8-K
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 27, 2026
SideChannel,Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-28745 | 86-0837077 |
|---|---|---|
| (State<br> or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of<br> incorporation) | (Commission<br><br> <br>File<br> Number) | (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> <br>Identification<br> No.) |
146Main Street, Suite 405, Worcester, MA 01608
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(508)925-0114
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 27, 2026, SideChannel, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing expanded capabilities within its Enclave platform designed to address a growing gap between how access is granted and how organizations operate. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in any website is not a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release of the registrant issued on January 27, 2026. |
| 104 | Cover<br> Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SideChannel, Inc. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date:<br> January 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ Brian Haugli |
| Name: | Brian<br> Haugli | |
| Title: | Chief<br> Executive Officer |
Exhibit99.1
SideChannelExpands Enclave Capabilities to Reduce SaaS Risk
WORCESTER,MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 27, 2026 / SideChannel, Inc. (OTCQB:SDCH) (“SideChannel”), a leading provider of cybersecurity services and technology from emerging to enterprise companies, today announced expanded capabilities within its Enclave platform designed to address a growing gap between how access is granted and how organizations operate. Access has moved to the cloud, the workforce has gone remote, and traditional controls have struggled to keep pace.
Over the past several years, organizations have shifted from office-centric environments to workforces and applications hosted in the cloud. Security programs, in many cases, were never rebuilt for that reality. Enclave’s egress routing was developed specifically to close the gap by ensuring access to business critical SaaS applications is limited to trusted users, on trusted devices, from approved locations, without adding friction to the user experience.
Rather than relying on detection after access has already occurred, Enclave focuses on prevention and protection. The platform restricts access before an attack ever reaches a login page, even in scenarios where valid credentials have been stolen, and multi-factor authentication has been defeated. For security teams, this reduces alert fatigue, limits lateral movement, and allows more time spent on real risk reduction.
“Organizations need security controls that keep pace with how the business actually operates,” said Brian Haugli, CEO of SideChannel. “Email is the biggest SaaS platform, and it keeps getting compromised. With Enclave, there are no restrictions to operating in any networking environment and it can automatically manage access. We have expanded Enclave’s capabilities and have now solved for BEC (business email compromise).”
The platform now also supports IPv6, along with enhanced DNS capabilities, allowing organizations to secure modern network environments. Enclave’s microsegmentation extends seamlessly as organizations transition to next-generation technology, without requiring disruptive network to redesign, while eliminating outages tied to expired certificates.
“As a practicing vCISO, one of the features that most impresses me is Enclave’s ease of deployment and management. Internal complexity is as much of a challenge as fending off external, and Enclave enables me to protect an organization without any significant overhead,” said Justin Armstrong, Principal Consultant at SideChannel. “I can finally get out of the trap of trading one challenge for another.”
SideChannel will be sponsoring Right of Boom in Las Vegas February 3-6, attendees can visit Booth 77 to learn how Enclave protects SaaS applications.
AboutSideChannel
SideChannel helps emerging to enterprise companies protect their assets. Founded in 2019, we deliver comprehensive cybersecurity plans through a series of actions branded SideChannel Complete.
SideChannel deploys a combination of skilled and experienced talent and technological tools to offer layered defense strategies supported by battle-tested processes. SideChannel also offers Enclave, a network infrastructure platform that eases the journey from zero to zero-trust. Learn more at sidechannel.com.
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You may contact us at:
SideChannel
146 Main Street, Suite 405
Worcester, MA 01608
InvestorContact
Ryan Polk
ir@sidechannel.com
Forward-LookingStatements
Thispress release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management’s view of SideChannel’s futureexpectations, plans and prospects. In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words “believes”, “hopes”,“expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “potential”, “could”,“should” or “may”, and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examplesof forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flows, results of operations,uses of cash and other measures of financial performance.
Becauseforward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause SideChannel’sactual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Theserisk factors include, but are not limited to: that we have incurred net losses since inception, our need for additional funding, thesubstantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and the terms of any future funding we raise; our dependence on currentmanagement and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; competition for our products; our ability to develop and successfullyintroduce new products, improve current products and innovate; unpredictability in our operating results; our ability to retain existinglicensees and add new licensees; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to protect our intellectual property (IP), enforce ourIP rights and defend against claims that we infringed on the IP of others; the risk associated with the concentration of our cash inone financial institution at levels above the amount protected by FDIC insurance; and other risk factors included from time to time indocuments we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, QuarterlyReports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These reports are available at www.sec.gov.
Otherunknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects that could cause actual results to differ materially from thoseprojected or represented in the forward-looking statements. Further, factors that we do not presently deem material as of the date ofthis release may become material in the future. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of thedate hereof. SideChannel cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Accordingly, you should notplace undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, SideChannel undertakes no obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements after the date of this release, except as required by law, nor any obligation to update or correct information prepared bythird parties.