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A certified 8(a), SDVOSB, and HUBZone cybersecurity small business — expert-led services for the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, federal civilian agencies, and commercial enterprises.
Who We Are
NexThreat LLC is a certified 8(a), SDVOSB, and HUBZone small business founded in 2016 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. We deliver a full range of cyber and IT services to federal missions — offensive and defensive cyber operations, security operations and incident response, CDM, AI-enabled detection and governance, cloud and IT modernization, systems engineering (SETA), IT and mission support, and program management — for the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal civilian agencies. Our team supports U.S. Cyber Command's Joint Development Environment (JDE) and the U.S. Army's Rapid Cyber Development Network (RCDN), bringing commercial-grade innovation, drawn from Fortune 500 experience, to federal missions.
NexThreat is built as capability, not a single résumé — we field cleared, experienced cyber professionals across multiple concurrent federal programs, backed by a vetted bench of cleared cyber professionals, so depth on your program never hinges on any one name.
Founder & CEO
Ruben Gavilan founded NexThreat in 2016. A former U.S. Navy cryptologist who enlisted at 17, he has built a career bridging national-security cyber operations with enterprise innovation at Visa, Morgan Stanley, and Koch — the combination NexThreat is built on.
Mr. Gavilan's work spans offensive and defensive cyber operations (OCO/DCO), including cyber capability development for national-security missions such as U.S. Cyber Command's Joint Development Environment (JDE), and Chief Data Architect roles across the federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.
- Led data-architecture and SIEM efforts across the U.S. government's CDM DEFEND program, spanning agencies including the EPA, DOE, NSF, HUD, and the VA.
- An active AFCEA member since 2017, selected to its Small Business Committee in 2020.
Why NexThreat
- Chief Engineer support to U.S. Cyber Command's Joint Development Environment (JDE) and the U.S. Army's Rapid Cyber Development Network (RCDN) — converging under the Joint Cyber Warfighter Architecture (JCWA).
- Cleared personnel and a NATO facility clearance held since 2018.
- Commercial experience with Fortune 500 enterprises — Visa, Morgan Stanley, and Koch — applied to federal missions.
- A proven small-business teammate: 8(a)/SDVOSB/HUBZone with a GSA Schedule and active past performance, supporting primes from capture through delivery.
Our Story
NexThreat was founded in 2016 by a former Navy cryptologist who saw the same gap on both sides of his career: federal missions need commercial-grade cyber innovation, delivered by people who can hold a clearance and pass an audit. We hold 8(a), SDVOSB, and HUBZone certifications and a NATO facility clearance held since 2018, and we have delivered on missions from CDM DEFEND to U.S. Cyber Command. Our work runs on an ISO 9001:2015-registered quality system and a CMMC Level 2 (self-assessment) baseline — documented, repeatable, and not dependent on any one person.
Representative results from our federal CDM programs:
- Compliance — Government agencies must meet legal and regulatory requirements, including cybersecurity standards set by NIST and the NSA.
- Safer Systems — Safeguard your agency's systems and data from malicious attacks with NexThreat's security services.
- Safer Data — Ensure your data remains secure and is not compromised by leaks.
Achieve Better Outcomes
Whether you're a federal agency scoping a cyber requirement or a prime building a winning team, NexThreat brings cleared talent, a GSA Schedule, and mission-proven past performance.
Tell us about your requirement or opportunity and we'll respond promptly.
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