New federal business brings dedicated infrastructure, compliance investment and Reaper autonomous offensive AI to help government agencies support national security missions

BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Assail Inc., a cybersecurity company building autonomous offensive AI, today announced the launch of Assail Federal, Inc. a dedicated business focused on supporting U.S. government, defense and national security organizations facing increasingly sophisticated, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyber threats.

Assail Federal will deliver the company’s offensive cybersecurity capabilities, including its Reaper™ platform, to government organizations that must continuously validate their security posture against the emerging tactics, techniques and tradecraft of real adversaries. The new business reflects Assail’s broader investment in and commitment to the federal market, with dedicated infrastructure, compliance programs, partnerships and go-to-market strategies designed for national security environments.

As nation-state actors accelerate the use of automation and AI, traditional government approaches built around periodic testing, vulnerability identification and static assessments are increasingly disconnected from the speed of the threat. Assail Federal is designed to help organizations move beyond identifying potential weaknesses to proving what an adversary can actually exploit, how an attack could progress and whether existing defenses can stop it.

“Government blue teams are operating against adversaries that do not wait for an annual assessment or a scheduled penetration test,” said Alissa Knight, Founder and CEO of Assail Inc., who will also serve as CEO of Assail Federal, Inc. “The offensive side of cybersecurity is changing rapidly as AI increases the speed, scale and persistence of attacks. Assail Federal is our commitment to giving government operators the ability to think, test and move at a tempo that stays ahead of adversaries.”

At the center of Assail Federal’s portfolio is Reaper, Assail’s autonomous offensive AI platform developed for federal agencies.

Reaper identifies and validates attack paths across systems, helping operators understand which exposures can be chained together and exploited. The approach gives cyber teams evidence to prioritize remediation, validate security controls and assess whether defensive architectures perform as intended under adversarial pressure.

“Our federal customers need security that keeps pace with adversaries who are already using AI against them, and we are committed to working with partners that help our clients stay ahead of the threat. Assail brings a level of offensive insight that strengthens how we protect sensitive data across the mission. We are proud to partner with Assail as they expand their federal presence,” said Martin Rieger, Chief Solutions Officer of Qanapi Public Sector.

Assail Federal will focus on autonomous offensive cybersecurity and adversarial exposure validation, AI-enabled and nation-state threats, continuous validation of Zero Trust and defensive architectures, mission assurance across cloud and disconnected environments, and extending the reach of highly skilled federal cyber operators through autonomous capabilities.

“Compliance tells you whether the controls are supposed to be there. Offensive validation tells you whether an adversary can get through them,” Knight continued. “Federal agencies need both. Our focus is providing operators with proof of where they are actually exposed before an adversary provides that proof for them.”

As part of this news, Assail Federal is also launching assailfederal.com, a dedicated website that provides government customers and partners with information specific to Assail Federal, Reaper and the company’s national security mission.

About Assail Federal
Assail Federal, Inc. is the government and national security business of Assail Inc., focused on delivering autonomous offensive cybersecurity capabilities for federal, defense and intelligence environments. Led by Assail Founder and CEO Alissa Knight and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Assail Federal, Inc. is built around the company’s Reaper platform, helping organizations identify exploitable attack paths, validate defensive controls and continuously assess cyber readiness across cloud, on-premises, disconnected and in-theater environments. Its mission is to give cyber operators evidence of real-world exposure before adversaries can exploit it. For more information, visit assailfederal.com.

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