Network Kings

Fort Wayne penetration testing and AI, CISSP-led

Fort Wayne supplier? Find your security gaps before a customer asks.

Prime contractors, insurers, and big customers now send security questions to shops across Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties. We test your defenses with your written permission, show you what to fix first, and take the retyping out of the paperwork that slows your office down.

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We work remotely from Kalamazoo and reply within one business day.

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The security questionnaire is back on your desk

If you run IT at a Fort Wayne supplier, you know the drill. A prime contractor sends a spreadsheet with ninety questions. The insurer wants proof of testing before renewal. Meanwhile, the front office still types purchase orders, packing lists, and material certs into the ERP (the system that runs orders and inventory) by hand. And you're expected to handle all of it.

It wears on you. You think the network is in decent shape, but you can't prove it. Every "yes" you type on a questionnaire feels a bit like a guess. And when the plant manager asks why receiving is two days behind, the honest answer is that someone is retyping paperwork again.

That's backwards. The people who build radios, axles, seals, and spas in this region shouldn't lose a contract over a form, or spend skilled hours on data entry a computer can handle. Solid proof of security, and relief from busywork, should be within reach of a sixty-person shop, not just the big names out by the airport.

A firm that knows what a supplier review feels like

Most suppliers aren't careless. They're busy, short on people, and running systems that grew one fix at a time. You need someone to find the real gaps, rank them, and help you close them in an order your budget can handle.

Network Kings is a Kalamazoo-based firm, and our security work is CISSP-led. CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is a respected security certification that takes years of hands-on work to earn. We also hold CISM, CISA, GCIH, eCPPT, and CompTIA PenTest+, and our lead engineer has 15 years in regulated financial services. Every job starts with a written scope. Nothing runs outside it, and each step leaves a record you can show an auditor or a customer. We'll also tell you straight when AI isn't the answer and a simpler fix would do.

Services that fit Fort Wayne's defense, logistics, and factory work

Each one fits the kinds of companies that make up this metro. You don't need all of them, and most businesses start with one.

A pen test before the questionnaire is due

A controlled test, with your written permission, of what a real attacker would go after: your firewall, remote access, email, and the plant network if it's in scope. You get a ranked fix list and a retest. For a defense subcontractor, the report can show where you fall short of what a contract asks. It isn't a certification.

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Watch what outsiders can see

Plenty of shops have an old vendor portal, a forgotten test site, or a remote login nobody tracks anymore. We watch what your business shows the internet every day, using public information only. A person checks each finding before it reaches you, and you get a short monthly report.

See External Attack Surface Monitoring

Stop retyping bills of lading and POs

Warehouses and machine shops drown in paper: bills of lading, purchase orders, material certs, and carrier invoices. We build AI that reads them, checks them against your rules, and sends clean data into your ERP. Anything unclear goes to a person. Try it free on a few of your own documents first.

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AI that keeps customer drawings in-house

Suppliers hold drawings, specs, and pricing they've promised to protect. We set up AI on private hosting, limit who sees what, and log every use. If a contract covers the data, we'll read its rules with you first and say plainly if AI shouldn't touch it.

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Three steps, starting with a short note

  1. Tell us what's driving it: a customer questionnaire, an insurer, a contract clause, or a backlog in the office. We reply within one business day.

  2. We send a written scope and price. For testing, you sign an authorization that lists exactly what we test and when.

  3. We do the work remotely and walk you through the results in plain language, with a ranked list of what to fix first.

Why this work fits the Fort Wayne economy

The Fort Wayne metro covers Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, and it makes things. Defense electronics and military vehicles come out of plants in Allen County. Wells County's industrial parks turn out auto parts, custom plastics, and machined metal. Whitley County builds medical devices, custom metal framing, and submarine defense products. Around them, Northeast Indiana counts hundreds of Defense Department suppliers and service providers.

Logistics is the other big story. Amazon, General Mills, and Sweetwater run large sites here, and transportation and warehouse jobs make up a bigger share of local work than they do nationally. It's a strong fit for Fort Wayne AI automation and document processing, as long as the security side is handled with care.

For defense suppliers, the rules keep moving. The Defense Department's CMMC program (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) began showing up in contracts in November 2025. The next phase, with third-party assessments on many contracts that handle controlled unclassified information, was set for November 2026 but was suspended in July 2026 for a review. Ask your prime where things stand now. We are not a CMMC assessor, and we can't certify anyone. A penetration test can help you find gaps early, so fixes happen on your schedule.

We work from Kalamazoo, about 87 miles from Fort Wayne in a straight line, and remotely with businesses across the Fort Wayne area.

Questions from Fort Wayne businesses

Can you get us CMMC certified?

No, and be careful with anyone who blurs that line. Some contracts allow a self-assessment. When a certification assessment is required, only an authorized third-party assessor (called a C3PAO) or the government can do it. What we can do is a penetration test and a plain report that shows where your systems are weak today. Send us your contract language and we'll tell you honestly what our work does and doesn't cover.

You're in Kalamazoo. Does the distance matter for a Fort Wayne company?

Not much. Testing what faces the internet, watching your attack surface, and building document tools all happen over secure connections. Internal tests can often be run remotely with help from whoever manages your network. If your project needs someone on site, raise it when we scope the work.

Will a pen test disrupt production on the plant floor?

We plan so it doesn't. The written scope sets testing windows and lists anything off limits, like machine controllers you don't want touched. Anything that could affect a live system is agreed with you first. If something odd happens, we stop and contact you.

Our warehouse gets thousands of carrier documents. Can AI read them?

Often, yes. Typed documents like bills of lading, packing lists, and invoices usually read well. Handwritten notes and smudged scans are harder, and we'll tell you that upfront. The free document test shows the real error rate on your own samples, and we delete them within 30 days.

Do we have to use AI at all?

No. Sometimes a better template, a spreadsheet fix, or a setting in software you already own solves the problem. If that's true for you, we'll say so, even when it means a smaller job for us.

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Send us the questionnaire, the contract clause, or the pile of paperwork

Tell us what's pushing you to act. We reply within one business day with a suggested scope and an honest read on whether we're the right fit.

No cost to talk. Nothing runs until you approve a written scope.