Disruptive by Design
Ricochet is the specialized security division of Rapier Technology Group (RTG), focused on changing how organizations protect their most sensitive information and assets. We’ve developed a fundamentally different approach to password, communication, and file security, making essential data imperceptible rather than merely protected.
Our Mission
While standard security solutions focus on building stronger locks, we’ve engineered a way to make the vault invisible. We aim to provide unparalleled security, authentication, and protection that integrates seamlessly with your current operational environment.
At the core of our solutions is a proprietary steganographic approach that embeds sensitive information, passwords, and documents inside innocuous carrier files. Unlike conventional encryption, which signals the presence of protected data, our technology renders the very existence of that data imperceptible to unauthorized eyes.
We’ve extensively tested our steganographic algorithms against industry-standard analysis tools and brute force attacks. With over one million test images processed, our technology has proven to be:
Statistically undetectable even when subjected to advanced steganalysis
Resistant to brute force extraction even when attackers have the encryption seed
Operationally invisible with no performance degradation to carrier files
Cross-platform compatible across all major operating systems and communication channels
Our communication security tool supports secure file access and covert communications over standard business collaboration platforms. Sensitive messages and files are imperceptibly embedded inside innocuous carrier media, adding time-controlled access and organizational safeguards, alongside extended support for identity verification and data at rest using embedded identifiers and machine-learning driven automation.
Security solutions are only effective when they integrate seamlessly with existing workflows. We designed Ricochet’s solutions to:
Deploy within days, not months
Operate across existing platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, G Suite, and more)
Function with minimal technical overhead
Scale from specialized teams to enterprise-wide deployment
Ricochet is led by a team of technology veterans with backgrounds in military intelligence, corporate security, and advanced software engineering. Our approach combines technical expertise with practical understanding to build security that protects without disruption.
Kirk Byles – CEO, Rapier Technology Group
Kirk Byles has spent nearly three decades building, scaling, and transforming technology companies. He started his career driving channel growth at Comstor and Cisco during the early days of the Dotcom boom, and went on to lead global channel sales for Proxim, Motorola, and other wireless innovators.
After helping two of the largest outdoor wireless OEMs grow market share, he joined a startup focused on commercializing a next-generation authentication algorithm within the U.S. intelligence community; an effort that led to a successful exit. From there, he stepped into senior leadership roles at two wireless OEMs, helping reposition both companies for acquisition and investment.
As CEO of FreeWave Technologies, Byles led a full-scale transformation, turning a legacy point-to-point narrowband wireless provider into a modern Edge Computing SaaS company built for large-scale industrial networks.
Today, as CEO of Rapier Technology Group and Sensor BioMetrics, he’s focused on taking both companies from deep technical development to full-scale commercial success, building scalable go-to-market engines, and guiding their transition into high-growth, revenue-generating businesses.
James E. Pierce III, M.S. – Chief Design Officer, Rapier Technology Group
James Pierce brings over a decade of experience in advanced product design, secure systems integration, and high-performance engineering to his position as Chief Design Officer at Rapier Technology Group.
With a background in mechanical engineering and biomechanics, he leads the development of Ricochet’s steganography-powered platforms, ensuring every layer of protection is technically sound and operationally seamless.
His work spans secure hardware, medical device engineering, and systems built to perform under pressure. He holds multiple patents and has been published in peer-reviewed journals, but his focus remains practical: designing security solutions that are scalable, invisible, and built to integrate without disruption.
Jason Brown – COO, Rapier Technology Group
Jason Brown is a seasoned security strategist with over 25 years of experience in physical security, cybersecurity, anti-counterfeiting, logistics, and risk mitigation.
As COO of Rapier Technology Group, he leads the company’s mission to redefine data protection through covert, resilient communication technologies.
His career has centered on securing complex supply chains and protecting high-value assets across industries—from wholesale distribution to advanced authentication systems. With a proven track record in operational leadership and applied security innovation, Jason brings a straightforward, results-driven approach to tackling modern threats, building practical solutions that safeguard infrastructure and information.
Rapier Technology Group has been developing technologies for nearly a decade with a focus on securing the things you care about by enhancing product/data security, safety, and authentication for organizations and individuals alike. Ricochet is the first technology to launch commercially under RTG while Sensor BioMetrics, a sensing monitoring and management platform was recently spun out to support various opportunities within the Industrial Internet of Things and within the Department of Defense.
Find out how Ricochet can drastically improve your organization’s approach to securing its most sensitive information and assets.
