Ntrepid is an American software, hardware, and cyber security company, registered in Florida and based in Herndon, Virginia.[Alex Spillius, "Pentagon buys social networking 'spy software'", The Telegraph, March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.]
History
In 2008, the Anonymizer company was acquired by the Abraxas Corporation, which was purchased by Cubic in 2010 for $124 million.
Some of Abraxas' former employees left to form Ntrepid that same year.
[ Lance Cottrell, founder of Anonymizer, was the chief scientist at Ntrepid.][Shaun Waterman, "U.S. Central Command ‘friending’ the enemy in psychological war", Washington Times, March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.]
Military contract
In March 2011, Ntrepid won a $2.76 million contract from the U.S. military for "online persona management."
The project is overseen by U.S. Central Command (Centcom), whose spokesman Commander Bill Speaks stated that the operation would be carried out in Arabic language, Persian language, and Urdu.[
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The project is thought to be connected with Operation Earnest Voice.[
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