'World's smallest': Sheffield firm Sitehop launches pocket-sized cybersecurity device
A pioneering Yorkshire firm has launched a pocket-sized new product to improve cybersecurity around the world.
Sheffield-based Sitehop has launched what it is describing as “the world's smallest post-quantum encryption device”, designed to improve security standards for critical national infrastructure, financial services and government networks.
A spokesperson said: “From oil platforms and far-flung bank branches to autonomous vehicles, retail sites and official communications, the pocket-sized device is designed to operate where conventional security infrastructure cannot reach.
"Applications span energy grids, industrial control systems and smart city networks, as well as real-time autonomous systems including vehicles and remote operations.
"In financial services, the device delivers sub-microsecond encryption for high-frequency trading and payment systems without impacting performance. It also secures classified government and diplomatic communications across multi-domain environments, and protects commercially sensitive IP for fast-growing technology companies.”
The SAFEcore Edge device is being trialled by an unnamed leading international IT services provider and Sitehop said customers in multiple sectors are exploring its use.
The device will be demonstrated at Cyber UK, the UK government's annual cybersecurity conference, in Glasgow between April 21 and 23.
The device is the latest addition to Sitehop's SAFE Series platform, which is already deployed with a global tier-one telecommunications carrier across seven countries and government and defence organisations.
Melissa Chambers, CEO of Sitehop, said: "As cyber threats escalate, securing the communications that underpin our critical infrastructure, financial system and government networks has never been more important. “SAFEcore Edge is British-engineered sovereign technology that brings post-quantum encryption to every point on the network, however remote, protecting the institutions and systems that people and businesses depend on every day.” Ben Harper, CTO, added: "Combined with SAFEcore, it delivers hardware-enforced, ultra-low-latency encryption that protects sensitive data without compromising performance, whether securing remote operations or high-speed financial transactions."