CISO Tribune

Vendor comparison · 2 companies

Leidos vs RAD Security

Leidos is a technology company that serves government and commercial customers with digital and mission innovations, with AI, cyber and mission software at its core. RAD Security sells AI Workers that investigate, triage, and act on threats across a customer's entire stack. CISO Tribune files both under Vulnerability management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

Change the companies

Up to four companies side by side.

  • Leidos
  • RAD Security
Leidos vs RAD Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
LeidosLeidos is a technology company that serves government and commercial customers with digital and mission innovations, with AI, cyber and mission software at its core.leidos.comRAD SecurityRAD Security sells AI Workers that investigate, triage, and act on threats across a customer's entire stack.radsecurity.ai
What it sells
  • Parcata[1]A tool that discovers, validates and prioritizes software vulnerabilities across mission-critical systems to focus remediation efforts.
  • UpHold[1]A platform that combines proactive defense and AI-driven analytics to reduce cyber risk and help security teams prioritize and respond to alerts.
  • Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Resiliency System (CRS)[1]A system that provides real-time detection and AI-enabled analytics to give earlier warning of threats to tactical systems.
  • RAD Bot[6][7][8][9]An AI agent with direct access to a customer's live environment data.
  • RADQL[9][10][11]A SQL-like query language built for security data.
  • AgentKeeper[2][14]An open-source tool that maps a cloud identity attack surface.
  • Evidence Room[12]Aggregates vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, runtime threats, and attack paths into one prioritized view.
  • AI Insights[13]Continuously analyzes a cloud-native environment and surfaces what matters most.
  • Explore[6][10]Asset discovery and investigation across a Kubernetes environment, powered by RAD Bot.
  • Dashboards[11]Pre-built and customizable dashboards powered by RADQL.
Categories
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia, United States[2][12]Not stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Public (NYSE: LDOS)[2][8][11][13][17][20]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 2, 2026Leidos has a new joint venture, operating under the Analogic brand, that combines security screening technologies, engineering expertise and advanced manufacturing capabilities.[10]
  • September 29, 2026Leidos introduced a capability that uses AI agents to help security operations center teams identify threats needing immediate action.[9]
  • March 30, 2026Leidos completed its acquisition of ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for approximately $2.4 billion.[20]
  • March 30, 2026Leidos added ENTRUST through an acquisition, gaining more than 3,100 professionals in electric grid engineering and natural gas infrastructure.[8]
  • March 10, 2026Leidos announced a partnership with Dropzone AI to help U.S. federal agencies respond to cyber threats, and made a strategic investment in Dropzone AI.[21]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 5, 2026[11]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Leidos sells mainly to government and commercial customers. Leidos names the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. Leidos Australia has partnered with government, defence and national security customers. Leidos provides engineering services for commercial electric utilities. Leidos describes DISN services delivered to the Department of War (DoW) and national security organizations worldwide.RAD Security says RADQL lets security teams explore, analyze, and visualize cloud security data. The Evidence Room is described for people who are triaging alerts, remediating issues, or preparing for an audit. RAD Security provides audit-ready compliance documentation for CIS, HIPAA, and NSA Hardening frameworks, among others, and a weekly summary for leadership.
Last verified
October 12, 2026October 21, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Leidos and RAD Security are both filed under Vulnerability management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Leidos's primary category is Security consulting and advisory; RAD Security's is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP).
  • Leidos is also filed under AI SOC analysts and Managed security service providers. RAD Security is also filed under Cloud workload protection and Cloud security posture management.
  • Leidos lists Parcata, UpHold and Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Resiliency System (CRS). RAD Security lists RAD Bot, RADQL, AgentKeeper, Evidence Room, AI Insights and 2 more.
  • Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, United States.
  • Leidos is a public company listed on NYSE as LDOS.

What it sells: RAD Security

What RAD Bot does[6][7][8][9]
RAD Bot queries a customer's live environment, correlates the results, and delivers findings with full source attribution. RAD Bot connects to Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, and email so users can escalate, assign, and remediate without leaving the conversation. RAD Bot workflows run multi-step investigations automatically and deliver results to an inbox, Slack, email, or ticketing system.
What RADQL does[9][10][11]
RADQL is a SQL-like query language built for security data. RADQL searches containers, correlates vulnerabilities, analyzes runtime behavior, and investigates incidents. RAD Bot can generate RADQL queries from natural language descriptions. RADQL results can be exported to CSV or JSON.
What AgentKeeper does[2][14]
AgentKeeper is RAD Security's open-source tool that maps a cloud identity attack surface. AgentKeeper visualizes IAM permissions, detects over-privileged roles, and uncovers hidden access paths.
What Evidence Room does[12]
The Evidence Room aggregates vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, runtime threats, and attack paths into a single prioritized view. Findings in the Evidence Room are automatically mapped to compliance frameworks such as CIS, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and NIST. Findings flow into existing tools so that users can create tickets, alert teams, and export to a SIEM.
What AI Insights does[13]
AI Insights continuously analyzes a cloud-native environment and surfaces what matters most. Every insight is categorized so that issues route to the right team with the right context. Rankings are based on exploitability, blast radius, business context, and attack path relevance.
What Explore does[6][10]
Explore is powered by RAD Bot and the same query engine behind every feature on the platform. RAD Security's sensors continuously discover and track every asset in a Kubernetes environment, including containers, images, workloads, network connections, and process executions.
What Dashboards does[11]
RAD Security dashboards visualize security posture, infrastructure, and compliance data with pre-built templates, flexible widgets, and real-time updates powered by RADQL. Dashboards pull from Kubernetes, cloud, runtime, and external integrations.

