Shift5

Shift5 is a cybersecurity and Observability Platform (OP) focused on Operational technology (OT) and onboard data for fleets such as aircraft, rail, and military vehicles.

• Cybersecurity monitoring and detection for OT and onboard systems in transportation and defense fleets (OT security).
• Ingests, normalizes, and analyzes raw serial bus, avionics, and other machine data from onboard networks for Real-Time Situational Awareness (RTSA) (observability/telemetry).
• Provides dashboards, alerting, and analytics to support Security Operations (SecOps), condition monitoring, and mission or operations support (security operations and analytics).
• Integrates with existing enterprise security and IT tools through APIs and data export to extend coverage to previously unmonitored onboard environments (security integration).
• Supports regulated and mission-critical operators, including defense, aerospace, and rail, with tooling aligned to their compliance, safety, and mission assurance requirements (regulated-industry OT solutions).

More About Shift5

Shift5 focuses on cybersecurity and observability for OT and onboard networks in fleets such as aircraft, rail vehicles, and military platforms. Its offerings collect and interpret data that flows over serial buses and other embedded communication channels inside these platforms, an area that is not typically addressed by traditional IT or cloud security tools. Enterprise and institutional customers use Shift5 to gain visibility into the cyber and operational state of rolling stock, aircraft, and tactical vehicles while they are in service.

The platform operates as an onboard data layer that captures raw machine data from protocols and interfaces used in aviation, rail, and defense environments. These can include avionics data buses, vehicle control networks, and other embedded OT interfaces. Shift5 normalizes this data and streams it into analytics pipelines that support intrusion detection, anomaly detection, and condition or health monitoring. By exposing this data in standard formats, Shift5 connects operational assets to enterprise SecOps centers and analytics environments.

From an architecture perspective, Shift5 is typically deployed close to or directly on the operational platform, collecting data passively from existing wiring and data buses. The collected data feeds a backend platform that supports dashboards, rules-based detections, and integration with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and other security analytics tools (security operations). This design allows OT cyber events and operational anomalies on fleets to be incorporated into broader enterprise threat detection and incident response workflows.

Shift5’s capabilities map to enterprise categories such as OT security, fleet observability, and machine data analytics. In cybersecurity terms, it addresses gaps between IT security controls and the embedded systems that control and monitor vehicles and other mobile platforms. In operations and maintenance contexts, the same data can support use cases such as predictive maintenance analytics, fault detection, and mission readiness assessments, depending on how customers configure dashboards and alerts.

In directory and marketplace taxonomies, Shift5 fits within OT and Internet of Things (IoT) security, observability and telemetry platforms, and specialized analytics for transportation and defense systems. Its focus on onboard data for aircraft, rail, and military vehicles aligns it with organizations that manage safety-critical and regulated assets, where both cybersecurity posture and operational availability are core requirements.