Acalvio Wins Top Honors in U.S. Navy Cybersecurity Challenge

In an era where cyber threats are no longer a question of “if” but “when,” the demand for proactive cybersecurity solutions has never been higher. The U.S. Navy has acknowledged this shift, stating that conventional security strategies are no longer sufficient to defend its networks. In response, it hosted the Cyber Resilient Systems (CRS) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX), organized by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, to identify technologies that can withstand today’s sophisticated cyberattacks.

From 14 proposals, only five companies were chosen to participate in the final phase of the challenge. Each was tested against an advanced red team simulating real-world threats. The objective? Detect, delay, and deny attackers before they could succeed. In this high-pressure environment, Acalvio emerged as the clear winner.

Acalvio’s Game-Changing Results

Acalvio’s deception technology proved exceptionally effective in defending critical IT and operational technology (OT) assets. The company delivered:

• 100% True Positives — Every alert indicated real malicious behavior, eliminating false positives and streamlining security workflows.
• 80% Denial of Attacker Objectives — Demonstrating Acalvio’s ability to halt sophisticated attackers in their tracks.
• Comprehensive Detection — Tracking adversary behavior across the entire attack chain, including credential harvesting, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.

These results validated Acalvio's approach to preemptive defense — one that doesn't just respond to threats, but anticipates and neutralizes them.

Why Acalvio Leads in Proactive Cybersecurity

Acalvio's performance at the ANTX challenge reflects years of innovation and strategic engineering. Here’s what sets their technology apart:

• Deception-as-a-Strategy – Acalvio moves beyond simple traps to a full-spectrum deception strategy that proactively slows, detects, and disrupts adversaries.
• Multi-Strategy Deployment – Multiple concurrent deception tactics enhance resilience and adaptability across environments.
• Auto-Triaged Incidents – By merging related events into high-quality alerts, SOC teams receive fewer, more accurate notifications.
• Hyper-Realistic Decoys – Seamless integration into real environments makes it difficult for attackers to distinguish between genuine systems and traps.
• Advanced Diversion Tactics – Innovative methods confuse attackers, forcing them to expose themselves and waste resources.

Available Now Through Softprom

As an official distributor of Acalvio, Softprom brings this award-winning technology to organizations across Europe and the CIS region. Whether you operate in government, critical infrastructure, or enterprise IT, Acalvio offers a next-generation defense layer that proactively safeguards your systems in today’s post-breach world.

Contact us to learn how Acalvio can enhance your organization’s cyber resilience.