Welcome to the GRAYBELT Innovations landing page
Graybelt Innovations is the parent and holding company for CISOware. Founded by a small group of veteran technologists with over 300 years of combined experience, Graybelt serves as the umbrella organization for advanced software platforms created outside the traditional startup mold. Its mission is to develop, protect, and strategically guide breakthrough technologies — starting with Reflex, a platform built over a decade to redefine how organizations respond to complex situations.
Reflex represents the life’s work of its founder, Craig Brown — one of the original hackers. Now beyond retirement age, Craig believes he may be the last of that generation still building.
Thirty years ago, he shipped the first commercial AI software — real code, real customers — while major companies were still experimenting.
This site exists to provide the history and context behind the Reflex platform. More personal information about the people involved will be presented here. It is not intended to serve as a public-facing corporate website, as Graybelt does not offer a public product. Instead, the site provides background for those interested in CISOware or the broader history of technology.
The site is maintained by Craig Brown — possibly the last man standing from the original actors. Anytime you see “me” or “my,” you’re reading his opinion. Those opinions do not reflect the views of anyone else.
To learn more about Reflex, visit www.cisoware.com
Personal History
It is unlikely that anyone in the world has more experience with this topic then I do. Everyone makes claims. The certification to the left is proof that I was one of the earliest to receive the Certified Incident Handler certification in 2002.
I am an open book. If you are so inclined, the story of my career has been online since the beginning. I am legit. One of the last remaining from the group that built it all. My private website is at csbrown.com
Reflex: Back Story
The story behind the Reflex project — including a clip filmed during COVID. It’s not pretty.
Floater: The first AI
Reflex as it relates to AI — including my original product “Floater,” the first commercially available AI. Built to learn decisions, not scrape data. A graduate-level concept ahead of its time.