NEW GREYCORTEX AREA MANAGER – ALENA ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that beginning January 1st, Alena Řezníčková will be the new Area Manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Řezníčková has been working in the IT security field since 1992. She has held business and managerial positions in several well-known Czech and international companies, including AEC, ASSECO, PCS, ANECT, McAfee, and Intel Czech Tradings. Prior to assuming the Area Manager role, she worked with GREYCORTEX for several months as an external consultant.
“During the time I have worked with the GREYCORTEX team, I’ve seen for myself that MENDEL, the GREYCORTEX solution for network security monitoring, is a unique product with great potential. The GREYCORTEX team is made up of committed and determined professionals with great personal qualities. It is fascinating to continually experience the “wow effect” when presenting MENDEL to customers and visualizing their networks; since, with MENDEL, they can see what is happening inside their infrastructure. Our clients and customers appreciate that they are part of the team in terms of discussions about our road map and the development of the solution. I can see my main mission in these two areas: strengthening the partner channel and expanding the partner network, including the full lifecycle of cybersecurity management, further leveraging experience and customer needs to develop our solutions,” said Řezníčková.
GREYCORTEX CEO, Petr Chaloupka added: “Alena has many years of experience working in companies offering cyber security solutions and in managing business teams. In previous positions, especially as Country Manager of McAfee (later Intel), she managed to build mutually beneficial partnerships with technology companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. I appreciate her involvement in the activities of the Czech branch of AFCEA and long-term relationships with key personalities of IT security.”

GREYCORTEX WINS EY CYBERSECURITY SPACE INNOVATION TROPHY

Brno, Czech Republic

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that we have won the 2019 EY Cybersecurity Trophy (EY ESO) in the Cybersecurity Space Innovation category. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Bratislava, Slovakia on December 10, 2019.

EY, whose motto is “Building a better working world,” has identified the need for greater focus on cybersecurity. Based on many years with the world’s leading consulting firms, competition founder Peter Borák, has good reason to emphasize cybersecurity. Due to the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks, extremely sensitive data is leaked, and risks increase every year. “Our primary concern is to help organizations make better decisions on very complex cybersecurity issues. With faster digitization, the risk is accelerating. All organizations should take care about their data protection,” said Borák.

In its Global Information Security Survey, EY recommends that cyber security and surveillance be included in the structure of every organization. EY’s main goal is not only to draw attention to the problem and to inform the professional and general public about the cyber security issues, but also to offer solutions and a wider understanding of the context of the problem. This is why EY recognizes innovative cybersecurity companies and ethical hackers with these awards.

Petr Chaloupka, CEO of GREYCORTEX, noted after receiving the award: “Cybercriminals now run on huge budgets and are constantly improving their procedures. This is the reason why cybersecurity analysts also need to have state-of-the-art technology to defend themselves effectively. Today, it is no longer possible to manually analyze all traffic in each individual private or state organization, to monitor all possible attack vectors, or eliminate all human failures. That’s why advanced technologies, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are on the scene to help with this defense.” Thanks to the integration of these principles into our MENDEL product, GREYCORTEX was included in Gartner’s 2019 Market Guide for Network Traffic Analysis.

This year, the EY ESO winners are Rastislav Klč in the EY ESO Chief Information Security Officer category, Tomáš Ležovič as EY ESO DNA Born Ethical Hacker, GREYCORTEX s.r.o. as the EY ESO Cyber Security Space Innovation, and Milan Kyselica as the winner of the EY ESO Security Future Promise, as well as overall winner.

 

EY ESO photo

GREYCORTEX JOINS MICROSOFT CYBERSECURITY TECH ACCORD

On January 18, GREYCORTEX joined the Microsoft Cybersecurity Tech Accord along with 10 other companies. This brings the total to 79 signatories committed to improving the security of cyberspace. Together, GREYCORTEX and the rest of the Tech Accord members pledge to protect users and customers everywhere. GREYCORTEX joins a global expansion, contributing to the increasingly diverse reach of the signatory community – further broadening the dialogue around cybersecurity with signatories from Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Slovakia, and the United States, expressing a commitment to a more secure cyberspace. This expansion continues to deepen the group’s expertise, adding to the variety of sectors and technologies that characterize the organization.
“As a company focused on the development of network security solutions, we couldn’t agree more strongly that defense, regardless of the type or goal of the threat, is essential to defend the world from cyberattacks. Moreover, we firmly believe that governments and enterprise should act defensively, and that such defense should be both simple and complete. We are happy to be part of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord,” said Petr Chaloupka, GREYCORTEX CEO.
By joining the agreement, the signatories agree to four key commitments:
a stronger defense against cyberattacks – pledging to protect all customers globally regardless of the motivation for attacks online;

  1. a stronger defense against cyberattacks – pledging to protect all customers globally regardless of the motivation for attacks online;
  2. taking no offense by choosing not to help governments launch cyberattacks against innocent citizens and enterprises and will protect against tampering or exploitation of their products and services through every stage of technology development, design and distribution;
  3. doing more to empower developers and the people and businesses that use their technology, by helping them build and improve capacity for protecting themselves; and
  4. building on existing relationships and taking collective action together to establish new formal and informal partnerships with industry, civil society and security researchers. The goal being to improve technical collaboration, coordinate vulnerability disclosures, share threats and minimize the potential for malicious code to be introduced into cyberspace.

