Fortaegis Technologies

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Prodrive Technologies announces a strategic investment in Fortaegis, as part of a partnership to scale the production of Fortaegis products in the Netherlands. As the Dutch Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) reports (link in comments), this is the first time Prodrive has invested directly in another company: a strong signal of confidence in Fortaegis and the strategic importance of our technology. Together with Prodrive, we are taking an important step in building Europe’s silicon backbone for secure, high-performance digital infrastructure, and strengthening Europe’s ability to design, build and scale the technologies for which it cannot afford to depend on others.

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Fortaegis strongly supports the policy positions and proposed actions put out by the Center for European Policy Analysis in their excellent report "Unleashing Defence Innovation: building a future-capable defense force", from which the above quotation was taken. https://lnkd.in/eXanHNKM Fortaegis' Henry Gates and Neil Chauhan attend the CEPA breakfast event in London yesterday where CEPA had convened a strong mix of action-oriented individuals and organisations spanning both sides of the Atlantic. Skilfully chaired by Jason Israel, the discussion focussed on overcoming current challenges and accelerating innovation and routes to market. Fortaegis will continue to contribute to defence by building the technology which secures and empowers the underlying compute. 

"Those who call for full-stack technological sovereignty or EuroStack style autonomy misunderstand the dynamics of power." An important and timely report published today by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change on Global Technology Chokepoints. Their proposed framework should enable strategic focus at the critical interface of geopolitics and technology. Fortaegis was happy to contribute to the report through both Fortaegis US Board member Chris Miller and our Director Global Partnerships Neil Chauhan.  We also strongly agree with the quote above from Guy Ward Jackson. Fortaegis CEO Boudewijn Wijnands has repeatedly called this out - links posted in comments below. Instead we need strategic interdependence and to build the very best tech possible in order to help the West and its allies maintain its strategic edge.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 5G, Open RAN, edge AI, and industrial connectivity are pushing more intelligence to the edge of the network, where decisions must be made in real time under strict latency, availability, and security constraints. In this environment, security can no longer be treated as an add-on because the network itself is becoming a critical dependency for everything from civilian infrastructure to defense systems. But legacy compute architectures have not kept up. How do you secure carrier networks that transport high volumes of sensitive enterprise and infrastructure traffic that are currently not quantum-resistant? How do you maintain integrity and trust when compute is pushed to the edge? How do you operate in a world where today's communications can be easily read tomorrow? At Fortaegis, we are working with leading service providers to implement hardware-rooted secure compute, in which trust is embedded directly in the network, rather than relying on software overlays for protection. The modern telecom network is one of the most complex, distributed systems in existence - and securing it requires a fundamentally different approach.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 5G, Open RAN, edge AI, and industrial connectivity are pushing more intelligence to the edge of the network, where decisions must be made in real time under strict latency, availability, and security constraints. In this environment, security can no longer be treated as an add-on because the network itself is becoming a critical dependency for everything from civilian infrastructure to defense systems. But legacy compute architectures have not kept up. How do you secure carrier networks that transport high volumes of sensitive enterprise and infrastructure traffic that are currently not quantum-resistant? How do you maintain integrity and trust when compute is pushed to the edge? How do you operate in a world where today's communications can be easily read tomorrow? At Fortaegis, we are working with leading service providers to implement hardware-rooted secure compute, in which trust is embedded directly in the network, rather than relying on software overlays for protection. The modern telecom network is one of the most complex, distributed systems in existence - and securing it requires a fundamentally different approach.

A valuable conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and with Fortaegis advisor, fmr. Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. At Fortaegis Technologies, we are committed to supporting NATO and its mission with technology that strengthens, secures, and scales digital defence infrastructure to help the West and its allies maintain its strategic edge.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱. We face critical challenges in building modern defence capability:  • How can distributed systems scale securely in low bandwidth conditions? • How can we ensure trust and sovereignty of data and AI? • How can we reduce dependency on fragile, centralized infrastructure? • How can we protect a growing attack surface against emerging threats like AI-driven attacks and future quantum threats? At Fortaegis, we believe the answer lies in a full stack approach rooted in the very silicon of compute. We are pursuing this already with our NATO partners and allied nations - to secure the West and her allies. Get in touch if you want to learn more.