Xertified joins Swedish Scaleups new program

Xertified is the first of 6 companies to participate in the latest Scaleup project in Uppsala with the aim to identify, support and strengthen innovative growth companies with high potential.

The project links incubators, science parks, academia and large corporates to enable networking, competence sharing, business opportunities, funding and securing key resources.

”Being accepted into Swedish Scaleups shows that we are on the right track to become a significant cybersecurity company and that our ideas and ways forward are being seen as viable and promising” says Martin Eriksson, CEO and co-founder of Xertified.

RISE to evaluate XoT technology

RISE has within the Cyber Range reviewed and evaluated the architecture behind our XoT technology™ to ensure that it meets todays and tomorrows standards and requirements for a solid zero trust security solution. We see a gap in the cybersecurity landscape and aim to close that with dedicated access control for connected devices, using identity based security. The review has confirmed the core architecture and also identified a few suggestions for improvement and is precisely what we were looking for when approaching RISE.  

“Working with companies like Xertified with new ideas and new approaches means that we learn how the industry and innovative organizations thinks which is important for us in our aim to be a leading science and research facility”, says Shahid Raza, Director Cybersecurity at RISE “Supporting the Swedish cybersecurity industry with analysis and evaluation, of various kinds, underpinned by the vast knowledge we have acquired over the years is truly what the Cyber Range is all about”.

Xertified receives full approval by EPO

EPO, the European Patent Office,  has granted Xertified full approval of all 15 claims associated with the XoT technology™ patent that was filed in October 2019. It means that Xertified now can intensify discussions and share details behind the invention with customers, partners, distributors and OEM suppliers and service providers that can benefit from using this leading cybersecurity solution. “This patent means that we now expand our position as a leading cybersecurity technology supplier and we look forward to welcome further partners and distributors into our global network”, says Martin Eriksson, CEO of Xertified.

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Xertified files 2nd patent – securing computers and users

Xertified continues to work hard to meet existing and future demands in the IT security industry and that means inventing where huge gaps are identified in the market. Together with AWA a 2nd patent application have been filed at the European Patent Office, EPO. This patent is the basis for designing, developing and delivering a unique end-user device that prevents malicious use or unwanted outside access to any computer, laptop or similar end-user equipment. While at the same time enabling each user to reach and utilize resources in the network that they are entitled to, all being a part of our groundbreaking XoT technology. With this invention Xertified now has a broad range of solutions to cover most aspects of IoI/IT security challenges related to access control and undeniable digital identities for man and machine.

Xertified joins Swedish Security & Defence Industry Association

Xertified joins Swedish Security & Defence Industry Association

Any futureproof cybersecurity solution has to be based on industry standards, interoperability and co-operation between competitors to draw upon the best the industry can deliver. Xertified has therefore joined the Swedish Security & Defence Industry Association (SOFF) in order to contribute to a safer society and world-class cyber security solutions for public organisations and private companies. “We look forward to share ideas, insights and information to underpin a growing Swedish cybersecurity industry that can deliver much needed solutions in a world with accelerating IT threats and challenges” says Martin Eriksson, CEO of Xertified.

Xertified joins RISE innovation node for cybersecurity

Xertified joins RISE innovation node for cybersecurity

Xertified has joined the latest initiative from RISE that combines industry, public sector and research and science organizations in Sweden to create a powerful cybersecurity node to support innovation,  growth and collaboration. Xertified also joins the reference group to actively work together with other entities and competence centers to further enhance the XoT solution and a successful cyber security industry in Sweden.

Jämtkraft takes the lead in digitalization of the power industry

Jämtkraft takes the lead in digitalization of the power industry

Jämtkraft leads the digitalization of the energy production industry by securing the network, the equipment and the communication with the help of Xertified’s XoT solution that is centered around secure digital identities for man and machine. This means that only communication with verified accesses and good integrity can be established within the networks.

“Our business is critical to society, which entails securing the supply of electricity to hospitals, airport, banks, industries and society in general. As all our production becomes connected, we need to ensure that no breaches take place and that our production and energy distribution stays unaffected from external tampering” says Sandra de Brito, CIO at Jämtkraft.

“We are very proud of the trust shown in our solution by Jämtkraft and our close collaboration will result in significant knowledge and insights valuable for both parties with regards to cybersecurity for mission critical infrastructure. Together with us, they are in the forefront of digitalization and security by being the world’s first energy company to implement zero trust, dedicated access control and full encryption” says Martin Eriksson, CEO at Xertified.

Xertified closes financing of more than 10MSEK

Xertified closes financing of more than 10MSEK

Xertified has now closed the latest funding round of more than 10MSEK from investors such as Markus Küchler from SAAB, Martin Lundstedt from Volvo Group, Krolina Ventures and Almi. “With this funding we can accelerate our development and are already planning for the next hardware platform to follow the XoT-S1 that is now under final testing” says Martin Eriksson, CEO of Xertified. “First customers will be able to test and implement the XoT solution during Q4 this year and it has all been a very fast and exciting project so far, well beyond our expectations, and there is a lot more to come in the months ahead of us”.

 

First hardware ready for testing

First hardware ready for testing

The first product, the XoT-S1 security proxy device has now been produced in a pre-series in the factory in Sweden and is ready for initial testing. A key feature of Xertified and XoT technology™ is that all aspects, from design and development to actual production is done in Sweden, making it a truly Swedish security solution with unique possibilities.  

Mattias Waldau joins as CTO

Mattias Waldau joins as CTO

Mattias Waldau has joined Xertified as CTO and will take on the task of leading the development directly. Mattias has a background as co-founder and CTO of Tacton, a very successful company within AI solutions for configurations and pricing. Mattias brings a broad competence in development, agile projects, software and also security which will benefit the XoT development significantly, short and long-term.