SpiderOak is a U.S.-based software company that specializes in cybersecurity solutions for the space industry. It focuses on providing zero-trust security and resiliency for next-generation space systems with its OrbitSecure product suite, which utilizes no-knowledge encryption and distributed-ledger technology. SpiderOak partners with organizations like the U.S. Space Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Development Agency (SDA), Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Ball Aerospace, Planet Labs and Accenture to enhance satellite network capabilities and secure space-based communications. The company's work contributes to securing civil, military, and commercial space operations.
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SpiderOak raised $16,400,000 in a Series C investment round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions.
SpiderOak plans to complete on-orbit testing and obtain flight heritage for OrbitSecure 2.0 using funding from the Series C investment round.
In 2021 the U.S. Air Force awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research contract to test OrbitSecure on military satellites and ground stations.
TriSept and SpiderOak formed a strategic partnership on 2022-12-07 to offer an end-to-end security system for satellites and ground systems.
SpiderOak CEO Dave Pearah supports partnering with TriSept to provide an end-to-end satellite security solution for commercial and government customers.
SpiderOak partnered with York Space Systems to support the DIU OrbitSecure on-orbit mission.
SpiderOak was awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to deliver the company’s OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit.
The Defense Innovation Unit signed agreements on 2022-11-02 with Amazon Web Services, Kuiper Government Solutions, Microsoft Azure Space, and SpiderOak Mission Systems for a project to demonstrate space-based communications using interconnected commercial and government networks.
Ellen Pawlikowski supports SpiderOak’s blockchain-based products for securing satellites and their networks as a crucial part of building space resiliency.
SpiderOak Mission Systems and Lockheed Martin Space’s Mission Solutions business are developing and testing a zero-trust cybersecurity platform to secure data across the space data supply chain.
SpiderOak Mission Systems won a contract from Lockheed Martin Space on 2022-03-29 to provide its cybersecurity software.
Charles Beames will remain executive chairman of York Space Systems while working with SpiderOak.
Chicago-based SpiderOak won two U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contracts in 2021 for OrbitSecure, an off-the-shelf product to enhance satellite and constellation cybersecurity.
The Air Force awarded SpiderOak Mission Systems a Small Business Innovation Research contract to test its secure communications protocol OrbitSecure on military satellites and ground stations.