The ECSO 10-Year Anniversary Event

DynaNIC is a Czech deep-tech startup developing FPGA-based SmartNIC solutions that bring new levels of performance, flexibility, and scalability to modern network infrastructure. Its technology is ready for terabit speeds and empowers data centers and telecom providers to build secure, high-throughput networks. DynaNIC’s reconfigurable SmartNIC software enables real-time packet inspection, threat detection, and mitigation directly at line rate, combining hardware-level performance with software-level flexibility. Its architecture provides hardware acceleration for core security functions such as DDoS protection, intrusion detection, traffic filtering, and flow analytics, freeing CPU resources for higher-level intelligence and control. Continuous software updates allow the system to evolve with emerging threats without requiring hardware replacement. By combining FPGA performance with software accessibility, DynaNIC enables security vendors and infrastructure providers to integrate high-performance, real-time protection directly into the network fabric. Its mission is to make scalable cybersecurity a native part of every high-speed network.

For more information: https://dyna-nic.com/

Emproof is a cybersecurity company with deep expertise in embedded systems, delivering next-generation protection for constrained devices. Its flagship product, Emproof Nyx, uses advanced binary-level transformation to safeguard applications and firmware, effectively preventing reverse engineering and IP theft while protecting software integrity and proprietary know-how. Nyx provides ultra-low overhead -- up to 100x lower than traditional tools -- requires no source code or hardware changes, and seamlessly integrates into existing workflows. As the only solution in its class engineered with functional safety in mind, Emproof enables businesses to safeguard critical IP, prevent exploitation and ensure the resilience of embedded software without compromising performance.

For more information: https://www.emproof.com/

enclaive GmbH is a German deep-tech company specialising in confidential computing and digital sovereignty. Its technology secures AI, data and workloads across private, hybrid and public clouds by ensuring they remain always encrypted—in transit, at rest and in use. enclaive’s Confidential Multi-Cloud Platform (EMCP) delivers verifiable isolation and integrity without performance loss or code changes. Founded by experts in cryptography and trusted computing, Enclaive enables governments, defence organisations and regulated industries to operate securely in the cloud, supporting Europe’s strategic autonomy and resilience in the face of growing cyber and geopolitical threats.

For more information: https://www.enclaive.io/

Imperum is an Agentic AI SecOps Platform designed to move security teams from manual, alert-driven workflows to agent-driven autonomous operations – without replacing existing security investments.

Built with domain-specific AI agents trained specifically for security operations, Imperum investigates, decides, and acts across the entire security lifecycle – including detection, response, and forensics – fully on-prem, air-gapped, and enterprise-grade. Truly autonomous, with human oversight applied only as required, Imperum’s agents run locally, enabling full data sovereignty, explainability, and suitability for regulated and air-gapped environments, empowering security teams to confidently manage risk at scale.

For more information: https://imperum.io/

Logmanager is a log management platform enhanced with SIEM capabilities that radically simplifies response to cyberthreats, legal compliance, and troubleshooting. By transforming diverse logs, events, metrics, and traces into actionable insights, it helps security and operations teams respond swiftly to any incident. Experience effortless self-management and customization, uncompromised functionality, and flexibility that help take control over the entire technology stack.

For more information: logmanager.com.

 Pontiro is a health tech company automating the anonymisation of medical data, to unlock secure, compliant data use for AI, research, and collaboration. 

For more information: https://pontiro.com/

QuoIntelligence is Europe’s leading sovereign cyber threat intelligence platform, delivering tailored, actionable insights that meet the compliance, security, and sovereignty needs of regulated industries. Built in the EU and trusted by top-tier clients like ENISA, we combine AI-powered delivery with human expertise to make intelligence effortless, multilingual, and role-specific. With 1.8x ARR growth, lighthouse customer wins, and a scalable go-to-market model, we are positioned to capture a significant share of a $6B global market growing at 22% CAGR — making now the optimal moment for Series A investment.

For more information: https://quointelligence.eu/

SelfHack AI is like an immune system for the digital world, an army of autonomous agents constantly testing, breaking, and healing the system before any human even notices. It doesn’t defend by building walls; it defends by evolving faster than the attack itself. This isn’t cybersecurity, it's digital evolution.

For more information: https://selfhack.ai/

Cytidel is a cyber risk intelligence platform that helps organisations cut through the noise of endless vulnerabilities and threats. We enable security teams to prioritise what truly matters by delivering contextualised intelligence, actionable reporting, and risk metrics that translate complex security data into clear business outcomes, prioritizing the top 1% of vulnerabilities that actually matter. With Cytidel, CISOs gain the clarity they need to reduce breach risk, streamline compliance, and communicate security posture effectively to boards and stakeholders.

For more information: https://www.cytidel.com/

We deliver decentralized, post-quantum secure solutions tailored to the evolving needs of enterprises and public institutions in the Nordics .

Our approach leverages cutting-edge technologies, including SwarmArtificial Intelligence, advanced blockchain, and a Decentralized Proofof Security consensus mechanism, to enhance security, operationalefficiency, and ensure sovereign digital transformation​.

For more information: https://www.naorisprotocol.com/

Secure Practice turns awareness into prepareness, with technology for engaging learning experiences, and helping people whenever they need it.

With PrepJam, we deliver interactive cyber exercises to any team, of any size. With MailRisk, we provide scalable assistance with suspicious emails. 

With gamified e-learning, adaptive phishing simulations and metrics that matter, our SaaS software continuously develops security skills for everyone, all year-round.

Secure Practice brings people together to start conversations about cybersecurity, for sustainable interest, knowledge and resilience in organizations.

Our national exercise concept has also brought more than 5 000 companies together at free events, to share experiences and learn from each other, how to better prepare for a cyber attack.

For more information: https://securepractice.co/

Yōjin is a cybersecurity GRC platform purpose-built for NIS2 and ISO 27001 readiness. Designed for SMEs and mid-market organisations, Yōjin transforms regulatory obligations into measurable resilience by linking policies, risks, and controls with threat intelligence and audit-ready evidence. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Yōjin provides clarity, confidence, and continuous readiness for boards, CISOs, and compliance teams across Europe.

For more information: https://yojin.io/index.html