# Reach Pursues DISA IL5 Authorization

Reach Security and Knox Systems announced on November 11, 2026, that they are pursuing Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Impact Level 5 (IL5) authorization for Reach’s AI-driven security-controls platform, with Knox’s dedicated IL5 landing zone proposed as the hosting path. The effort could position the platform for Department of War environments handling Controlled Unclassified Information and unclassified National Security Systems data, but it is an authorization pursuit—not a completed authorization, deployment, or contract award. Authorization may take several months and would not replace application-level approval or agencies’ ongoing risk decisions.

- Government buyers and contractors evaluating the platform should distinguish the proposed IL5 hosting path from completed authorization and application-level approval; neither is established by this announcement.
- Reach and Knox are pursuing access to a defense market that requires security controls suitable for sensitive unclassified workloads. The outcome remains uncertain, so procurement planning should not assume the platform is currently approved for agency use.
- Knox’s landing zone is the proposed hosting environment. Contractors supporting the effort can use the partnership as an early market-entry signal, while agency customers retain their own risk-acceptance decisions.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Cloud Services
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Department of War (DoW)

### Vendors
- Reach Security (applicant pursuing DISA IL5 authorization)
- Knox Systems (proposed hosting and authorization-support provider)

### Key Quotes
> By clearing Reach Security’s path to IL5, Knox is helping defense security teams get a continuously validated view of whether their controls are doing what policy requires, inside the boundary where their most sensitive unclassified workloads live.
> — Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems

### Sources
- [Reach Security Partners with Knox Systems to Pursue DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reach-security-partners-with-knox-systems-to-pursue-disa-impact-level-5-authorization-302935932.html) - PR Newswire
- [Reach Security Taps Knox for DISA IL5 Push -](https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2026/11/11/reach-security-taps-knox-for-disa-il5-push) - Enterprise Times