BlackRidge Technology Opens Downtown Reno Research Office at 200 South Virginia

Reno, NV (August 5, 2019) – Basin Street Properties, a prominent Northern California and Northern Nevada real estate investor and developer, has signed a lease with BlackRidge Research, a subsidiary of BlackRidge Technology, at 200 South Virginia in Reno, Nevada.

“The Reno-Sparks Opportunity Zone location at 200 South Virginia provides the networking access we need for aspects of our research and product development,” said John Hayes, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for BlackRidge Technology. “It has a direct conduit to the east west fiber backbone, which is necessary for our cybersecurity research work. It’s a bonus to be in the heart of downtown surrounded by so many great dining and entertainment options.”

BlackRidge Technology develops, markets and supports a family of products that provide a next generation cyber security solution for protecting enterprise networks and cloud services. With their patented technology, network and server resources located in the enterprise, data centers and cloud systems are better protected and less vulnerable to compromise from cyber-attacks. Their identity-based approach to cyber defense offers superior performance compared to legacy network security approaches, reduces cyber risk and meets network security compliance goals, while reducing the total cost of ownership for organizations by eliminating malicious and unwanted traffic from their networks and systems.

“Blackridge Technology is a great fit to be in downtown at 200 South Virginia,” said Scott Stranzl, Chief Portfolio Officer for Basin Street Properties. “The tenant mix has shifted to more of a technology focus and the building provides the networking and colocation features many of our tenants require. The building’s features combined with the dynamic amenities of downtown Reno, create an ideal location for young tech companies.” 

200 South Virginia is a nine-story, 117,780 square foot Class A office building with panoramic views of the surrounding Sierra Mountains, Truckee Meadows and downtown Reno. It has a direct conduit to the AT&T regional switch which sits on east/west fiber backbone providing redundant connectivity through multiple fiber vendors and redundant power via a 480 KVA generator. Home to NOCs (network operation centers), collocation centers & emergency backup data centers, this facility is fiber lit with gbps speeds & central office infrastructure. Abundant parking is available in an adjacent parking garage.

Representing Basin Street Properties was Dominic Brunetti and Scott Shanks of Dickson Commercial Group. Representing Blackridge Technology was Adam Carlsen of Stark and Associates.

About BlackRidge Technology:
BlackRidge Technology enables our customers and partners to deliver more secure and resilient business services in today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat environments. The BlackRidge adaptive cyber defense solution authenticates identity before allowing network connections in order to proactively isolate cloud services, protect servers and IoT devices, and segment networks. Our patented technology authenticates user or device identity and enforces security policy on the first packet of a network session. This new level of real-time protection blocks or redirects unidentified and unauthorized traffic to stop port scanning, cyberattacks and unauthorized access. BlackRidge was founded in 2010 to commercialize its military-grade and patented network security technologies. For more information, visit www.blackridge.us.