Questions about Leidos and RAD Security

What do Leidos and RAD Security sell?
Leidos sells Parcata, UpHold and Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Resiliency System (CRS). RAD Security sells RAD Bot, RADQL, AgentKeeper, Evidence Room, AI Insights and 2 more.
Are Leidos and RAD Security in the same category?
They share Vulnerability management. Leidos's primary category is Security consulting and advisory and RAD Security's is Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP).
Where are Leidos and RAD Security headquartered?
Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, United States.
Who owns Leidos and RAD Security?
Leidos is a public company listed on NYSE as LDOS.
Who are Leidos and RAD Security sold to?
From its own pages, Leidos sells mainly to government and commercial customers. RAD Security says RADQL lets security teams explore, analyze, and visualize cloud security data.
What have Leidos and RAD Security announced recently?
October 2, 2026: Leidos has a new joint venture, operating under the Analogic brand, that combines security screening technologies, engineering expertise and advanced manufacturing capabilities.

About Leidos

Leidos is a technology company that serves government and commercial customers with digital and mission innovations, with AI, cyber and mission software at its core. Leidos says its solutions are engineered for rapid deployment, scalable performance and consistent results. Leidos works across the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets.[14]

Leidos says its cyber operations work is AI-enabled and adapts to evolving threats, accelerates decisions and strengthens mission resilience. Leidos describes secure, scalable software that delivers new capabilities faster and adapts as missions evolve. Leidos describes proving what works and scaling it fast, from missiles and sensors to maritime autonomy. Leidos describes AI-enabled health solutions that strengthen access and outcomes.[15]

Leidos says one of its sectors delivers performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions. Leidos says its digital engineering approach to IT transformation applies cloud-factory and aaS (as a Service) capabilities and integrates commercial products.[16]

Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with approximately 50,000 global employees. Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. Leidos trades on the NYSE under the symbol LDOS. Engineering and technology for secure energy infrastructure is a strategic focus for Leidos under its NorthStar 2030 growth strategy.

More than 1,400 Leidos employees contribute in the UK and Europe, a region Leidos says plays a central role in its future growth strategy. Leidos Australia designs, builds, operates and supports systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Leidos Israel partners with the local technology eco-system to develop in-country talent. Leidos says it relies on enduring partnerships to provide practical answers to some of the Gulf region's most complex challenges. Leidos Canada provides a wide range of technology services to government agencies and private enterprise.[3][18]

The C5ISR Center Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) is a defensive cyber operations organization supporting the Department of War (DoW). DISA delivers Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) services to the Department of War (DoW) and national security organizations worldwide. Leidos operates a geographically dispersed team of more than 240 professionals providing 24x7x365 support for DISN services. Leidos says that team works to ensure the availability, reliability and operational resilience of DISN services through proactive network monitoring, incident management, service restoration and infrastructure sustainment.[5][14][19]

Leidos has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for approximately $2.4 billion. Leidos says the acquisition brings it into the utility gas and electric generation infrastructure markets and would double the size of its $600 million energy infrastructure engineering business. Leidos expects the transaction to close by the end of the second quarter of 2026. Leidos has provided engineering services for commercial electric utilities, focused on transmission and distribution, for more than two decades. ENTRUST Solutions Group has 3,100+ professionals across 40+ locations in North America providing engineering, consulting, design, asset integrity, data solutions and automation services to utilities, operators and industrial customers.

Leidos operates the Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a USDOT research lab focused on improving transportation operations, safety, mobility and environmental impacts. Leidos has a customer service team that supports the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Single-Family Housing.[1][3][4][5][6][7][18][19]

Leidos on the record

Sources

Leidos full record

  1. [1]CyberLeidos · leidos.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Leidos delivers strong second quarter and enhances full yearPRNewswire · investors.leidos.com · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Platform Engineer in Australia (No Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Azure Cloud Security Engineeer in Adelphi, Maryland (Hybrid Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Senior AI Platform Engineer in Adelphi, Maryland (Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Production Technician in Australia (No Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Transportation Data Scientist (AI Solutions) in McLean, Virginia (No Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Leidos completes $2.4 billion acquisition of ENTRUSTLeidos · published March 30, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Leidos launches agentic AI platform to speed response to cyber threatsLeidos · published September 29, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions and Analogic close deal to strengthen global security screening capabilitiesLeidos · published October 2, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Leidos Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  12. [12]Customer Service Representative in Indianapolis, Indiana (No Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Global | LeidosLeidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Deputy Operations Service Delivery Manager (SDM) in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (No Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Leidos. Outsmart. Outdo.Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Tier 1 Customer Service Representative in Remote, US (Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Leidos to acquire power design firm ENTRUST, bolstering its energy infrastructure portfolio | LeidosLeidos · published January 26, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Platform Engineer in Australia (Hybrid Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Cybersecurity Project Manager in Adelphi, Maryland (Hybrid Remote)Leidos · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Leidos completes $2.4 billion acquisition of ENTRUSTPR Newswire · published March 30, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Leidos, Dropzone AI to accelerate federal agencies' cyber responsesLeidos · published March 10, 2026 · Tier A

RAD Security full record

  1. [1]Female foundersRAD Security · radsecurity.ai · published April 29, 2024 · Tier A
  2. [2]radsecurity.aiRAD Security · radsecurity.ai · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]PressRAD Security · radsecurity.ai · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]AI-Native Cloud Security Platform | RAD Security | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Stop Managing Alerts. Start Running Security. | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Explore — Asset Discovery & Investigation | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Ask RAD — AI Security Assistant | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Knowledge Base — Searchable Security Knowledge | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]RADQL — Security Query Language | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]RADQL Engine — Advanced Security Analytics | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Security Dashboards — Real-Time Visibility | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Evidence Room — Unified Security Findings | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]AI Insights — Prioritized Security Intelligence | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Exports | RAD Security | RAD SecurityRAD Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Spot a factual error? Request a correction.