Particular Materials and Elementag featured in Help Net Security
We are proud to have been featured in Help Net Security, one of the most authoritative international publications in the cybersecurity and information security space, with an in-depth article dedicated to Elementag and the technology behind it.
The piece, published in July 2025 by Director of Content Mirko Zorz, was born from a conversation withour CEO Francesco Zanin, and explores how nanoparticle-based markers are emerging as a fundamentally new approach to anti-counterfeiting and supply chain security, and positions Elementag at the forefront of this shift. The article describes Elementag as a system that tags physical goods at the molecular level using engineered nanomaterials, creating an invisible, unremovable identity that is incredibly hard to fake.
What makes the feature particularly significant is the angle: Help Net Security frames Elementag not just as a materials innovation, but as a cyber-physical security tool. As the article says, supply chain integrity is increasingly a security issue, not just a logistic alone, and when a counterfeit part makes it into a critical system, the consequences go well beyond financial damage.
The article also highlights the origins of the technology: the idea didn't come from the anti-counterfeiting world but emerged from Particular Materials' work in electrocatalysis and nanotechnology, where the team develops advanced materials. A reminder that breakthrough innovations often come from unexpected directions.
Being covered by a publication of this reach and credibility, in front of an audience of CISOs, security professionals and technology decision-makers worldwide, is a meaningful step in bringing physical-layer authentication into the mainstream security conversation.
