potential paths for malicious actors enabling mitigation prior to exploitation. DarkNexus provides single event testing and has established permanent testing programs for customers.