ESCRA GmbH, based on the campus of Saarland University in Saarbrücken, is an innovative SaaS startup specializing in cybersecurity solutions. Founded in 2023, ESCRA offers cutting-edge technologies based on the Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) principle to help businesses protect their digital assets against the ever-growing threats in today’s digital landscape. Our mission is to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as operators of critical infrastructures (KRITIS) with accessible, user-friendly, and highly secure solutions that are both adaptable and cost-efficient. Through our open and transparent open-source platform and the integration of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, ESCRA enables proactive threat detection, continuously optimizing security measures to counter emerging cyber threats.

ESCRA delivers comprehensive cybersecurity solutions centered around Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Our approach ensures that only authenticated and authorized users or devices gain access to specific resources, with continuous verification in real-time. Unlike traditional VPNs that trust internal networks by default, our solutions dynamically adapt to evolving security threats, creating a robust and scalable defense system. We go beyond passive protection by integrating AI-driven threat detection, continuously monitoring network activities, identifying anomalies, and automatically triggering defense mechanisms. This proactive approach helps prevent cyberattacks before they cause damage.

Additionally, our solutions provide full data sovereignty and flexible deployment options. Companies can choose on-premise, private, or public cloud environments, ensuring compliance with privacy and regulatory requirements. Based on open source, we offer complete transparency and customization, allowing businesses to tailor their security infrastructure to their specific needs. Through this combination of proactive security, adaptability, and transparency, ESCRA equips organizations to effectively address today’s cybersecurity challenges.

ESCRA's product portfolio includes the ESCRAsafe platform, which combines browser-based security solutions with modular adaptability, as well as ESCRAdesk, a secure screensharing tool offering full data control. With additional innovative developments like ESCRAlight, a lightweight tunneling solution, and future products targeting IoT and quantum security, ESCRA aims to make a lasting impact on the cybersecurity industry. Our solutions are characterized by their flexibility, scalability, and operating system independence, while their cloud-independence allows customers to maintain full control over their data.

ESCRA’s primary target groups include SMEs, which often lack the resources to implement complex security measures, as well as businesses in industries with high security demands, such as finance, healthcare, logistics, education, and public administration. Of particular importance is the support of critical infrastructures, which are increasingly coming under focus due to new regulatory requirements such as the NIS2 directive. Thanks to strategic partnerships with resellers such as IKU AG, Telekom and K4.DIGITAL, as well as integrations with platforms like Zammad and Univention, ESCRA has already established a solid market presence and built trusted customer relationships.