When I entered the U.S. Air Force, I started my career as an avionics technician—working directly with the systems, electronics, and data that keep aircraft flying safely and effectively.
At the time, I certainly didn’t imagine that years later I would be helping launch a software company focused on protecting those same types of systems.
Today, I’m excited to announce WaveDash, a new company and software product developed out of QED Secure Solutions.
WaveDash is focused on aircraft and aviation cybersecurity, using aircraft log data to help identify cyber anomalies, suspicious activity, and other indicators that can be difficult to uncover through traditional cybersecurity approaches. As modern aircraft become increasingly software-driven and interconnected, the data they already generate can provide valuable insight into the security and health of the aircraft.
The idea behind WaveDash is straightforward: aircraft generate enormous amounts of operational data. We want to make that data more useful—not only for understanding what happened, but for identifying when something doesn’t look right.
For me personally, WaveDash represents a bit of a full-circle moment.
I began my professional career turning wrenches, troubleshooting avionics, reading technical data, and trying to understand why an aircraft system wasn’t behaving the way it should. Today, the tools are different and the problems are increasingly digital, but the fundamental question is surprisingly similar:
What is the aircraft telling us, and can we recognize when something isn’t right?
WaveDash brings together aviation, software, data analytics, and cybersecurity—areas that have shaped much of my career since those early days in the Air Force.
I’m excited to see where we take it next.
-Jonathan
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