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Shift5 Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Michael Weigand was named a 2023 AFCEA 40 Under Forty Emerging Leader.

Today, Shift5 announced the release of the Shift5 Compliance Module, which helps automate compliance efforts for data created on board fleet vehicles. This inaugural release, developed in partnership with aviation industry experts, enables automation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) guidelines in Advisory Circular (AC) 119-1 requiring operators to create an Aircraft Network Security Program (ANSP).

Last Thursday, the Biden-Harris administration released an aggressive strategy to tackle the nation’s most pressing cybersecurity issues. The National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) is a welcome development for industry advocates who’ve long encouraged the government to adopt a culture where protecting our infrastructure from digital threats isn’t a passive add-on or afterthought. Cyber protection and survivability must be a primary consideration from conception and design to implementation and deployment. Cybersecurity is national security

Notes from the Shift5 team that supported the U.S. Army’s Scarlet Dragon Oasis 

FT BRAGG, NC – “My military background was a huge part of what allowed me to drive through this.” Zack Chappell credits his 22 years in the Air Force with preparing him to lead the Shift5 team that supported the U.S. Army’s Scarlet Dragon Oasis last month, although he admits, “I’m used to jumping out of planes, not really loading them.”

Shift5 welcomes Andy Oare as its Head of Federal Marketing. Read on for more details about why he joined the company.

Ellen McDonald has joined Shift5 as its inaugural General Counsel. Read on for her take on why she joined the company.

Colby Proffitt joins Shift5 as its Vice President of Marketing. This blog details his reasons for joining the company.

Read this blog to learn why understanding where and how we can continue to reduce unnecessary cybersecurity risks to institutions upon which American confidence relies, bolster readiness to those systems which guarantee our national security, and ensure the resilience of our economy and way of life.

With our growth, our mission and team have matured. New opportunities for Shift5 have emerged, and the future of the company is brighter than ever.

The refreshed Shift5 brand reflects the magnitude of the problem we’re solving and the transformational opportunities we unlock for customers through onboard OT data.

Get a recap from the 2022 Aviation ISAC Cybersecurity Summit and learn how the industry is making proactive steps to secure the future of aviation through improved regulations and cyber resilience.

The TSA released an update to its Security Directives for freight and passenger railroad carriers. Read more to hear how this update mandates implementing performance-based measures for passenger and freight rail to “achieve critical cybersecurity outcomes”, and how rail owners and operators can gain compliance.

Read our latest blog to understand best practices for defending vehicles and weapon systems from cyber risk, and how onboard OT differs from IT and other traditional OT networks.