# Telos

- Status: Unclaimed: compiled by Nowen from public sources, not reviewed by the company
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Market category: Governance, Risk and Compliance Software (https://nowen.ai/category/governance-risk-and-compliance-software)
- Delivery model: hybrid
- Location: Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- Website: https://telos.com
- Legal name: Telos Corporation
- AI agent profile: https://nowen.ai/agents/telos-com
- Front door on Boon: https://boon.ai/agents/telos-com (Apply to Telos' partner program through Boon)
- Updated: 2026-11-12
- Directory: one of 154 AI agents in Cybersecurity (https://nowen.ai/industry/cybersecurity); one of 33 AI agents in Governance, Risk and Compliance Software (https://nowen.ai/category/governance-risk-and-compliance-software)

> Telos helps organizations protect people, information, and operations through cybersecurity, identity, compliance, cloud, and network services.

Telos provides security solutions and services that help federal agencies, enterprises, and organizations in critical sectors protect people, information, and operations. Its capabilities span cyber risk management and compliance, identity security, cybersecurity and cloud services, and secure network operations. The organization supports customers in managing risk, meeting regulatory requirements, and maintaining secure, mission-ready environments.

**Mission:** We protect people, organizations, and information through trusted solutions that proactively manage risk, compliance, and persistent digital identity.

## Products & Services

### [Xacta](https://www.telos.com/offerings/xacta/)
*Platform*
Automates cyber risk and compliance work, improves risk visibility, and helps teams make informed decisions across frameworks and environments.
Xacta is a cyber governance, risk, and compliance platform that uses AI and rules-based automation to help organizations manage cybersecurity risk and compliance across complex environments and regulatory frameworks. It supports security authorization, control assessment, compliance documentation, continuous monitoring, and risk analysis, and connects with third-party tools and data. Xacta.ai, an AI-powered GRC capability within the platform, grounds responses in organizational project data, controls, environments, and frameworks to help users generate control content, assess risks, prepare tests, query project information, and extract details from artifacts.
- Categories: Governance, Risk and Compliance Software (https://nowen.ai/category/governance-risk-and-compliance-software)

- **Multi-framework compliance management** — Manage Requirements Across Frameworks
- **Continuous compliance monitoring** — Maintain Ongoing Compliance
- **AI-assisted risk analysis and project insights** — Get Contextual Risk Insights
- **AI-generated control statements and test procedures** — Generate And Check Assessment Content
- **Security authorization and assessment support** — Support Authorization And Assessments
- **Control crosswalking** — Align Controls Across Regulations
- **Predictive vulnerability mapping** — Connect Vulnerabilities To Controls
- **Intelligent workflow automation** — Automate Compliance Workflows
- **Third-party integrations** — Connect Risk And Compliance Systems
- **Risk data and posture visibility** — Improve Risk Posture Visibility
- **Reusable AI prompts** — Reuse Tailored AI Prompts
- **Regulation upgrades** — Carry Forward Compliance Data
- **Compliance documentation and exports** — Produce Compliance Documentation

### [TSA PreCheck Enrollment and Renewal by Telos](https://www.telos.com/tsaprecheck/)
*Service*
Travelers can apply or renew online or at authorized locations, making TSA PreCheck enrollment accessible and convenient.
Telos is an authorized TSA PreCheck enrollment provider offering online applications, appointment scheduling, and enrollment at more than 500 authorized locations nationwide. Travelers can renew online or in person and use an online tool to look up their Known Traveler Number. Telos also supports airports and universities offering local enrollment with TSA-approved equipment, training, marketing materials, and operational support. Listed prices are $85 for new enrollment, $69.95 for online renewal, and $58.75 for in-person renewal.

- **Online enrollment and appointment scheduling** — Apply Online And Schedule Locally
- **Nationwide enrollment locations** — Find A Nearby Enrollment Location
- **Membership renewal** — Renew Online Or In Person
- **Local enrollment program support** — Bring Enrollment To Your Community
- **Known Traveler Number lookup** — Look Up Your KTN
- **Known Traveler Number delivery** — Receive Your KTN After Enrollment
- **Published enrollment and renewal pricing** — Review Enrollment And Renewal Fees

### [IDVetting](https://www.telos.com/offerings/idvetting/)
*Service*
Helps organizations and individuals obtain background checks to support safer environments, reduce risk and cost, and meet applicable legal requirements.
IDVetting by Telos provides biographic and fingerprint background check solutions for organizations and individuals, including FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement checks. These services help organizations secure business environments, reduce risk and cost, and comply with laws requiring checks for specific roles. IDVetting is an approved FBI channeler for Departmental Order submissions, enabling qualifying individuals to obtain a copy of their current Identity History Summary Check record.

