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Parsons vs TXOne Networks

Parsons is a global solutions provider in the national security and critical infrastructure markets that delivers integrated program management solutions. TXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model. CISO Tribune files both under OT and ICS security. 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.

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Parsons vs TXOne Networks: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ParsonsParsons is a global solutions provider in the national security and critical infrastructure markets that delivers integrated program management solutions.parsons.comTXOne NetworksTXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model.txone.com
What it sells
  • Cyber Fly-Away KitsKits called C-FLAK for cyber defenders.
  • Digital Overwatch[4]A suite of applications, pipelines, analytics, and visual components.
  • Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE)A RF channel emulator that imitates realistic RF environments.
  • Threat Representative Environment (TReX)A software and COTS hardware-based signal and channel emulator.
  • Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP)A portable, remotely controlled wideband RF data capture and analysis tool.
  • Tactical Edge Electro-Magnetic Sensor (TEMS)A real time situational awareness plugin for ATAK.
  • ER310 Software-Defined RadioA handheld SDR platform designed to host and execute RF applications.
  • Element[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements.
  • Stellar[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]Endpoint security delivered in two editions, Stellar Discover and Stellar Protect.
  • Edge[1][5][6][8][11]Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols.
  • StellarOne[7][16][17]StellarOne is the single-pane management console for every Stellar deployment.
  • Portable Inspector[14][18][19]Agentless malware scanning and asset discovery from a USB device.
  • ElementOne[19]ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesTaipei, Taiwan[4]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2019[3]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • January 15, 2026Parsons Corporation announced it has acquired Altamira Technologies Corporation in a transaction valued at up to $375 million.[14]
  • June 30, 2026TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.[14]
  • April 17, 2026TXOne Networks previewed Stellar Discover, a lightweight endpoint sensor for asset visibility and vulnerability assessment in OT environments.[12]
  • March 25, 2026TXOne Networks announced that Siemens certified TXOne Stellar again as a supported antivirus solution for SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture.[13]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[2]
  • 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, Parsons sells mainly to national security and critical infrastructure customers. Parsons says TReX supports various DoD, IC, and Defense Industrial Base partners. Parsons describes its Ares biometric software as designed for defense and law enforcement. Parsons describes LandForm X as an ISR mission management system designed for airborne law enforcement and search and rescue. Parsons describes Foundation as a cloud-native data integration platform built to address the complexities of government operations.The company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers. ElementOne is described for organisations with many Portable Inspectors across multiple locations. TXOne Complete is presented to buyers who built their OT security program solution by solution, with network visibility from one vendor and endpoint protection from a different vendor.
Last verified
October 14, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Parsons and TXOne Networks are both filed under OT and ICS security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Parsons's primary category is Threat intelligence; TXOne Networks's is OT and ICS security.
  • Parsons is also filed under Incident response and forensics and Vulnerability management.
  • Parsons lists Cyber Fly-Away Kits, Digital Overwatch, Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE), Threat Representative Environment (TReX), Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP) and 2 more. TXOne Networks lists Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
  • TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.

What it sells: Parsons

What Cyber Fly-Away Kits does
Parsons calls these products Cyber-Fly-Away Kits (C-FLAK). Parsons says the kits have everything a cyber defender needs to efficiently achieve mission success.
What Digital Overwatch does[4]
Digital Overwatch is a suite of applications, pipelines, analytics, and visual components. Parsons says the suite enables successful mission execution.
What Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE) does
DYSE is a RF channel emulator that seeks to imitate realistic RF environments, including congested and contested conditions. RF paths in DYSE can be individually programmable and emulate the impact of real-world operational conditions in a lab environment.
What Threat Representative Environment (TReX) does
TReX is a software and COTS hardware-based signal and channel emulator. Parsons describes TReX as a way to experiment, train, and plan SIGINT and EW operations. Parsons says TReX can be deployed anywhere from a laboratory to austere environments.
What Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP) does
WISP is a portable, remotely controlled wideband RF data capture and analysis tool. WISP uses include wireless signal capture, an arbitrary signal generator, and frequency translation for both R&D and field-based operations.
What Tactical Edge Electro-Magnetic Sensor (TEMS) does
TEMS is a real time situational awareness plugin for Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK). TEMS detects RF spectrum energy in the user's environment and can be controlled using a smart phone.
What ER310 Software-Defined Radio does
The ER310 software-defined radio is a handheld SDR platform designed to host and execute RF applications. Parsons says it supports missions including assured PNT, RF situational awareness support, electronic warfare, and communications.

