Get to the Source, Dig Deeper, Reach Conclusions Faster
Silo Workspace keeps your identity hidden, your systems isolated, and your investigations moving from end-to-end.
Investigate At The Source
Silo Workspace is a fully isolated, multi-application investigation environment configured for your mission and ready in seconds. Operate from any region in the world — in-region, under cover, and fully protected. Investigate with AI integrated into your workflow. Capture, analyze, and share from first action to finished intelligence.
LAUNCH ISOLATED WORKSPACES CONFIGURED FOR THE MISSION
Launch fully isolated, region-specific environments with one click, equipped with the apps and attribution your mission demands to maintain strong tradecraft and operational security.
- Compose workspaces by combining the Silo for Research browser with apps like Telegram, Signal, Maltego, LibreOffice, and Obsidian. All associated apps inherit the workspace’s attributes.
- Persist browsing data, credentials, and app state across sessions with unlimited workspace configurations. Manage multiple concurrent investigations, allowing you to resume your work exactly where you left off at any time.
- Spin up new workspaces in seconds. Deprovision when the investigation closes, preserving or erasing state as the mission demands, with no cross contamination.
OPERATE UNDER COVER, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
Route through 700+ in-region nodes across all continents with the residential, mobile, data center, and dark web diversity your mission demands.
- Rely on a fully owned and managed network, purpose-built to safeguard mission integrity. Continuously monitored and periodically rotated to ensure ongoing mission success. The network expands as missions evolve.
- Blend your traffic through shared nodes or choose private nodes reserved exclusively for your mission. Select and vary your connection type to match the expectations of the source and surface discrepancies.
- Reach the surface, deep, and dark web, with dedicated Dark Web Interconnects and Rapid Response Nodes deployed proactively as regional situations develop.
USE AI PURPOSE-BUILT FOR INVESTIGATIONS, ANCHORED BY REAL SOURCES
Silo Nexus AI thinks like an investigator, integrating automated analysis and contextual guidance directly into your investigation while maintaining total anonymity to external services.
- Surface leads, patterns, and areas of interest from your content. Silo Nexus AI uses Active Annotations to mark notable topics and enable quick pivots without disrupting your flow.
- Trace every response back to its source with specific URLs and a transparent reasoning path. Get verifiable intelligence you can trace, validate, and defend in operational and legal contexts.
- Pursue sensitive research topics without revealing your identity, your organization, or your investigative intent. Every query is de-coupled from you and nothing is retained for training.
STREAMLINE END-TO-END INTELLIGENCE WORKFLOWS IN A SINGLE SECURE ENVIRONMENT
Accelerate content analysis and manipulation from first capture through final handoff, with the productivity tools you need at every step.
- Capture every finding with chain of custody intact, with tools for screenshotting, downloading videos, and note taking. Share across the team via Silo Drive.
- Translate and transcribe without giving yourself away. Silo Translate processes content across all formats without alerting your target destination.
- Automate repetitive work and cover more ground in less time. Silo Collector runs scheduled monitoring of sources, Silo Gofer lets you run multiple searches at the same time from a single click, and Silo Case Manager helps you automatically capture content as you go.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKSPACES, CONNECT YOUR STACK
Tailor each workspace with apps, browser extensions, and integrations from Silo Marketplace, a curated catalog of first-party and third-party tools built for digital investigations.
- Add tools from the Silo Marketplace built specifically for you. Select from Authentic8 and partner-contributed apps and extensions across threat intelligence, dark web monitoring, social media discovery, citation generation, URL defanging, and other intelligence workflows.
- Further customize your workspace by provisioning access to other web apps, online databases, and browser extensions to support your specific area of expertise.
- Connect Silo to your existing workflows through APIs. Integrate with the feeds from your Threat Intel Platform, and ingest collected content into your case management and reporting pipelines.
