Social / Collaborative
Platform Development

Trillions of dollars are lost, businesses shuttered, livelihoods destroyed[1], and our national security is under constant attack. Threats come from outside nation-state adversaries[2],hackers and hacktivists[3] of varying motives and intent both inside and outside our borders, and in many cases, from the very platforms we have given the trust of securing our most private data[4,5,6,7].

Due to the addictive nature of current social platforms[8] and an unwillingness to substantively change to security, data privacy, and fair practice models at the behest of profits[9,10, 11], such platforms often act as a stepping-stone to nefarious activity and create doorways for social engineering[12], resulting in a cascading effect of diminished security[13] threatening all internet users.

Facebook, in its 1st Quarter 2021 Quarterly Earnings Report established 98% of its revenue came from targeted ads[14]. In many cases, such ads are targeted based on sensitive user data[15]. However, a recent Accountable Tech survey taken in January 2021 revealed that 73% of users oppose companies collecting and tracking their behavior online for targeted content[16]. This clearly shows the market desires the data privacy and security USForward will provide as an alternative, thus differentiating USForward from other current collaborative/social platforms.

USforward's innovative approach of developing a secure collaborative networking/social platform built on a suite of new algorithms using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Advanced Encryption, Distributed Ledgers, and other advanced technologies, changes the paradigm of intent from a marketing motivation to one of a user-first methodology. This novel approach to cybersecurity and individual control adds layers of protection and value for all served sectors including individuals, businesses, schools, health care, utilities, and all levels of government.

“The most powerful AI tool today is machine learning (ML).” – DARPA[17]

Because users find value in securing their data, intellectual properties, mission-critical infrastructures, and classified information, it is expected that this new approach to online engagement will see robust adoption ranging from the individual level to the highest levels of government[18,19,20,21].  From the rural streets of America to Main street, and from Wall Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, all will find value in this new and innovative approach to cyber-secure engagement, adding advanced levels of cyber protection to all platform users.

Since USForward is based in both a HubZone[22] and a Qualified Opportunity Zone[23], this provides an innovative opportunity to directly train and recruit prospective future workers through the local school STEM system. This recruitment will have a significant long-term positive impact on demographic groups such as women, minorities, those who have traditionally faced socio-economic barriers to entry, and communities of children of diverse demographic makeup[24] often trapped in generational cycles of poverty.

“We will elevate cybersecurity as an imperative across the government, further strengthen partnerships with the private sector, and expand our investment in the infrastructure and people we need to defend against malicious cyberattacks. But a good defense isn’t enough; we need to disrupt and deter our adversaries from undertaking significant cyberattacks in the first place,” “a top priority at every level of government” – President Joe Biden 12/17/20[25]