What it sells: TXOne Networks

What Element does[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]
Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements. Element is 100% air-gap compatible. Element scans at 7,200 files per minute.
What Stellar does[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]
Stellar Discover installs in one minute with no drivers and no kernel access. Stellar Protect comes in an ICS Edition for the full prevention suite and a Kiosk Edition for the most constrained legacy endpoints.
What Edge does[1][5][6][8][11]
Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols, both standard and proprietary, with 1,500+ OT-native signatures. Edge network security includes Gen3 hardware bypass on every segment with Universal Bypass for uplink disconnection.
What StellarOne does[7][16][17]
StellarOne inventories Discover sensors, pushes policies to Protect agents, coordinates one-click upgrades from sensor to agent, and forwards events to Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and QRadar. StellarOne enforces role-based access control and approval workflows for policy deployment, agent upgrades, and configuration changes. StellarOne supports air-gapped deployments for ICS and Kiosk agents with USB pattern updates.
What Portable Inspector does[14][18][19]
Portable Inspector plugs into any USB port to scan for malware, collect asset information, and verify system integrity without software installation or system modifications. Portable Inspector supports 80+ operating systems from Windows 2000 through the latest Linux distributions. The Pro Edition of Portable Inspector adds AES-256 hardware-encrypted storage for validated file transfer into air-gapped environments.
What ElementOne does[19]
ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet, with one dashboard for data scanning, device health, and compliance reporting. ElementOne aggregates scan results, asset inventories, and threat detections from 1,000+ Portable Inspector and Safe Port devices into a unified security posture dashboard. ElementOne deploys as a virtual machine for centralized management of all security inspection devices.

Questions about Parsons and TXOne Networks

What do Parsons and TXOne Networks sell?
Parsons sells Cyber Fly-Away Kits, Digital Overwatch, Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE), Threat Representative Environment (TReX), Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP) and 2 more. TXOne Networks sells Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
Are Parsons and TXOne Networks in the same category?
They share OT and ICS security. Parsons's primary category is Threat intelligence and TXOne Networks's is OT and ICS security.
Where are Parsons and TXOne Networks headquartered?
TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
When were Parsons and TXOne Networks founded?
TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.
Who are Parsons and TXOne Networks sold to?
From its own pages, Parsons sells mainly to national security and critical infrastructure customers. The company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers.
What have Parsons and TXOne Networks announced recently?
January 15, 2026: Parsons Corporation announced it has acquired Altamira Technologies Corporation in a transaction valued at up to $375 million. June 30, 2026: TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.

About Parsons

Parsons is a global solutions provider in the national security and critical infrastructure markets that delivers integrated program management solutions. Parsons says its integrated program management solutions turn complex initiatives into measurable results.[3]

Parsons sells Cyber-Fly-Away Kits (C-FLAK), which the company says have everything a cyber defender needs to efficiently achieve mission success. Parsons sells Cyberzcape for critical infrastructure protection (CIP). Parsons describes Digital Overwatch as a suite of applications, pipelines, analytics, and visual components that enable successful mission execution. Parsons describes its Network Management Solution (NMS) as being at the forefront of protecting Land Mobile Radio (LMR) backhaul networks. Parsons sells DroneArmor, a counter unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) solution for the security of personnel, bases, and assets from drone threats.[1][4]

The Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE) is a RF channel emulator that seeks to imitate realistic RF environments, including congested and contested conditions. RF paths in DYSE can be individually programmable and emulate the impact of real-world operational conditions in a lab environment. Parsons also sells the Threat Representative Environment (TReX), which it describes as a way to experiment, train, and plan signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) operations. TReX is a software and COTS hardware-based signal and channel emulator. Parsons says TReX supports various DoD, IC, and Defense Industrial Base partners, and that TReX can be deployed anywhere from a laboratory to austere environments. The Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP) is a portable, remotely controlled wideband RF data capture and analysis tool.[5][6]

APS operates independently of GPS and other GNSS. Parsons says APS can be implemented as a Parsons hardware and software package or by installing APS application software on compatible non-Parsons user equipment. APS can also be implemented as a plug-in to the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) on a user smartphone.[8]

Parsons sells the ER310 software-defined radio, a handheld SDR platform designed to host and execute RF applications. Parsons says the ER310 supports missions including assured PNT, RF situational awareness support, electronic warfare, and communications. Peanut SDRs are available in compact enclosures for dismounted and mounted use or as an OEM circuit card. TEMS detects RF spectrum energy in the user's environment and can be controlled using a smart phone.[8][9][10]

Parsons describes Ace CtrlPoint as an automated space vehicle and ground station command and control (C2) application. Parsons describes C2Core as a combined JADC2 capability suite of command and control tools built by operators for operators and used across multiple domains. Parsons describes Foundation as a cloud-native data integration platform built to address the complexities of government operations. Parsons sells iNET Asset Guardian to monitor, track, and maintain roadway assets and ITS devices. Paradim is a cloud-hosted and software-agnostic asset and data information management solution from Parsons.[4][11]

Parsons sells SatFlyer, a software toolset that provides full-lifecycle flight-dynamics capabilities, orbit calculation and attitude determination. Parsons provides multi-manifest flight systems and launch integration capabilities to operationalize access to space for small space systems. Parsons operates a systems integration laboratory in Los Angeles, CA.[1][4][5][7][8][10][12][13]

Parsons on the record

Sources

Parsons full record

  1. [1]CyberParsons Corporation · parsons.com · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Parsons Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier C
  3. [3]Parsons CorporationParsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Products | Parsons CorporationParsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]RF Channel Emulator | DYSEParsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]SIGINT And Electronic Warfare Channel Emulator | TReX®Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Wideband RF Data Capture | WISP™Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Assured Positioning, Navigation And Timing (APNT) | APSParsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Software-Defined Radio | ER310™Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Tactical Edge Electro-Magnetic Sensor | TEMS™Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Asset Management Solution | Paradim®Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Full-Lifecycle Flight-Dynamics Capabilities | SatFlyer™Parsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Space Access | Parsons ProductsParsons · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Parsons Acquires Altamira Technologies CorporationParsons Corporation · published January 15, 2026 · Tier A

TXOne Networks full record

  1. [1]ProductsTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Network security solution asset vulnerability managementTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Ot cybersecurity provider txone networks expands its presence in europeTXOne Networks via STT Info · sttinfo.fi · published April 13, 2022 · Tier B
  4. [4]CompanyTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]TXOne Networks | Operations-First OT Security CompanyTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Deployment Architecture | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Stellar OT Endpoint Protection | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Edge Network Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]OT Asset Discovery & Risk Assessment | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Comprehensive OT Security Protection | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Zero-Disruption OT Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]TXOne Networks Previews Stellar Discover: Safe OT Endpoint Visibility Without Disrupting OperationsTXOne Networks · published April 17, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Siemens Validates TXOne Stellar Again for WinCC OA, Strengthening Cybersecurity in Industrial SCADA SystemsTXOne Networks · published March 25, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]TXOne Networks Expands the Element Portfolio with Virtual Portable Inspector, Extending Operational Inspection Across Modern OT EnvironmentsTXOne Networks · published June 30, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Deployment Architecture | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Stellar Protect: Full Prevention for Endpoints | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]StellarOne: Unified OT Endpoint Management | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Portable Inspector | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]ElementOne OT Security Management | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Legacy System Life Extension | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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