Start-Up Relocates HQ to Rome, NY to Tackle Widespread Hardware-Level Cyber Threats with Regional Partners
Rome, NY – April 30, 2025 – Faction Networks, a disruptive cybersecurity start-up currently
based in Troy, NY, has announced plans to establish its software development and operations
headquarters at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY. The company will join the
Griffiss Institute’s incubator, integrating into a vibrant innovation ecosystem designed to
accelerate breakthroughs in national security, defense technology, and advanced cybersecurity. . .
About Faction Networks
Faction Networks is a disruptive innovator in cybersecurity solutions, dedicated to building
platforms, apps, and tools that enable everyday users and small to mid-sized organizations and
groups to achieve true zero trust security and privacy for their networking, devices,
communications, and data. With a focus on decentralization, ease of use, and comprehensive
protection, Faction Networks is committed to transforming the way people think about and use
cybersecurity with solutions. Faction Networks delivers Zero Trust for the Rest of UsTM.
About Griffiss Institute
The Griffiss Institute (GI) is a nonprofit talent and technology accelerator for the United
States Department of Defense and an international network of academic, government and
industry partners. Since 2002, the GI has served the Air Force Research Laboratory
Information Directorate (AFRL), the Mohawk Valley region, and the United States,
empowering diverse teams with talent and technology development programs that lead the
nation in technical and economic impact. Devoted to converging teams and technologies to
solve complex national challenges, the GI is proud to enable its international network from
its home at Innovare Advancement Center in New York’s picturesque Mohawk Valley.
About the Innovare Advancement Center
The Innovare Advancement Center is an open innovation hub accelerating breakthroughs in
artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum, and uncrewed systems. Located at Griffiss
Business and Technology Park in Rome, NY, and managed by the Griffiss Institute, Innovare
enables unclassified collaboration near the Air Force Research Laboratory Information
Directorate (AFRL). Innovare brings together partners from government, industry, and academia
to advance national security, drive technology transition, support high-impact startups, and
develop future talent. With specialized labs, conference facilities, and a globally connected
research community, Innovare serves as a launchpad for ideas that protect and empower our
nation.
