SpiderOak wins Air Force contract for OrbitSecure trial New protocol provides strong assurance of the authority, identity, integrity, and confidentiality of space architecture data and systems News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Maintaining America's space dominance requires new approaches to secure software and communications, and SpiderOak is developing novel solutions for the U.S. Air Force. We have just been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to adapt our OrbitSecure protocol to meet critical military needs. (PRNewsfoto/SpiderOak Inc.) Until recently, the traditional approach to operating spacecraft involved a single party operating the craft, the payload, and its ground network. This vertical integration allowed for the information security of the spacecraft to be built around the trust within an organization.