Catalysis is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a substance known as a catalyst.
Catalysts are not consumed in the reaction and remain unchanged after it. This chemical definition mirrors the first study of our founder and CEO, John A who studied both Chemistry and Physics.
The goal here is to remain a strong and lean team that is involved with national security efforts. We are a nontraditional technology company that wants to accelerate our involvement in the national defense ecosystem by providing connections to foster a collaborative setting for a lasting national impact.
We are grateful for the inclusion to the Catalyst Accelerator Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as we have an x86 and ARM technology that speaks TCP, we will implement differing protocols to secure the Internet of Things (IoT) and other compute devices between your computer such as your mobile phone or small cube satellite. Aronetics has participated in Dreamport Rapid Prototype Events (RPE)s, and have the small lean team to quickly research and build tools that support the contemporary and forward centruries.
The Catalyst Accelerator is a defense and national security industry accelerator, headquartered on the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Each Catalyst Accelerator cohort has unique and specific focus areas determined by the United States Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory. This cohort focus is Cyber Defense Operations, (#CADCO).
Thor™ in the National Defense Ecosystem
The technology Aronetics brought to the Catalyst Accelerator — Thor™ — is a kernel-level security module certified by Red Hat and operating at ring 0 of the x86 and ARM compute stack. Its capability to inspect operating system behavior, detect anomalous process activity, and maintain firmware integrity assurance is directly relevant to the Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory’s Cyber Defense Operations (CADCO) mission focus.
Small cube satellites, ground station compute, and the edge devices that bridge space and terrestrial networks represent exactly the class of systems that Thor™ was designed to protect: resource-constrained, mission-critical, and operating in environments where a compromise cannot be remediated by rebooting the asset.
Aronetics continues to engage with the national defense innovation ecosystem — including Dreamport Rapid Prototype Events — as a lean, technically capable team able to rapidly prototype and deploy security capabilities against contemporary and emerging threats.
We are grateful to the Catalyst Accelerator, the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, and the Air Force Research Laboratory for the opportunity to contribute to national security through technology.