Simulate. Adapt. Dominate.
Black Ark Labs
What We Do
Realistic Cyber Ranges
Our platform enables the design of adaptive, real-world cyber ranges that reflect today’s most complex enterprise environments.
From evolving threat surfaces to fully integrated infrastructure stacks, ArkOne enables teams to build and explore high-fidelity ranges that mirror real operational conditions.
Each range adapts as configurations evolve, giving users the ability to rapidly adjust, expand, and refine their environments as needs change.
AI-Powered Environment Design
Our platform uses intent-driven AI to construct complete cyber ranges, hosts, services, and routing, from a simple natural-language description.
As the environment evolves, users can add or remove components, restructure topology, and make granular edits through an intuitive visual interface.
ArkOne empowers users to build, refine, and deploy complex environments with clarity and precision, without manual configuration work.
Professional-Level Operational Readiness
We support organizations in building real-world cyber environments that strengthen technical proficiency and decision-making.
With rapid creation, modification, and deployment of mission-grade ranges, ArkOne enhances infrastructure awareness, strategic thinking, and operational confidence in today’s dynamic cyber landscape.
Users gain the ability to design and evaluate environments at a professional level, no formal instruction required.
Outthink. Outmaneuver. Outlast.
Master the Strategic Battlefield of Cyberspace
In cyberspace, every move counts, and hesitation can mean compromise. At Black Ark Labs, we equip cyber professionals with the tools and tactical awareness to think several steps ahead. Just like chess, cyber conflict demands foresight, adaptability, and precision. Our platform transforms complex ranges into strategic environments where teams can evaluate options, test operational decisions, and outmaneuver adversarial conditions. Because in this domain, success belongs to those who plan smarter and act faster.
Real Threats. Real Ranges. Zero Excuses.
Plan. Predict. Prevail
The Future Fights in Code. Be Ready.
At Black Ark Labs, our mission is to empower cyber professionals to stay ahead in a domain where hesitation isn’t an option. Today’s digital threats evolve too quickly for outdated methods, so we built a platform that keeps pace. Powered by AI, ArkOne transforms plain-language intent into fully deployable cyber ranges, letting teams create, refine, and launch complex environments in minutes. No manual configuration. No bottlenecks. Just rapid, adaptive environment creation that accelerates operational readiness. Our goal is simple: give defenders the technology, insight, and advantage they need to out-think and out-maneuver emerging threats in an increasingly aggressive digital landscape.
At the helm
Timothy Carlisle
Founder | Chief Executive Officer
– ~18 years USAF experience across innovations, intelligence, offensive and defensive cyber warfare, and cyber training.
– Former Chief of Malware Triage, Weapons & Tactics Lead, USAF National CPT USCYBERCOM National Mission Force.
– Founder/CTO/SVP Engineering in multiple AI/ML startups (cyber training, wargaming).
– Expertise in full stack, AI/ML, penetration testing, malware analysis, and innovation labs.
Amal Ali
Founder | Chief Strategy Officer
– 10+ years in national security, intelligence, and special operations.
– Former Intelligence Analyst, USAF; combat veteran with deployments to Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa.
– Served across NSA, JSOC, and USASOC.
– Expertise in strategic analysis, operational planning, and cross-domain threat environments.
– Leads advanced cyber training platforms and simulations for defense, homeland security, and allied partners.
– B.A. in Political Science, Penn State; Managing Director, Elysium Strategy Group (U.S.-Africa commercial diplomacy).
We don’t stand apart from cyber conflict. We work within it, building the tools we needed when it mattered most.
Operate. Innovate. Lead.
About Us
Built by Cyber Professionals and AI Engineers
Black Ark Labs was founded by cyber defense professionals who have lived the reality of digital conflict. We’ve seen how rapidly conditions change, how quickly decisions must be made, and how critical the right tools are when everything is on the line. ArkOne exists to give teams that advantage, enabling rapid creation and deployment of mission-focused environments powered by AI, built for the pace of modern cyber operations.
Build Like Tomorrow Depends on It
ArkOne brings AI-powered environment generation to cyber operations, enabling teams to build and deploy mission-ready ranges in a fraction of the time. Simply express your intent, and ArkOne assembles a complete working environment you can adjust, expand, or launch instantly.
Each deployment enhances awareness, sharpens strategy, and helps your team stay ahead in an increasingly aggressive digital landscape.