Since forming the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, the signatories have supported initiatives on email and routing security, implemented Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) in their own operations, participated in global requests for comments on the UN’s new High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, and endorsed the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace as an early supporter. Additionally, the group has coordinated with like-minded organizations such as the Global Cyber Alliance, the Internet Society, and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE).

GREYCORTEX OPENS JAPANESE OFFICE, ANNOUNCES FIRST PARTNER AND CUSTOMERS

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that we have successfully entered the Japanese market with our first office outside of Europe, and first Japanese partner and customers.
The new GREYCORTEX office, located in Kobe, Japan, will focus on sales and service across the APAC region. It will be led by Milan Fujita, who brings nearly 20 years of experience in the software sector and the Japanese and APAC markets. The office will also coordinate the regional collaboration between GREYCORTEX and its regional ESET technology alliance partners. The office may be contacted at: Kobe Fashion Mart 10F, 6-9 Koyo-cho Naka, Higashinada-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 658-0032.
GREYCORTEX is also happy to announce our first partner in Japan: iSEC. Information Security Inc. Based in Kobe City, iSEC is led by CEO Yoshihisa Suzuki. iSEC offers the MENDEL Network Traffic Analysis throughout the country. The relationship is already bearing fruit, with two customers implementing GREYCORTEX MENDEL; Hyogo Prefectural Government (https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/fl/index.html) and University of Hyogo (http://www.u-hyogo.ac.jp/english/index.html)
We look forward to many years of success from these relationships.

GREYCORTEX MONITORS NATO CCDCOE CYBER DEFENSE EXERCISE

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that we, represented by Petr Chmelar, Chief Research Officer, successfully participated as a member of the Situational Awareness (Yellow) Team in the recent “Crossed Swords 2018” cyber defense training exercise, held in Latvia and organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in cooperation with CERT.LV.
The sister event to the larger NATO CCDCOE “Locked Shields” cyber defense exercise (the largest and most complex live-fire cyber defense exercise in the world), “Crossed Swords” is focused on practicing skills required to carry out responsive tactical cyber operations. “The exercise aims to practice skills required to fill the role of the Red Team at cyber defence exercises and to offer the most cutting-edge and challenging training experience for national cyber defenders. It is evident that in order to defend ourselves better in cyberspace, we need to know how attacks are carried out,” explained Aare Reintam, Project Manager of Technical Exercises at the NATO CCDCOE. The “Crossed Swords 2018” event included a group of more than 80 cybersecurity professionals from 15 countries.
In this year’s exercise, the Red Team was tasked with conducting a full spectrum cyber operation in a fictional scenario, while the Blue Team actively defended their assets. The Yellow Team monitored Red Team activity from different sources of information, such as network tap and host-based log files, and provided a highly valuable near real-time feedback. As part of the exercise, GREYCORTEX contributed features to “Frankenstack,” a novel stack of tools built by NATO CCDCOE, Tallinn University of Technology, CERT.LV, and industry partners.
GREYCORTEX’s experience didn’t end with the end of the training exercise. Inspired by “Crossed Swords,” GREYCORTEX renamed its Malware Lab research team to the “Red Team,” but as Petr Chmelar noted, “We will always be Yellow Team-focused.”

PETR CHALOUPKA NAMED TO NE100

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that CEO and Co-Owner Petr Chaloupka was named to the New Europe 100 (NE100). The list is made up of individuals selected by the Financial Times, Google, the Visegrad Fund, and Res Publica.

Now in it’s fourth year, the 2017 New Europe 100 “is a list of central and eastern Europe’s brightest and best citizens who are changing the region’s societies, politics, or business environments and displaying fresh approaches to prevailing problems. The aim is to raise the profile of changemakers in emerging Europe and to build connection among those in the vanguard.”
Previous editions of the NE100 have included such well-known business leaders as Vaclav Muchna, CEO of Y Soft.
You can read more about the NE100 here: http://ne100.org/news/show/new-europe-100-challengers-2017,5a166ff03228719568984a76

GREYCORTEX WINS IN POLAND

The success continues for GREYCORTEX. This time, the team was first overall at the Pitch Competition at the 3rd Annual European Cybersecurity Forum held in Krakow, Poland on October 10th and 11th, 2017. The event featured cybersecurity-focused speakers from government and industry across Europe, as well as several from North America.
The Pitch Competition, held on Monday afternoon, as part of the Forum, featured 16 companies from Central and Eastern Europe. As winners, GREYCORTEX received the chance to present MENDEL on the main conference stage to a full audience. The pitch presentation itself focused on the overall costs of data breach – not only in data loss – but in lost business reputation, opportunity, and brand value, demonstrating GREYCORTEX MENDEL’s ability to detect advanced persistent threats in the network, as well as it’s founding – with generous support from YSoft Ventures – and its membership in the ESET Technology Alliance.