Silo Workspace capabilities
Silo Workspace
- Library of desktop, messaging, and productivity apps
- Silo for Research browser
- Configurable browser profiles
- Persistent or single use browsing data
- Multi-language input and output
Regions
- North America
- Europe
- Central and South America
- Asia-Pacific
- Africa and Middle East
- Rapid response nodes
Dark Web
- Multiple TOR interconnect nodes
- Direct access from within Silo Workspace
- Isolation and administrative safeguards
Nexus AI
- Live content capture
- Active annotations
- Source-grounded responses
- Multiple conversation threads
- Curated prompt library
- Identity-shielded queries
- No prompt retention for model training
- Encrypted, immutable conversation logs
Productivity Tools
- Screenshot and annotation
- Out-of-band translation
- Automated collection utility
- Multi-site search
- Chrome extension management
- Developer tools
- Encrypted personal and shared storage
- Case management
Organizational Governance & Oversight
- Silo is built with policy enforcement, access controls, audibility, and integration APIs to support your mission. Learn more
Trusted by industry-leading teams
Silo is an easy-to-run and install tool hosted in the cloud, with a dynamic and intuitive interface, trained technical support, and good security.
If you are looking for a top-of-the-field OSINT managed attribution tool and capability, A8 Silo is the best in the business.
Director of Operations
This was so unique and so helpful for my work that I don’t care if I sound like a commercial. It’s going to make analyst jobs just that much easier to do.
Jon Dimaggio, Chief Security Strategist
Silo gives us the ability to not worry about the language barrier [and] to obfuscate where we’re coming from.
Tom Bakry, MPGSOC manager
Easy to use and administer. Setting up Silo for Research was a snap and makes for quick and safe ad-hoc investigations.
Silo solved my need to keep creating custom firewall rules for my team to look at unknown, suspicious, malicious domains in a safe environment.
Security Architect
frequently asked questions
How does Silo mask my identity during an investigation?
Silo masks your identity using managed attribution and isolated, cloud-based browsing. Analysts can customize browser, device, language, and geolocation settings while routing activity through global egress nodes. This ensures a local, non-attributable IP address, protecting identity and preventing detection during investigations.
Can I safely access the dark web with Silo?
Yes, Silo enables secure dark web access within a fully isolated, cloud-based environment — no separate browser required. All activity is executed remotely, protecting endpoints from malware while masking analyst identity and location. This allows investigators to safely access dark web sites, forums, and marketplaces without exposure or detection.
Can I save what I have collected with Silo?
Yes, Silo securely saves investigation data through its encrypted, cloud-based storage. Analysts can capture and preserve content with full audit logs, supporting chain of custody and evidentiary requirements. This ensures research is securely stored, compliant, and readily accessible for analysis and reporting.
How does Silo handle chain of custody and evidentiary requirements?
Silo preserves chain of custody by automatically logging all collection activity within a secure, cloud-based environment. Every action is attributed to an analyst and recorded with audit trails, ensuring data integrity and validity. This enables investigators to capture, store, and review evidence in a compliant, defensible manner.
How is Silo Workspace different from a VPN or incognito mode?
VPNs and incognito mode are limited tools that solve single problems. A VPN masks your IP. Incognito mode hides local history. That’s it. Neither isolates you from threats, captures evidence, or supports investigative workflows.
Silo Workspace is a purpose-built investigation platform that delivers what investigators actually need: full browser isolation that prevents malware from reaching your network, a global managed attribution network with 700+ endpoints for in-region access, integrated capture and analysis tools that turn research into finished intelligence, and enterprise-grade audit capabilities with tamper-resistant chain of custody.
Silo Workspace is not a browsing tool. It’s an investigation platform.
How is Nexus AI different from tools like ChatGPT or Copilot?
Nexus AI is purpose-built for sensitive digital investigations. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, Nexus AI separates your identity and organizational affiliation from every query, ensures prompts are never retained for model training, and provides fully verifiable outputs with source attribution. It also operates directly within your investigative workflow, rather than as a standalone chatbot.
Are my prompts or data used to train AI models?
No. Nexus AI is designed so that your queries and data are not retained or used for training. This ensures your investigations remain confidential and protected.
What features should I look for in a digital investigation platform?
A digital investigation platform should provide secure, isolated access to online environments, managed attribution to mask identity, and integrated tools to capture and analyze data. Look for centralized policy controls, audit logging, and collaboration features that ensure compliance while accelerating investigations from access to reporting.