The NRFC has made a $22.5 million investment in Vault Cloud (Vault) that will be used to expand the company’s existing offerings, such as SECRET Cloud, as well as develop and deploy new services, including AUKUS cloud capability.
The NRFC’s investment will support Vault’s delivery of secure and Australian-based cloud storage services for a range of defence customers, federal and state government agencies, and private sector businesses requiring secure storage. The investment also supports the commercialisation of Australian innovation, with Vault generating more than 100,000 pieces of IP such as bespoke code, processes and policies. Vault’s approach to IP generation is scalable and positions the company to pursue value-adding opportunities and provide services to a wider pool of customers.
About Vault Cloud
Vault is a cloud computing infrastructure business that provides secure, sovereign and hyperscale cloud infrastructure to the government, defence and critical infrastructure sectors.
Founded in 2012 with offices in Canberra and Sydney, Vault’s suite of cloud computing capabilities integrates multiple layers of advanced security measures, encompassing cutting-edge encryption technologies, robust access control mechanisms, sophisticated threat detection and rapid response protocols.
Vault was the first cloud services provider to obtain certification from the Australian Signals Directorate for classified workloads, allowing its services to be used to host government and defence data classified at highly classified levels.
Vault currently provides cloud computing services to the Department of Defence and has a whole-of-government agreement with the NSW Government, including NSW Justice.
Investment impact
Enhancing national security and sovereign capability
Vault provides secure sovereign cloud services hosted within Australia to federal and state government departments and agencies.
The NRFC’s investment in Vault will allow the company to deliver additional capability to its existing customers, further expand the breadth and depth of its offerings, and develop and deploy new services.
Commercialising Australian innovation
Since it was founded in 2012, Vault has generated more than 100,000 pieces of IP to meet specific customer and regulatory requirements, including bespoke code, processes and policies. The NRFC’s investment will enable Vault to scale this IP generation to pursue value-adding opportunities and provide services to a wider pool of customers, such as defence or security contractors engaged by the government.
Growing industrial capability
Vault’s secure sovereign cloud services provide Australian governments and organisations with the ability to safeguard and onshore their confidential data. The NRFC’s investment will allow Vault to expand its offerings to other federal and state government agencies, as well as private sector businesses that require secure cloud storage, such as those operating in the defence and national security supply chains.