In 2016, while on his business trip, Matias Katz noticed the lack of network security for his computer and tablet while on travel. The public networks at airport, hotels and coffee shops were not secure enough to get connected through the VPN. He questioned himself, "Can network security protection be automated using a small, low-powered hardware device?"

This led to the launch of his company Byos, and also to research & develop the Portable Secure Gateway, as a solution to the problem. It is basically designed for businesses professionals while travelling or for remote employees. The Portable Secure Gateway is a light weight, low-power device, which can be connected to the computer or tablet using a USB, which facilitates a network connection. It protects users from malicious activities transmitted through any access point by isolating the computer or tablet from the rest of the network.

The Portable Secure Gateway is designed to be small and compact. This enables the company’s IT department to remotely control a fleet of Byos devices through a SaaS platform. Further it can provide the real- time protection from advanced security threats to their organization’s internet- connected devices and corporate network across the globe.

Post the BlackHat Conference held at Vegas known as the, ‘most technical and relevant information security event series in the world’, where the Byos hosted a private event: ‘Bug Bounty’. The elite list of security researchers of the event includes: Gabriel Barbosa, Principal Security Researcher at Intel (USA), Gustavo Scotti, Principal Security Researcher at Intel (USA), Patrick Mathieu, Offensive Security Lead at Duo Security

(USA), Colin O'Flynn, CEO of NewAE Technology (Canada), Thomas Roth, founder at Keylabs (Germany) and the offensive security team at Pride Security (Brazil).

The ‘Bug Bounty’ is a challenge designed for the security experts. To attempt software, hardware and communication attacks to find the faults in Byos’ product which would fetch them a reward. As this challenge would help the Byos to fix the defects in their products if any, and further improve the product’s security features. The Portable Secure Gateway is expecting its launch by the end of 2019.

Credibility is important to our customers, and it is important to us. Our product is manufactured here in North America with a supply chain of components certified by our Fortune 150 chip supplier; our internal board offers hardware encryption and is tamper proof.

Matias states, “We anticipate that this product will give IT team’s significant peace-of-mind – particularly those that represent enterprises with high-value client data, sensitive information or intellectual property,” he adds, “Credibility is important to our customers, and it is important to us. Our product is manufactured here in North America with a supply chain of components certified by our Fortune 150 chip supplier; our internal board offers hardware encryption and is tamper proof. Most importantly, we’re willing to put all of this to the test”.

He further adds, “Byos is really entering the marketplace at the ideal time, noting that the product’s enterprise applications make it an ideal security option for large corporations. The issue of cyber security continues to trend and every CEO and their leadership team are looking for a credible, viable, and most importantly easy-to-use, option to keep employees’ computers and tablets, and private networks, secure. Byos’ Portable Secure Gateway is the solution".