The team behind Ottawa cybersecurity startup NtangledState has big ambitions for the future, including breaking into the European market.
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The team behind Ottawa cybersecurity startup NtangledState has big ambitions for the future, including breaking into the European market.
Founded by CEO Sasikaran Selvendran, the company helps businesses manage their digital security and public key infrastructure (PKI) with automation tools such as AI.
“In a URL, when you see https, the S stands for security,” Ranjith Mathew, global director for corporate relations, told OBJ on Friday. “You get this S from companies that are creating (secure sockets layer) and (transport layer security) certificates.”
The SSL and TLS certificates authenticate the website and encrypt the connection, preventing data breaching. But Mathew said each certificate is only valid for about a year, with Google recently announcing that certificate validity will be reduced significantly, requiring renewal quarterly.
NtangledState uses AI to help companies automate the renewal process and improve their digital security management. Still in its early days, it is already looking beyond Canada’s borders in pursuit of international growth, while introducing features like blockchain integration, AI agents, and post-quantum cryptography.
In this instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Selvendran and Mathew talk about how they got started, the importance of automation in cybersecurity management, and how they’re breaking into the European market.
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.