Our Mission
Our Services
Our Mission
Fuse proven intelligence tradecraft with cutting-edge AI to transform uncertainty into strength. By combining equity chain mapping with advanced operational risk analysis, we expose hidden vulnerabilities and fortify critical points of failure, driving more secure, transparent, and resilient operations.
Our Team
Our Services
Our Mission
Our leadership team brings over 150 years of combined experience in national security operations. With deep roots in the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense, our leadership has led missions across the globe, from technical collection and counterterrorism operations to the deployment and management of advanced intelligence and reconnaissance systems.
Our Services
Our Services
Our Services
Advanced Digital Vulnerability Assessments
Proactive Threat Hunt-Kill Operations
Personal Identity Management Solutions
Secure Third-Party Procurement
Why AXE55 Technologies
AXE55 Technologies delivers a comprehensive defense strategy designed to map and assess every layer of your equity and digital footprint. By integrating advanced risk mapping, third-party code analysis, infrastructure assessments, and identity management, we uncover threats before they take hold and apply special procurement strategies to secure every link in your operational ecosystem. This is Total Enterprise Defense—a unified approach that transforms your organization from vulnerable to resilient, from exposed to fortified.
At the core of AXE55 Technologies is our Assured Discovery and Intelligence (ADI) platform, a structured framework that scores six critical dimensions to expose, evaluate, and eliminate vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them. The ADI platform provides a unified approach to risk assessment across both organizational and technical domains. At the entity level, we evaluate structural vulnerabilities in ownership, leadership, partnerships, and operational resilience—illuminating risks introduced through M&A activity, public exposure, or supply chain dependencies. At the technical level, we dissect the digital environment, identifying weaknesses in third-party code, infrastructure, and externally hosted assets down to the most granular dependency. By integrating these perspectives, ADI delivers a comprehensive understanding of digital and organizational exposure—enabling decision-makers to prioritize mitigation efforts, secure procurement processes, and maintain operational continuity in the face of modern threat vectors.
Our Leadership
Warren Holston - Founder
Warren Holston - Founder
Warren Holston - Founder
Mr. Holston is a career Technical Operations Officer and has worked throughout the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and defense industry for more than 40 years. He has served as a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator, a collections officer and senior manager in the Central Intelligence Agency, and a Subject Matter
Mr. Holston is a career Technical Operations Officer and has worked throughout the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and defense industry for more than 40 years. He has served as a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator, a collections officer and senior manager in the Central Intelligence Agency, and a Subject Matter Expert and Program Manager for manhunting operations in the Department of Defense U.S. Special Operations Command, and a senior executive in the national security industry. Mr. Holston has managed and conducted counterterrorism, covert action, and technical collection operations worldwide and has been recognized as having contributed significantly to the national security of the United States of America.
Chris Williams - Founder
Warren Holston - Founder
Warren Holston - Founder
Mr. Williams is an information technology executive with over 30 years of experience managing command control communications (C3) networks and intelligence information (C4I) systems deployed globally. While in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Williams served as Chief, Database Administration Section and Superintendent of the Network Operations and
Mr. Williams is an information technology executive with over 30 years of experience managing command control communications (C3) networks and intelligence information (C4I) systems deployed globally. While in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Williams served as Chief, Database Administration Section and Superintendent of the Network Operations and Security Center at the U.S. Special Operations Command. As a senior executive working in the national security industry, he has managed multiple technology platforms deployed globally, supporting critical missions including security, tracking, intelligence, communication, cyber, and virtual operations. Mr. Williams holds an MBA, MS-Cybersecurity, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) certification, and Master Certification in IS/IT Project Management from Villanova University.
Cofer Black - Advisor
Michael Pressey - Advisor
Michael Pressey - Advisor
Ambassador Cofer Black has had a distinguished 30 year career in the U.S. Government. He served 28 years in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency. As Director of the CIA Counterterrorist Center over the 9/11 period he conceived, planned, and lead the CIA projection into Afghanistan and the Presidentially mandate
Ambassador Cofer Black has had a distinguished 30 year career in the U.S. Government. He served 28 years in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency. As Director of the CIA Counterterrorist Center over the 9/11 period he conceived, planned, and lead the CIA projection into Afghanistan and the Presidentially mandated worldwide engagement against Al- Qaeda. He also served as the Director’s Special Assistant for Counterterrorism and National Intelligence Officer. Subsequently, he was appointed to the Department of State at the Assistant Secretary level as Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
In addition to numerous exceptional performance awards and meritorious citations, Ambassador Black received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Career Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Donovan Award, annual Exceptional Collector Award, and George H. Bush Medal for Excellence. He serves on the boards of Northwest Biotherapuetics and Diloretio Holdings.
Michael Pressey - Advisor
Michael Pressey - Advisor
Michael Pressey - Advisor
Mike, founder of a successful cybersecurity company, is a retired CIA Operations Officer and Air Force NCO with over 35 years of government service. During his CIA tenure, he held leadership roles, including Chief of Virtual Operations, Chief of Base (COB) in multiple Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian countries, and Chief of
Mike, founder of a successful cybersecurity company, is a retired CIA Operations Officer and Air Force NCO with over 35 years of government service. During his CIA tenure, he held leadership roles, including Chief of Virtual Operations, Chief of Base (COB) in multiple Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian countries, and Chief of Counterterrorism operations in a Station in the Middle East. Mike also served in senior positions at CIA Headquarters. In the Air Force, he worked in the DIA Defense Attaché System, supported a Tier 1 SMU, and contributed to operational planning during Operation Just Cause. He later served in SOUTHCOM’s J3 Special Operations Division and J2X in Panama, as well as in intelligence roles with the 388th TFW and 1st Special Operations Wing. Mike’s private sector roles include VP at Creative Radicals, Director of Innovation at Engility, and Virtual Operations SME at Black Horse Solutions.