The EU pinpoints S2 Grupo as one of the cybersecurity
companies with most growth potential in Europe
Brussels has chosen 155 European companies to be included in the so-called
SME Instrument, created to give backing to the most innovative companies.
With European backing, S2 Grupo will keep developing Captor, the first
system for fighting Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) created with Spanish
technology.
Madrid, 9th September 2014.
S2 Grupo, a Spanish company specializing in cybersecurity, has been included by the
European Union in their SME Instrument program, being awarded 50,000 euros for
starting their development of Captor, the first defense system against advanced
persistent threats created entirely in Spain. SME Instrument comes under the
auspices of the Horizon 2020 R&D program set up to finance the most innovative
small and middle-sized European companies with the biggest potential for growth.
With the initial financing, which can be increased to up to two million euros, S2
Grupo will launch their market study for Captor, the first system for fighting
persistent cyberthreats created entirely with Spanish technology. APTs, the technical
name for these threats, represent a more sophisticated type of attack on an
organization perpetrated by cybercriminals, cyberterrorists or enemy governments.
“APTs represent the next stage in the sophistication of information technology
threats. An APT is not only malicious software. An APT is a set of technological
methodologies and tools with which an attacker plans and executes a sophisticated
attack against a specific objective to glean valuable information or affect a critical
facility”, explains Miguel Ángel Juan, managing partner from S2 Grupo and the head
of their R&D projects.
A total of 2,666 companies competed from all over Europe to take part in this
program, which makes it easier for European SMEs to develop high level innovation
initiatives. Only 155 were chosen. Only six of those are cybersecurity companies.
S2 Grupo has spent over 10 years working in the field of cybersecurity, where they
have become one of the leading companies due largely to constant investment in
R&D.
Ramiro de Maeztu 7
46022 Valencia
Spain
T. (+34) 902 882 992
Velázquez,150-2ª planta
28002 Madrid
Spain
T. (+34) 902 882 992
Calle 99 # 9A-80, Of. 704
Bogotá DC
Colombia
T. (+57) 3176471096
[email protected]
www.s2grupo.com
www.securityartwork.es
At the moment, the company leads the Muses European consortium, working to
develop a multi-device corporate security system, also partially financed by
European funds.
“Innovation in cybersecurity products is one of the main factors contributing to our
company’s success. Until now, the most important research areas we have worked
on have been event monitoring and correlation and operational intelligence”,
explains Miguel Ángel Juan. “Nowadays, having locally designed technology against
global threats is vital, especially for our public institutions”, he added.
Ramiro de Maeztu 7
46022 Valencia
Spain
T. (+34) 902 882 992
Velázquez,150-2ª planta
28002 Madrid
Spain
T. (+34) 902 882 992
Calle 99 # 9A-80, Of. 704
Bogotá DC
Colombia
T. (+57) 3176471096
[email protected]
www.s2grupo.com
www.securityartwork.es
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