Grand Final of the Cyber Security Challenge III 2011

The global final of Cyber Security Challenge III took place at PitchLive on the 25th of October in the Business Design Centre in London, UK.

Supported by Thales UK and Digital Barriers, the competition recieved a large volume of entries from all over the world. The mix of international finalists were asked a second round of questions after being selected for the second stage. 

At PitchLive, the global finalists pitched their cyber solutions to a panel of expert judges and the audience on the main stage, as well as undergoing further questioning. After deliberation by the judging panel, Tony Bull, Information and Cyber Security Group Technical lead at Thales UK, announced the winner to the audience- I Think Security!

About

In its third succesful year, The Cyber Security Challenge III was looking to find the best data leakage ideas, solutions and technologies. The best submissions were filtered through an online judging round and invited to pitch at our annual event in front of government representatives, investors, incubators and industry representatives.

                 

Problem

The Cyber Security Challenge III was looking for ideas, solutions and technologies that could either

  • Prevent
  • Detect
  • Track
  • Mitigate

data leakage ( either in the form of data leakage protection or data loss prevention).

For example, this could have been applied to data lost or leaked through various methods

  • Web applications
  • Lost storage devices
  • Unauthorized access to databases and back-end system
  • File-Sharing Sites
  • Clipboard misuse
  • Portable/removable media
  • Network remote access
  • Web browsing
  • Wireless Breach
  • Private data accidentally sent out
  • Cloud

Judging

Every entry was judged by numerous independent judges with varying backgrounds, such as government, academia or venture capital. Each entrant recieved written feeback by the judges.

Second stage finalists were required to answer a second round of more detailed questions ready for the judges to grill in their Q+A sessions.

                         

Prize

Each of the selected finalists was given a pitching slot at PitchLive London. Here they presented their idea to international investors, angels, incubators and representatives from governments as well as industry.

The winner of the competition, I Think Security  won a $10,000 prize fund and the prestigious title of 'Cyber Security Challenge III winner'.

"Winning the Cyber Security Challenge is giving our early stage company tremendous credibility in the market place" said Cedric Jeannot, President of I Think Security.

Finalists
Cyber Security Challenge III Winner
 
 
I Think Security, 

QI facilitates the secure encryption & decryption of selected files & folders, independently of their location in 3 clicks. QI enables a user to share encrypted volumes with other QI users while also offering a range of value-added services including file audit trail, geo-location & massive decryption prevention. QI can be immediately deployed on top of existing infrastructures without any training or tech support.
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

BioID myBioID, the easiest, most secure way to log in &       manage  identity, recognizes you with a webcam, not a ton of passwords.
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

BioSlimDiskSignature, Signature offers the ultimate mobile cross platform secured storage solution, your data is safe with Signature!
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

Blackridge Technologies, BlackRidge developed callerID for the internet allowing you to reduce IP traffic on the network and cloak any IP enclave.
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

Conseal Security, provides control & secure data on the move. Beyond simple encryption, Conseal ensures lost storage devices are no longer a threat
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  
 
DMS: VaultCASQUE, VaultCASQUE provides trustworthy, accountable file sharing software using mutual, multi-factor CASQUE
authentication.”
 
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

LiveEnsure, provides Password-less authentication. Easy to get, easy to use, convenient, economical, ultra secure log-in security for Web, Cloud and Mobile.
Cyber Security Challenge Finalist  

Nation Technologies, BioWrap provieds Cloud Encryption Service to Protect, Track and Control Data at rest and in motion for compliance and risk management
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