AFWERX Announces RunSafe Security Among Top Teams Selected to Exhibit at EngageSpace (September 29-30) The Premier Event for the Space Industry

AFWERX, the catalyst for fostering innovation within the U.S. Air Force, announced that RunSafe Security is one of the 178 top participating teams selected from The AFWERX Space Challenge initiative to exhibit at EngageSpace, a virtual two-day event on September 29-30.

The AFWERX Space Challenge initiative is made up of four challenges targeted at creating integrated space operations leveraging the best in technology while maintaining security, being resilient and increasing agility. Four challenges were run concurrently focused on separate topics – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), DoD Commercial Space Partnerships, Global Space Transport and Delivery and Space Asset Resiliency.

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Located in McLean, VA, RunSafe Security is competing in the Space Asset Resiliency Challenge alongside a diverse group of teams that represent entrepreneurial startups, small businesses, large enterprises, academic institutions and research labs.

“The solutions submitted for these space challenges represent the bleeding edge of space innovation,” stated Brennan Townley, AFWERX Challenge Collaboration Lead. “We’re excited to highlight these innovators and connect them with opportunities across the Space ecosystem.”

The Space Asset Resiliency Challenge strives to increase the longevity of our space assets by increasing their durability against the unique space environment and enemy threats.

RunSafe has an AFWERX-validated, automated approach to cyber hardening software without changing the functionality nor the performance of the original software. RunSafe’s Alkemist immunizes compiled software via a moving-target-defense approach. Alkemist works for operational and in-development systems, offering a rapid approach for legacy systems and advancing cyber supply chain management (C-SCRM) as new systems use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and open source software to speed development cycles.

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The EngageSpace event will feature highly engaging opportunities to connect, educate and innovate with other like-minded attendees, industry leaders, individual innovators, academia, investors, as well as military and government leaders. The entire event is designed to transform and accelerate the industry, and enable government buyers to pursue the most promising innovative solutions to the most pressing and threatening Space scenarios.

“We’re thrilled that RunSafe has been selected as one of the finalists to participate in the AFWERX EngageSpace event,” said Joseph Saunders, CEO of RunSafe Security. “Space operations are highly sensitive and require the strongest security measures available today. Our patented immunization technology, Alkemist, hardens software at the core, protecting applications, embedded devices and supply chains — all critical components for successful, mission-critical space operations.”

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