Security Innovation Lab
Tracking security technology from prototype to operational use.
Security innovation tracker
Tracking security technology from prototype to operational use.
Omnisys' next generation BRO C-UAS turns counter-drone defense from reactive interception into proactive, model-driven prevention by using a physics-accurate digital twin and AI optimization...
China's January 2026 directive to stop using certain U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity products will accelerate domestic substitution and create an opening for open-source, auditable...
Trust Automation’s $490M Air Force IDIQ gives the company the funding runway to move C‑UAS prototypes into production, but success depends on manufacturability, software...
DHS created a Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems to centralize procurement and fielding of C-UAS capabilities, including an...
DHS has created a Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter‑Unmanned Aircraft Systems and is finalizing a $115 million counter‑drone investment to...
DHS S&T’s 2024–2025 work moved privacy-aware ML, checkpoint imaging, counter-UAS, and mission payloads into demonstrators and operational assessments. The practical guidance: adopt layered, privacy-first...
2025 moved ethical security from theory to practice through regulatory clarity, privacy-preserving ML and cryptographic progress, and better modular procurement for counter-drone and sensing...
Open source in 2026 will be AI-first, more enterprise-ready, and strategically important for hardware and supply chain trust. Security teams should pilot open models...
Five 2025 case studies show a shift from single-point C-UAS tools to layered, manufacturable defenses: Ukraine’s mass interceptors, deep-penetration strikes, maritime drone threats, directed-energy...
Security Innovation Lab’s Q4 2025 rollup shows $14 billion invested into security-relevant startups, driven by fewer, larger rounds concentrated in AI-native security, late-stage cyber,...
PKWARE’s 2025 breach list highlights repeat failure modes: vendor and SaaS supply chain compromise, token and credential theft, and insider-enabled leaks. Organizations should map...
On New Year’s Eve security teams must plan for predictable spikes in celebratory gunfire and elevated drone activity. Use layered sensors, edge fusion, clear...