CNF Technologies was founded by principals with extensive technical expertise and significant operational experience. Our principals were founding members of the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT). In the early 90s, they led the development and deployment of a global network monitoring capability (ASIM) for detecting malicious activities across AF networks. This capability is still in use today at over 100 AF locations. In 1993, they led the development and implementation of a remote on-line vulnerability scanning capability that identified vulnerable AF systems connected to the Internet. In the late 90s they created and tested DoD’s first virtual HoneyPot capability in an operational environment in response to sophisticated malicious network activity. In 1999, they helped establish a computer security laboratory and curriculum within the Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The laboratory and curriculum is still in operation today. In 2002, CNF principals led the efforts to establish the Computer Incident Response Center (CIRC) and the Network Security Operations Center for the Department of Veterans Affairs. In early 2003, CNF principals led the establishment of a full customer service center for cyber security incident resolution and a network security operations center with a 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week operational capability. By the summer of 2003, the team was monitoring and managing 1300 enterprise embedded security devices including 250 intrusion detection sensors. The CNF team assisted in the development of virtualization of the AF network information infrastructure. The team has been involved in the development of boundary protection of airborne networks.
