About CHIPS Cyber Defense Solutions

Helping MSPs Move Beyond Detection

CHIPS helps Managed Service Providers bring proven, prevention-first cybersecurity technologies into commercial business and industrial environments.

Our Niche

Specialized cybersecurity solutions for the commercial market

CHIPS brings proven, specialized cybersecurity solutions originally invented for the U.S. Intelligence Community into the commercial business and industrial sectors.

We help MSPs deliver a stronger prevention-first model across endpoint, mobile, and network layers.

Our role is not simply distribution. CHIPS provides the operational, technical, and partner enablement model needed to help MSPs deploy these solutions successfully and profitably.

Our Experience

Proven, authorized, and expanding

CHIPS has moved from early real-world validation to formal commercial distribution and national partner expansion.

2019 | Real-World Validation

CHIPS had a successful AppGuard deployment with the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department in Minnesota, proving the value of prevention-first endpoint protection in a high-trust law enforcement environment.

View the 2019 case study

2020–2022 | MSP Operational Refinement

CHIPS expanded practical use across MSP environments, refining the policy calibration, support, and deployment practices needed to make prevention-first cybersecurity work in real customer environments.

2023 | Commercial Distribution Authority

CHIPS was appointed as the Commercial Distributor of AppGuard for North and South America, formalizing our role in expanding AppGuard through the commercial MSP channel.

View the 2023 press release

2024–Present | National Partner Expansion

CHIPS is expanding nationwide with the goal of establishing an active partner in every major marketplace across every state.

Why Work With CHIPS

Partners do not have to figure this out alone

Access to cybersecurity tools is not the challenge. Making them work effectively in real environments is where many partners struggle.

Proven Deployment Model

Field-tested processes that reduce guesswork and accelerate implementation.

Faster Time to Value

Partners can replicate success others have already pioneered.

Ongoing Expertise

CHIPS supports calibration, enablement, and partner success beyond the initial sale.

Business Impact

Quieter endpoints, reduced reactive labor, and improved MSP profitability.

Working with CHIPS allows new partners to bypass trial-and-error and fast track a model already proven in the MSP channel.

Business Outcomes

Built for security outcomes and MSP profitability

CHIPS helps MSPs strengthen customer protection while reducing the operational drag created by reactive security models.

  • Reduce reactive endpoint labor
  • Stabilize customer environments
  • Support legacy and complex systems
  • Improve margin without adding headcount
Credibility

Why these technologies matter

The solutions CHIPS brings to market are specialized technologies designed for high-consequence environments and now made practical for commercial deployment.

Originally Built for High-Trust Environments

These solutions were developed to address security needs where failure is not acceptable.

Commercially Practical

CHIPS helps translate advanced security capabilities into deployable, manageable solutions for MSPs and their customers.

Prevention-First Architecture

The focus is not more alerting. The focus is preventing harmful actions before damage occurs.

Partner Enablement

CHIPS supports MSPs with training, positioning, implementation guidance, and ongoing operational expertise.

Leadership

Led by MSP experience

CHIPS is led by Tony Chiappetta, a former MSP operator with decades of experience in managed services, business operations, and cybersecurity strategy.

After seeing the limits of reactive, detection-based security firsthand, Tony focused CHIPS on prevention-first technologies that help MSPs reduce operational drag while improving customer protection.

Common Questions

What partners usually want to know

CHIPS is a specialized distribution and enablement partner focused on bringing prevention-first cybersecurity solutions to MSPs and commercial businesses.

CHIPS has already proven the deployment, support, and partner enablement model. New partners can move faster by replicating what has already worked.

No. AppGuard remains a core solution, but CHIPS is building a broader prevention-first platform that includes endpoint, mobile, and network-layer protection.

Start with a discovery call

If you are evaluating how to reduce operational drag, strengthen customer protection, and improve MSP profitability, the first step is a short conversation.

Schedule a Discovery Call