Company

Digital Operatives

Digital Operatives was founded in 2005 and became known in the field simply as DO. That goodwill still matters: experienced, technical, independent, and ready for AI-centric cyber warfare.

Founded2005
Known asDO
ModelProfitable + focused

Since 2005

Twenty-one years. Still asking what comes next.

An independent defense contractor with a sustained record of profitable business, applied research, and technical problem-solving.

2005Digital Operatives is founded.
2012Public applied research and process attribution work.
2013-2015Physical subversion, malware analysis, and moving-target defense threads.
2017-2018Automation, vulnerability analysis, and machine-learning traffic detection research.
2023Cloud security and vulnerability economics return to the public record.
TodayAI security, advanced cyber, and mission engineering.

Operating Identity

Small enough to stay sharp. Experienced enough to matter.

Build Mission software and operational systems

DO builds tools and workflows for teams that need speed, control, and senior technical ownership.

Break Research that tests assumptions

The company has a long habit of asking where a system can be made to fail and what that teaches defenders.

Study Institutional memory as an asset

We carry the lessons of earlier research into new systems, new threats, and new operational demands.