Service and maintenance integrity of long-lifetime assets

Secure maintenance and retrofit for decades-long defence assets

Built for decades of operation

Defence platforms are often expected to remain operational for decades whilst facing evolving cybersecurity threats, technologies, and compliance requirements. CyberRock helps organisations maintain trusted operations throughout the lifecycle of mission-critical systems without requiring complete platform replacement.

Security must outlast the technology cycle

Commercial technologies evolve rapidly, but defence platforms often remain in service for decades.

Maintaining trust, security, and operational effectiveness over such long periods requires solutions that can adapt to changing threats whilst supporting existing infrastructure.

Extending the life of existing platforms

Replacing critical systems is often costly, complex, and operationally disruptive.

CyberRock enables organisations to strengthen security and trust without requiring complete platform redesigns, helping extend the useful life of deployed assets.

Supporting secure maintenance and updates

Long-term operation requires secure methods for maintenance, software updates, and system upgrades.

CyberRock provides trusted device identity and authentication mechanisms that help organisations maintain confidence throughout ongoing maintenance activities.

Enabling retrofit without rip-and-replace

Many existing defence platforms were not designed for today’s cybersecurity requirements.

CyberRock supports retrofit strategies that allow organisations to introduce hardware-rooted trust whilst preserving existing investments and operational continuity.

How CyberRock supports long-lifetime maintenance

Trusted hardware identity

Secure lifecycle management

Retrofit enablement

Long-term operational resilience

Why aerospace and defence OEMs and system integrators choose SandGrain

CyberRock helps organisations maintain trust, security, and operational integrity throughout the lifecycle of long-lived defence platforms, enabling secure maintenance, trusted upgrades, and cost-effective retrofit without disrupting critical operations.

Defence enquiries

Contact our Defence team. Direct line for ministries, primes and system integrators.

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Why cybersecurity matters in aerospace & defence

In aerospace and defence, compromised electronics create direct operational risk — from mission failure to loss of sovereign control, disrupted communications, safety hazards, and significant financial exposure from hardware-induced network downtimes.

The SandGrain solution: Trust at every node

Whether it’s a smart electricity meter, a connected traffic light, or a water pumping station, operators are turning to SandGrain to secure provenance and authentication, updates, and availability across distributed infrastructure.

Service and maintenance integrity of long-lifetime assets

Compliance and sovereignty

Complex supply chain vulnerabilities

Claud-Agnostic and platform-independend deployment

Anti-Tamper and secure commands

One trusted platform for industrial IoT

SandGrain provides a post-quantum security platform purpose-built for industrial IoT networks. Our solution ensures scalable, manageable and compliant security across the entire device lifecycle.

Industrial IoT Devices

Critical Infrastructure

Aerospace & Defence