About SandGrain
‘An unhackable chip that not even Putin can hack’ – that was the headline of an article in the Algemeen Dagblad about SandGrain, an Eindhoven-based deep-tech scale-up that develops hardware-based security for IoT devices. From their office on the High Tech Campus, the team is working on CyberRock, an in-house developed solution that protects devices from the design stage onwards with an immutable hardware identity, thereby making them secure and future-proof from the outset.
CyberRock in a nutshell
With CyberRock, the identity of every IoT device is hard-coded onto a unique chip. This chip cannot be hacked remotely and can only be physically destroyed if someone wishes to gain access to it. Unhackable hardware, post-quantum security and centralised cloud management make expensive certificates unnecessary and ensure that devices are both secure and easy to manage. The complexity of the security lies not in the device itself, but in a centrally managed back-end. This allows upgrades and security updates to be rolled out centrally, without having to adjust each device individually.
Working at SandGrain
The culture at SandGrain is typical of a deep-tech scale-up: energetic, curious and focused on innovation and impact. Thanks to a recent funding round of €13.5 million, the opportunities to make an even greater impact are within reach. Now is the time to grow further, enter new markets and realise the full potential of CyberRock – a dynamic environment for those who want to help shape the future of IoT security.