Hardshell - Securing the Foundation of AI

Platform

Next-gen AI security starts at the source

Hardshell gives you visibility into your AI data layer, detects threats before model training, and hardens datasets against data leakage, data poisoning, and synthetic content risks.

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One platform, full coverage

Model-Agnostic Security

Works across your entire AI stack. LLMs, tabular ML, computer vision, NLP. All from the same platform.

Hardshell protects datasets across every modality without requiring changes to your existing infrastructure.

Your AI isn't just chatbots. Your security shouldn't be either.

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Every format, every source

Multi-Modal Data Coverage

Data comes in many forms. So do threats.

Scan datasets of any modality, including custom data formats.

Dataset Risk Analysis

Scan datasets for poisoning indicators, leakage vulnerabilities, and integrity risks before they reach your models.

Dataset Hardening

Transform vulnerable data into protected assets. Reduce extractable information while preserving model performance.

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Security that starts at the source

Upstream Threat Protection

Monitor, detect, and auto-remediate threats as new data flows in. Keep your models healthy without manual intervention and identify threats before they impact application performance.

Better data in, better models out.

About Us

Why We're Here

Hardshell's mission is to advance data security and utility where trust matters most for AI and beyond.

Our Founders

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Hardshell was founded by Hunter Moore and Andrew Schoka, former DOD cybersecurity and AI experts who met while serving as adjunct faculty at UVA Engineering. Hunter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering with a focus on AI Security and previously served as an AI subject matter expert at DOD CDAO. Andrew is a former U.S. Army Cyber Officer with an MBA from UVA Darden and an MS in Cybersecurity. Together, they bring deep expertise in both the technical and operational challenges of securing AI systems in high-stakes environments.