State, Local and Education

The most targeted.
The most
under-resourced.
Not anymore.

Enterprise Protection Without Enterprise Complexity

State agencies, county governments, school districts, and universities face the same nation-state adversaries as the Pentagon - with a fraction of the budget and staff. Shield deploys in minutes, requires zero baselining, and starts protecting the moment it is turned on. No dedicated security team required.

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State and Local Gov
Critical civic infrastructure, citizen data, and public safety systems targeted by ransomware groups and nation-state actors who know budgets are tight.
K-12 and Higher Education
Student records, research assets, and open network architectures make schools one of the most actively exploited sectors in the country.
Law Enforcement
Sheriff departments and public safety agencies protecting communities with lean IT teams and zero margin for downtime.
8.5B
IP Data Points - 99.999% Accuracy
20+
Years Threat Intelligence
100%
POSSE Pilot Adoption Rate
40+
Years Company Heritage
DoD
Contract Extended and Expanded
The Threat

The recon playbook does not change
based on your budget.

Attackers case SLED targets the same way they case Fortune 500s. They scan the infrastructure, map the services, and identify every weakness before they move. The difference is not how they attack - it is how much time they have to prepare because your defenses are stretched thin.

Shield does not require a dedicated security team to run. It does not require months of tuning. It does not require you to replace anything you already have. It just stops the reconnaissance - and if anything gets through another vector, it cuts the outbound call home.

Threat 01
Ransomware groups targeting municipal systems, knowing that government agencies are more likely to pay to restore public services.
Threat 02
Student data and research IP targeted by financially motivated actors who know educational institutions have limited detection capability.
Threat 03
Public safety communication systems targeted to disrupt law enforcement response during a coordinated criminal operation.
Threat 04
Nation-state reconnaissance of state government networks as staging ground for broader infrastructure attacks.
How Shield Fits SLED
Zero Baselining
Active from the moment you turn it on
No tuning period. No rule configuration. No waiting for the product to learn your environment. Shield knows hostile infrastructure on contact - 20 years of threat intelligence data means it is ready the moment it is deployed.
No Dedicated Team Required
Built for lean IT organizations
Shield runs autonomously 24/7. Command Hub gives your team a single console with full visibility - without requiring a security analyst on every shift to manage it.
Instant Proof of Value
Evidence for leadership, auditors, and the public
Every blocked connection is logged and reportable. Show your board, your auditors, and the community you serve exactly what Shield stopped. Proof of a proactive security posture - not just reactive response after an incident.
Unmanaged and Unpatched Device Coverage
Protecting devices that cannot protect themselves
Many government agencies and school districts operate older equipment that cannot run security agents or support the latest software patches. Shield protects these devices at the network layer — no installation required on the device itself. Malicious connections to and from unmanaged, outdated equipment are blocked the same way as any other endpoint on your network.
POSSE Program
Purpose-built for law enforcement
Protecting Our Sheriffs' Security Everywhere. Intrusion's POSSE program deploys Shield specifically for sheriff departments and law enforcement agencies - protecting the agencies that protect communities.
What Shield delivers - Week 1
  • ✓First blocked threat visible in Command Hub
  • ✓Threat report ready for agency leadership
  • ✓Reduction in alert volume across existing tools
  • ✓Evidence of proactive posture for auditors
Sheriff - Hartley County, Texas
"We learned quickly that even the extensive cybersecurity we already have wasn't enough. The P.O.S.S.E. Program changed the way we think about safety by taking our security to the next level and helping protect the systems our deputies and community rely on every day."
Chanze Fowler - Sheriff, Hartley County, Texas
POSSE Pilot Results - Q4 2025
100%
Pilot Adoption Rate
Dozens
Active Threats Stopped
4
States Scaling - TX, MO, OK, IA
What SLED Organizations Get

Enterprise protection. Without enterprise overhead.

Zero
Baselining or Tuning Required
Deploy Shield and it is working. No months of configuration before you see value. No dedicated security analyst required to manage it. Active enforcement from packet one, every day, without manual intervention.
Clear
Audit and Compliance Evidence
Every blocked connection logged and reportable. Give your auditors, your board, and the public the evidence they need that you are taking a proactive security posture - not just waiting for an incident to happen.
Less
Exposure Than You Have Today
Attackers cannot breach what they cannot map. By blocking the reconnaissance that makes targeted attacks possible, Shield shrinks your attack surface before an attacker ever gathers intelligence on your environment.
Why Intrusion

Built for the most targeted networks on earth.
Now protecting the ones that protect communities.

Intrusion was founded in 1983. Threat intelligence running since 2001 - forged in federal environments. That same intelligence is now deployed in sheriff departments, school districts, and municipal agencies across Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Iowa.