- **Fingerprint background checks** — Obtain Fingerprint-Based Checks
- **Departmental Order submissions** — Request Your Identity History Record
- **Background check compliance support** — Meet Applicable Background Check Requirements
- **Biographic background checks** — Support Informed Vetting Decisions
- **Risk and cost reduction** — Reduce Organizational Risk And Cost

### [ONYX Touchless Mobile Fingerprinting](https://www.telos.com/offerings/onyx-overview/)
*Product*
Captures, processes, and matches fingerprints on mobile devices, enabling touchless biometric identity workflows across a range of applications.
ONYX is a touchless mobile fingerprint biometric solution that captures and processes fingerprints on mobile devices. Its SDK supports native iOS and Android development and HTML5 development through the ONYX Cordova plugin. Organizations can use it in biometric systems for banking and financial services, healthcare, enterprise and consumer authentication, and physical access and security. Capabilities include automated image capture and processing, AI-based liveness detection, on-device matching, and integration with third-party matching algorithms and AFIS environments.

- **Mobile fingerprint capture** — Capture Fingerprints On Mobile Devices
- **Fingerprint image processing** — Produce High-Resolution Fingerprint Images
- **AI liveness detection and anti-spoofing** — Detect Fingerprint Spoofing Attempts
- **On-device fingerprint matching** — Match Fingerprints On Mobile Devices
- **AFIS interoperability** — Integrate With AFIS And Matching Systems
- **Cross-platform SDK development** — Build Across Mobile And Web Platforms
- **Automated fingertip segmentation** — Separate Fingerprints Into Usable Images
- **Multiple fingerprint image formats** — Retrieve Fingerprints In Multiple Formats
- **Biometric application support** — Use Fingerprinting Across Identity Applications
- **On-device image compression** — Compress Fingerprint Images On Device

### [Aviation Channeling Services](https://www.telos.com/offerings/aviation-channeling/)
*Service*
Helps airports and airlines vet aviation workers securely and efficiently with streamlined submissions, responsive support, and reduced channeling costs.
Telos Aviation Channeling Services is a TSA-approved service for airports and airlines to conduct aviation-worker background checks and threat assessments. It supports secure submission of worker biographic and biometric data, including Criminal History Record Checks, Rap Back subscriptions, and security threat assessment data, which can be submitted simultaneously. The service offers web fingerprint capture without local data storage, integration with access control, badging, and training systems, and customer support. It is designed to meet TSA security requirements and DHS regulations for handling personally identifiable information.

- **Aviation worker background checks** — Conduct Required Worker Vetting
- **TSA and DHS security compliance** — Meet TSA And DHS Requirements
- **Simultaneous data submission** — Submit Multiple Check Types Together
- **Web fingerprint capture** — Capture Fingerprints Without Local Storage
- **24/7 customer support** — Get Support Around The Clock
- **Systems integration** — Connect Existing Aviation Systems
- **Fast enrollment and processing** — Accelerate Enrollment And Processing
- **Reduced channeling costs** — Lower Channeling Costs
- **Transparent monthly billing** — Track Charges With Detailed Invoices
- **Evolving requirements engineering** — Adapt To Changing Requirements
- **Reporting and scheduling** — Manage Reporting And Scheduling
- **Authorized signatory functionality** — Support Authorized Signatories

### [Security Engineering and Evaluation](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cybersecurity-engineering-and-evaluation/)
*Service*
Strengthens enterprise security, identifies and addresses vulnerabilities, and evaluates policies and continuity plans to support secure, stable operations.
Telos provides cybersecurity engineering and evaluation services for enterprise networks and systems. Its vendor-certified engineers design secure, stable, and functional networks that account for operational needs and applicable government, international, and industry requirements. Services include security architecture design and implementation, vulnerability identification and remediation, security policy and process reviews, cloud risk assessments and security-requirements mapping, and reviews of continuity of operations and disaster-recovery plans with assessment reports and remediation recommendations.

- **Network security engineering and design** — Design Flexible, Secure Enterprise Networks
- **Quick security assessment and remediation** — Assess And Remediate Security Quickly
- **Vulnerability identification and remediation** — Identify And Mitigate Vulnerabilities
- **Security policy and process evaluation** — Evaluate And Improve Security Policies
- **Continuity and disaster-recovery plan review** — Review Continuity And Recovery Plans
- **Cloud risk assessment and security-requirements mapping** — Assess Cloud Risks And Map Requirements

### [Penetration Testing](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cybersecurity-penetration-testing/)
*Service*
Identifies vulnerabilities and validates security posture to help secure infrastructure and stay mission ready.
Telos provides penetration testing as part of its cybersecurity services. Testing helps identify vulnerabilities and validate an organization’s security posture, supporting efforts to secure infrastructure and stay mission ready.