GREYCORTEX WINS AGAIN AT CESA 2017

GREYCORTEX took home the top prize in its category at the Czech Finals of the 2017 Central European Startup Awards (CESA). The Czech final,  held on September 25th in Prague, recognized GREYCORTEX as the Best AI Startup in the country.
The Central European Startup Awards is a series of national events in the CEE countries, recognizing and celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit and startup ecosystems of the region. Having been successful in the AI Startup category in the Czech Republic, GREYCORTEX now competes in the Regional Finals, to be held in Sofia Bulgaria on November 23rd. GREYCORTEX was successful at least year’s Regional Final, winning “Best Newcomer” in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
A list of CESA Czech Winners in 2017 may be found at: http://centraleuropeanstartupawards.com/season-2017/czech-republic-national-winners

GREYCORTEX JOINS ESET TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE

Excellent news from Brno!
GREYCORTEX is proud to announce that we have been named as part of the ESET Technology Alliance. In addition to complimenting ESET’s existing endpoint security solutions – by addressing traffic within the network, this relationship means that GREYCORTEX MENDEL is now available through all ESET partners, worldwide. You can read our full press release below:

GREYCORTEX Joins ESET Technology Alliance

Brno, Czech Republic – GREYCORTEX, advanced network security solutions provider, is happy to announce that it has been named as a part of the ESET Technology Alliance which provides holistic protection against advanced cyber threats. Launched in 2013, the ESET Technology Alliance is an integration partnership that aims to better protect businesses by offering a range of complementary IT security solutions. All members of the ESET Technology Alliance are carefully vetted against a set of established criteria to extend “best-in-class” business protection across IT environments.
Through the ESET Technology Alliance partnership, MENDEL, GREYCORTEX’s network traffic analysis solution, is now available to enterprise customers through all ESET partners. MENDEL uses advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analysis to detect threats to enterprise, government, and critical infrastructure networks that other network security solutions miss. It is able to offer rapid detection and response to network security teams, but also gives them the security to know that they can efficiently monitor network performance and visualize the entire network up to, and including the application layer.
“Providing effective network security is continually evolving. Security analysts need to be able to identify not just threats like viruses, but also advanced persistent threats like malware, RATs, Trojans, and Zero-day attacks. Analysts also need to know that they have full network visibility on every device and application in the network. MENDEL provides complete network visibility and detailed insight into application and network performance, so that security teams can identify threats before they do damage,” said Petr Chaloupka, CEO, GREYCORTEX.
GREYCORTEX compliments ESET’s existing endpoint security solutions, by addressing traffic within the network. “There are never enough layers of security for one’s network infrastructure,” said Jeronimo Varela, Director of Global Sales at ESET. “The GREYCORTEX solution provides an analysis of any behavioral anomalies that may go unnoticed. Moreover, the solution is easily integrated into the infrastructure of businesses of any size and can work not only as a detection or monitoring tool, but also to provide visibility into the  functionality of additional security components.”
For more details about GREYCORTEX’s solution MENDEL, please click here.
More information about the ESET Technology Alliance can be found here.
About GREYCORTEX
Built on a decade of extensive industry and academic experience, GREYCORTEX uses advanced machine learning and data analysis to help protect sensitive data, networks, trade secrets, and reputations. In addition to the ESET Technology Alliance, serves customers in over 14 countries through its own distributor network. In 2016 GREYCORTEX received an investment of 1.3 million USD from Y Soft Ventures, a venture capital arm of leading enterprise office solution provider Y Soft.
About ESET
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint and mobile security, to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give consumers and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real-time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D centers worldwide, ESET becomes the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single “in-the-wild” malware without interruption since 2003. For more information visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

WE ARE CESA AWARDS NATIONAL FINALISTS IN 3 CATEGORIES

For the second year in a row, GREYCORTEX has been nominated as a National Finalist at the Central European Startup Awards (CESA) – http://centraleuropeanstartupawards.com. The awards select the best startups from across 10 Central European countries, with the winners qualifying to go forward to the Global Startup Awards.
Last year, GREYCORTEX won Best Early Stage Startup, given in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This year, GREYCORTEX is nominated in three categories:

  • Startup of the Year
  • Best AI Startup
  • Best Newcomer

The Czech winners will be announced at the Czech National Finale on September 25th in Prague. Public voting GREYCORTEX in these three categories is currently open, and may be found here: http://centraleuropeanstartupawards.com/vote