ECSO's Annual CISO Meetup 2024 - Vienna

4–5 Nov 2024 | Vienna, Austria

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Ivan Klimek

CEO

Excalibur

Slovakia

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Proven EU-based PAM/MFA/RBI/WAF innovator securing critical infra. We tackle your toughest security needs with tailored, client-focused solutions! Let's chat :)

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Excalibur

Excalibur

Slovakia

Excalibur utilizes the mobile phone to act as a secure hardware token for any and all authentication and authorization needs inside of the enterprise. The ultimate goal is to move all forms of authentication and authorization away from passwords, replacing them seamlessly with smartphone-based strong but user friendly multi-factor authentication. Excalibur’s unique value is in providing backward compatibility with all the applications, Operating System (OS) and services the enterprise uses today creating a bridge between the password-based present day and password-free future. Excalibur is not limited to OS login. Excalibur Privileged Access Management (PAM) provides web-based access to Enterprise resources – acting as a HTML5 to other protocols proxy server (Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), SSH, Telnet, Virtual Network Computing (VNC) or even Browser access). In Excalibur PAM - zero-trust means the client machine doesn’t need to be trusted as nothing is installed on it and all access from it goes via browser. The client machine doesn’t get access to the internal network so viruses, malware, ransomware and other types of attacks cannot spread. As Excalibur is passwordless the user authentication is zero-trust too, the user has no way to delegate the access granted to him as access is tied to his smartphone (ownership factor), location factor (such as his branch office), knowledge factor (his Personal Identification Number (PIN) code) and ideally some form of biometry (HW on device biometric sensor). Excalibur PAM considers all sessions privileged and by default, recorded. That’s why we also tend to call it SAM - Streamed Access Management. Every action taken by the user is cryptographically signed to certify it was performed by the authenticated user. The effect of this is that there is continuous matching of every user action (as every user action and user PAM session is recorded and cryptographically signed) to strongly multi-factor authenticated identity.
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About me

Ivan Klimek, PhD. is the CEO and founder of Excalibur a Slovak Cybersecurity vendor democratising Privileged Access Management (PAM). Under his hands-on leadership Excalibur was able to win & implement large commercial and government deals, secure EU and VC funding and grow into a respected player currently expanding from Slovakia into the greater CEE region. He brings almost 20 years of R&D experience from companies such as Qualcomm or Nokia Bell Labs, holds numerous industry & academic recognitions and patents. Amongst his interests would definitely be talking to you 🙂

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Excalibur, a Slovak cybersecurity leader, has built its reputation on tried-and-tested Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions, commercially deployed across critical infrastructure and financial systems. Our flagship solution, Excalibur Enterprise, has been adopted by high-profile clients like the National Bank of Slovakia, where it secures SWIFT infrastructure and is expanding to protect the bank's entire systems. Additionally, Excalibur protects all privileged access for Slovakia’s Ministry of Interior, managing access across all government institutions, agencies, and critical infrastructure.

Recognizing the shift toward web applications for privileged access, we extended Excalibur Enterprise with VITRO, a Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solution with integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities. VITRO enhances our PAM by isolating web interactions and securing web applications against user-introduced vulnerabilities and zero-day threats. Unlike conventional solutions, VITRO operates on a static DOM model, preventing active content from reaching the user while ensuring smooth local interactivity. This approach allows CISOs to implement rigorous application security without impacting user experience or requiring continuous updates.

Our mission is to address Europe’s evolving cybersecurity needs with solutions developed entirely in Europe and co-created with our clients to solve the industry’s most pressing problems. Excalibur collaborates closely with clients to develop tailored solutions, driven by market demand and real-world challenges. This commitment to solving specific customer problems has not only shaped our PAM/MFA and RBI/WAF capabilities but also ensures they deliver the highest possible value for organizations with complex security needs.

As we expand beyond Slovakia, Excalibur invites European CISOs to partner with us in strengthening cybersecurity for critical applications and infrastructure. With our proven track record, deep expertise, and customer-centric innovation, we aim to bring a transformative level of security, customized to the unique challenges facing European enterprises.

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Skills

  • PAM
  • MFA
  • RBI
  • WAF
  • appsec
  • zerotrust

Speaker sessions (1)

Monday, 4 November 2024