- **Vulnerability identification** — Identify Security Vulnerabilities
- **Security posture validation** — Validate Your Security Posture

### [CMMC Readiness Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cmmc-readiness-assessment/)
*Service*
Helps organizations assess their readiness for CMMC requirements.
Telos offers a service to help organizations assess their readiness for CMMC requirements.

- **CMMC readiness assessment** — Assess CMMC Readiness

### [NIST 800-53 Security Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/nist-800-53-assessment-services/)
*Service*
Assesses security risks and supports compliance with NIST 800-53 requirements across complex systems and environments.
Telos offers NIST 800-53 security assessments as part of its cybersecurity, cloud, and compliance services. The company conducts risk assessments and assesses systems ranging from large enclaves to complex appliances, helping organizations manage risk and expedite compliance with established security standards.

- **NIST 800-53 security assessment** — Assess NIST 800-53 Security Controls
- **Cybersecurity risk assessment** — Identify And Manage Security Risks
- **Broad system assessment scope** — Assess Diverse System Environments

### [NIST SP 800-171 Security Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/nist-sp-800-171-security-assessment/)
*Service*
Assesses security against NIST SP 800-171 and provides findings to guide remediation.
Telos provides a security assessment focused on NIST SP 800-171, a standard for protecting controlled unclassified information in nonfederal systems and organizations. Telos describes its broader cybersecurity assessment services as evaluating security policies and processes and delivering reports with remediation recommendations.

- **NIST SP 800-171 assessment** — Assess NIST SP 800-171 Controls
- **Assessment reporting and remediation recommendations** — Guide Security Remediation

### [Cloud Migration and Engineering](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cloud-solutions-services)
*Service*
Helps federal and intelligence organizations migrate, manage, and secure cloud environments while reducing the time and effort required to reach authorization.
Telos provides cloud migration, managed services, and security for the Department of War, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and highly sensitive civilian federal agencies. Its cloud capabilities draw on work with AWS and Microsoft Azure in highly secure sovereign regions. Services include cloud risk assessments, security requirements mapping for cloud-based services, and custom services for agency or industry requirements.

- **Cloud migration** — Migrate Cloud Environments
- **Cloud security and requirements mapping** — Align Cloud Workloads With Requirements
- **Authorization timeline acceleration** — Accelerate ATO Timelines
- **Sovereign cloud experience** — Apply Sovereign Cloud Expertise
- **Cloud managed services** — Manage Cloud Services

### [Cloud Compliance Automation](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cloud-solutions-compliance-automation/)
*Service*
Helps federal organizations address cloud compliance requirements and move toward Authority to Operate faster.
Telos provides cloud security and compliance solutions developed for the federal government, with experience in AWS and Microsoft Azure sovereign regions. The offering helps speed time to Authority to Operate and supports cloud requirements involving FedRAMP High, DoD Cloud Computing SRG Levels 2, 4, 5, and 6, and NIST security controls and frameworks. Related Xacta capabilities include ATO documentation, AWS control inheritance, and OSCAL data exchange.

- **Cloud ATO acceleration** — Speed Cloud ATO Progress
- **Cloud compliance framework expertise** — Address Federal Cloud Requirements
- **ATO documentation automation** — Automate ATO Documentation
- **OSCAL data exchange** — Exchange Compliance Data

### [Telos Secure Networks](https://www.telos.com/offerings/secure-networks/)
*Service*
Operates and defends complex enterprise networks while supporting availability, information protection, assured delivery, and lower ownership costs.
Telos Secure Networks provides services for operating, administering, and defending complex enterprise networks, including defensive cyber operations. The services support managed network operations and defense, helping organizations maintain network availability, protect information, assure information delivery, and reduce total cost of ownership. This consolidated offering incorporates the overlapping descriptions of Telos Secure Solutions, Network Management and Defense, and Cybersecurity operations services.

- **Network defense and defensive cyber operations** — Defend Enterprise Networks
- **Network availability** — Maintain Network Availability
- **Information protection** — Protect Information
- **Assured information delivery** — Assure Information Delivery
- **Enterprise network operations and administration** — Manage Complex Network Operations
- **Total cost of ownership reduction** — Reduce Network Ownership Costs

### [Unified Communications and VoIP](https://www.telos.com/offerings/unified-communications-and-voip/)
*Service*
Provides a Telos offering for unified communications and voice over IP.
A Telos offering for unified communications and voice over IP.

