Looking to expand its cyber defence services, Siga has decided set up its European headquarters in Luxembourg. Rather than monitoring an operational network, the company uses machine learning and predictive analytics to analyse level 0 signals which typically consist of components and sensors that receive electrical signals, instead of protocols or data packets that can be manipulated by hackers.

By monitoring layer 0, which Siga describes as “the richest and most reliable level of process data in any operational environment,” the company can detect cyber attacks on the most critical and vulnerable physical assets in an infrastructure.

“Going beyond the network's security layer to reach level zero is critical to the effective cyber risk governance of our manufacturing centres and critical infrastructure. We welcome Siga to Luxembourg to accelerate the company's impact across the European Union,” said François Thill, director of cybersecurity at Luxembourg's economy ministry.

“Luxembourg was a natural choice for Siga's European headquarters,” the statement said, “as it was recently voted the second most inclusive economy in the world and second in the world for market access and infrastructure.”

The Israeli company made an impressive appearance at the 2017 Pitch Your Start-Up. While last year, it raised $8.1m in Series B funding, following $3.5m in Series A in 2018.

This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.