AI Startup Contest "HONGO AI 2023" Finalists Selected (posted on NewsPicks)
Powder Keg Technologies Inc. (CEO: Masato Hamamura), a developer of cyber security devices using AI technology, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to participate in the final round of HONGO AI 2023, an AI startup pitch contest that brings together investors from the Hongo area. HONGO AI has been held since 2019 […]
MUSHIKAGO was verified in the development system of Kyushu Electric Power!
Using an development system managed by Kyushu Electric Power Company, we conducted a field verification of our MUSHIKAGO system jointly with LAC Corporation. In this field verification, we confirmed that MUSHIKAGO can reliably identify system assets, correctly detect system vulnerabilities, and operate safely against the system, assuming that MUSHIKAGO will operate in a highly critical […]
We have been selected for the "Startup City Acceleration Program" sponsored by JETRO!
We are pleased to announce that Powder Keg Technologies has been selected for the Startup City Acceleration Program sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)! (https://www.jetro.go.jp/newsletter/iib/2022/scaplist126.pdf). A related article can be found here (https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000124.000071241.html). The Startup City Acceleration Program is a collaboration between JETRO, the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]
MUSHIKAGO was tested at the facilities of Hiroshima Prefectural Technical Junior College
This time, MUSHIKAGO was verified with the cooperation of Hiroshima Prefectural Technical Junior College (https://h-tc.ac.jp/). This verification is also introduced in this article (https://h-tc.ac.jp/blog/blog-557/). For this verification, we used the facilities of the college's Control Systems Technology Department (https://h-tc.ac.jp/departments/control_system_technology/). The Department of Control Systems Technology offers courses from the basics to applications of control systems, […]
We presented at the Black Hat USA 2022 Arsenal!
We gave a presentation titled "MUSHIKAGO-femto: Automated Pentest & First Aid Tool for IT/OT Environments" at the Black Hat USA 2022 Arsenal to be held in Las Vegas, USA from 8/6 to 8/11/2022. This was my second presentation at Black Hat, following one in 2021. The level of presentations was very high again this year, […]
MUSHIKAGO was tested at Robot Park Hiroshima (by Sanko Dengyo).
MUSHIKAGO was tested at Robot Park Hiroshima (https://www.sumnet.co.jp/showroom/), operated by Sanko Dengyo. Robot Park Hiroshima is a facility where robot arms and the latest control equipment from Japan and overseas are installed for observation and verification. Many companies that have installed control systems use this facility to study the introduction of new equipment and devices. […]
Kyushu Electric Power Open Innovation Program 2022 "Inspiration and Co-Creation" received a special award!
We received a special award in the Kyushu Electric Power Company's Open Innovation Program (https://www.kyuden.co.jp/press_h220622-1.html), which we were working on jointly with LAC Corporation (https://www.lac.co.jp/). In this program, under the title of "Realization of Domestically Produced Security Services for Critical Infrastructures," we gave a presentation on how to develop and expand security services for critical […]
MUSHIAKGO Verification and Control System Security at the Production Technology Academy's Facilities
We tested MUSHIKAGO at the Institute of Production Engineering this time. (https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/soshiki/28/) As shown in Figure 1, we connected MUSHIKAGO to the same network environment as the control system to verify that the control system and peripherals could be correctly detected and their security risks identified. In this case, we connected MUSHIKAGO to an environment […]
We exhibited at the AI & BUSINESS AUTOMATION EXPO!
We exhibited at the AI & BUSINESS AUTOMATION EXPO. The AI & Business Automation Expo is one of the largest exhibitions in Japan. It was our first time to participate in a large-scale exhibition, so we had a lot of difficulties in setting up the booth, etc. However, we are glad that we could participate […]