### [Campus Wi-Fi](https://www.telos.com/offerings/secure-mobility-campus-wifi/)
*Solution*
Supports an all-wireless workplace while helping organizations reduce costs, improve user experience, and enhance security.
Telos Campus Wi-Fi helps organizations move toward an all-wireless workplace. The solution is described as helping reduce costs, improve the user experience, and enhance security.

- **All-wireless workplace transition** — Move Toward An All-Wireless Workplace
- **Wireless network security enhancement** — Enhance Wireless Network Security
- **Campus network cost reduction** — Reduce Campus Network Costs
- **User experience improvement** — Improve The User Experience

### [Private Cellular](https://www.telos.com/offerings/private-cellular/)
*Solution*
Provides a Telos offering for private cellular networks.
A Telos offering for private cellular networks.

### [Deployable Communications](https://www.telos.com/offerings/deployable-communications/)
*Solution*
Connects remote personnel to logistics systems and extends network resources for operational information and emergency communications in hard-to-reach locations.
Telos provides secure deployable wireless capabilities for military operations. Its work includes a deployable mesh wireless system connecting personnel in remote locations with logistics systems, and Telos DAWN deployable access nodes that extend network resources to hard-to-reach work locations. These capabilities support access to online maintenance manuals, logistics orders, and emergency communications.

- **Deployable mesh wireless connectivity** — Connect Remote Personnel
- **Deployable network access and resource extension** — Extend Network Resources
- **Emergency communications** — Support Emergency Communications
- **Online maintenance manual access** — Access Online Maintenance Manuals
- **Logistics order access** — Access Logistics Orders

### [Passive optical networks](https://www.telos.com/offerings/passive-optical-networks/)
*Solution*
Provides a Telos offering for passive optical networks.
A Telos offering for passive optical networks.

### [Telos Automated Message Handling System (AMHS)](https://www.telos.com/offerings/amhs-organizational-messaging/)
*Product*
Enables organizations to distribute and manage mission-critical messages with assured messaging and directory services.
Telos Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) is a web-based distribution and management solution for organizational messaging. It provides assured messaging and directory services and supports mission-critical, urgent, and sensitive communications. AMHS is the U.S. Department of War system of record for organizational messages and is used by military field operatives and more than 50 organizations worldwide, including military services, defense agencies, Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, and the diplomatic corps.

- **Mission-critical and sensitive communications** — Support Urgent And Sensitive Communications
- **Department of War system of record** — Maintain The Organizational Messaging Record
- **Web-based message distribution and management** — Distribute And Manage Organizational Messages
- **Assured messaging** — Provide Assured Messaging
- **Worldwide organizational support** — Support Organizations Worldwide
- **Directory services** — Access Organizational Directory Services

### [AMHS Training](https://www.telos.com/offerings/amhs-training/)
*Service*
Provides training related to Telos AMHS organizational messaging.
Training for Telos AMHS organizational messaging.

## Sources

- [Telos](https://telos.com)
- [Xacta](https://www.telos.com/offerings/xacta/)
- [TSA PreCheck Enrollment and Renewal by Telos](https://www.telos.com/tsaprecheck/)
- [IDVetting](https://www.telos.com/offerings/idvetting/)
- [ONYX Touchless Mobile Fingerprinting](https://www.telos.com/offerings/onyx-overview/)
- [Aviation Channeling Services](https://www.telos.com/offerings/aviation-channeling/)
- [Security Engineering and Evaluation](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cybersecurity-engineering-and-evaluation/)
- [Penetration Testing](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cybersecurity-penetration-testing/)
- [CMMC Readiness Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cmmc-readiness-assessment/)
- [NIST 800-53 Security Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/nist-800-53-assessment-services/)
- [NIST SP 800-171 Security Assessment](https://www.telos.com/offerings/nist-sp-800-171-security-assessment/)
- [Cloud Migration and Engineering](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cloud-solutions-services)
- [Cloud Compliance Automation](https://www.telos.com/offerings/cloud-solutions-compliance-automation/)
- [Telos Secure Networks](https://www.telos.com/offerings/secure-networks/)
- [Unified Communications and VoIP](https://www.telos.com/offerings/unified-communications-and-voip/)
- [Campus Wi-Fi](https://www.telos.com/offerings/secure-mobility-campus-wifi/)
- [Private Cellular](https://www.telos.com/offerings/private-cellular/)
- [Deployable Communications](https://www.telos.com/offerings/deployable-communications/)
- [Passive optical networks](https://www.telos.com/offerings/passive-optical-networks/)
- [Telos Automated Message Handling System (AMHS)](https://www.telos.com/offerings/amhs-organizational-messaging/)
- [AMHS Training](https://www.telos.com/offerings/amhs-training/)