Heritage
Founded 1983. Intelligence Since 2001.
Forty years of company heritage. Threat intelligence built and refined since 2001 in federal environments. The track record that no startup can replicate.
Leadership
Led by a Former Federal CIO
CEO Tony Scott served as Federal CIO of the United States. He built Intrusion to the standard of the most security-conscious environments on the planet - and made that intelligence available to every agency.
POSSE Program
100% Pilot Adoption. Dozens of Threats Stopped.
The Q4 2025 Texas pilot achieved 100% adoption among participating sheriff departments. Shield identified and stopped dozens of active threats. Now scaling across TX, MO, OK, and IA.
Before and After Shield
Without Shield
🔴Recon scans complete undetected
🔴Network topology mapped by attacker
🔴C2 callbacks reach hostile servers
🔴Alert fires after access is gained
🔴Team reacts - months after casing began
Shield
With Shield
🟢Recon blocked before scan completes
🟢Attacker's map stays blank
🟢C2 connection killed before data moves
🟢Zero alerts - threat never got inside
🟢Report ready for leadership - Week 1
Compliance and Audit Evidence

The frameworks your auditors
are asking about.

Shield is not a compliance certification. It is a proactive security control that generates logged, reportable evidence of what was blocked and when - the kind of evidence regulators and auditors want to see from state, local, and education organizations.

CJIS - Law Enforcement
Criminal Justice Information Services
CJIS Security Policy requires agencies to implement controls that prevent unauthorized access to criminal justice information. Shield's inbound enforcement and outbound C2 blocking support your CJIS audit posture with logged, timestamped evidence of proactive network protection.
FERPA - Education
Student Data Protection
FERPA requires institutions to protect the confidentiality of student education records. Shield blocks the reconnaissance that maps where student data lives - and cuts outbound exfiltration attempts before records leave your environment. Every action is logged for audit review.
FISMA and NIST CSF - Government
Federal Information Security
State agencies handling federal data or operating under FISMA-adjacent requirements need documented proactive controls. Shield's enforcement logs support your NIST CSF Identify and Protect function documentation and give auditors the evidence they are looking for.
Proof of Value

What you will learn
in a Shield POV.

The POV is not a demo. Shield runs in your actual environment against real traffic - and shows you exactly what it intercepts that nothing else in your stack caught. Clear success criteria agreed before it starts.

1 Inbound reconnaissance attempts against your infrastructure - what Shield blocked that your other tools did not flag
2 Outbound C2 traffic from any compromised devices - connections your EDR and firewall passed that Shield terminated
3 Hostile IP contacts your firewall and SIEM did not catch - categorized by threat type and severity
4 Full threat report formatted for your leadership team and auditors - ready to use before the first invoice
POV Timeline
Day 0 Success criteria agreed. Shield deployed. Active from packet one.
Week 1 First blocked threats visible. Initial threat report delivered.
Week 4 Full POV report. Clear decision framework. Your data, your call.
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Is Shield Right for You?

We will tell you honestly
if we are not the right fit.

Not every security requirement is a Shield requirement. We would rather tell you upfront than waste your time in an evaluation that does not fit your needs. Here is when Shield is not the right answer.

- Your primary requirement is deep payload DPI malware scanning. Shield operates at the IP reputation and connection layer. It is not a malware sandbox or payload inspection tool.
- You want a full SOC replacement or MDR-only service. Shield is a prevention layer, not a managed detection and response offering.
- You cannot deploy anything inline and will not run a POV. Shield requires a proof of value to demonstrate fit - we do not ask you to buy before you see it work.
- You want a pure firewall replacement and will not consider a complementary control. Shield works alongside your firewall - it does not replace it.
Shield is the right fit if:
✓You have a SIEM or EDR already and want to reduce the noise they see
✓You want protection that starts before an alert fires - not after
✓You need to prove due diligence to auditors or leadership with logged, reportable evidence
✓You want something that is active from day one without a months-long tuning period
✓You are willing to run a short POV to see what Shield blocks in your actual environment
What Organizations Like Yours Say
Law Enforcement - POSSE Program
"We learned quickly that even the extensive cybersecurity we already have wasn't enough. The P.O.S.S.E. Program changed the way we think about safety by taking our security to the next level and helping protect the systems our deputies and community rely on every day."
Chanze Fowler - Sheriff, Hartley County, Texas
Independent Analyst
"Shield does what it claims to do - we were very impressed with Shield's alignment with what Intrusion says it does."
Frank Oelschlager - Former Research VP, IDC
Partner - PortNexus
"Shield keeps our school safety system secure in a crisis. Families and first responders can trust their data is used only for safety, never exploited."
Steve Jones - CEO, PortNexus
Media - Security Today
"Immediately neutralizing threats - Shield blocked 400,000 threats in just three days across three companies."
Security Today
Built for Agencies Like Yours

Enterprise protection.
No enterprise budget required.

Book a 30-minute call. We will show you exactly what Shield blocks in an environment like yours - and what deployment looks like with a lean team.

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8.5B
IP Data Points - 99.999% Accuracy
20+
Years Threat Intelligence
Zero
Baselining Required
40+
Years Company Heritage
DoD
Contract Extended and Expanded