GSC Blogs - all categories3 Days left to enter TD2!!!2010-09-08 Friday September 10th is the last day to enter submissions for the INSTINCT - Technology Demonstrator 2 competition! Successful demonstrators will have the opportunity to share in a £50,000 cash prize as well as trial their technology or p... TD2 DEADLINE EXTENDED!2010-08-23 The INSTINCT - Technology Demonstrator 2 (TD2) deadline has been EXTENDED to Friday 10 September. If you've already submitted your technology or product, why not submit a second entry? If you want to submit a second entry, you will need to re-... INSTINCT - Technology Demonstrator 2 (TD2) Deadline in 48 hours!!!!2010-08-19 The deadline for entry into the INSTINCT- Technology Demonstrator 2 (TD2) competition is in 48 hours!! The FINAL DEADLINE is 21 August. This is a must enter competition, so submit your entry today! The application form consists of 6 ... Info4Security reports on INSTINCT -Technology Demonstrator 2 Competition2010-08-12 Info4Security reports on the INSTINCT -Technology Demonstrator 2. (TD2). Thales UK, together with the GSC, won the competitive selection process to support and launch the TD2 competition. TD2 focuses on aviation security, and seeks to improve... Global Security Challenge 2010 is now officially closed for entries !!2010-08-06 Judging will begin tomorrow for what has been a record year for entries.If you have any technical questions then please email us at the normal address admin@globalsecuritychallenge.com and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. Please b... New challenge targeting Aviation Security2010-07-22 INSTINCT the cross departmental organisation of the UK Government and led by the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OCST) selected Thales together with the GSC to launch another new challenge focussing on innovations in Aviation Securit... 2010 Cyber Security Challenge is now open for entries!2010-07-16 The second annual Cyber Security Challenge, sponsored by BAE Systems and Accenture, is now open for entries! Are you a cyber security start-up or researcher working on innovative software solutions to critical cyber security challenges? Are you deve... CloudSwitch wins the 2010 Cloud Security Challenge.2010-07-15 CloudSwitch has won 10,000 USD in cash as well as mentorship from CapGemini. CloudSwitch protects enterprises from the complexity, risks and potential lock-in of cloud computing, freeing them to leverage the cloud’s advantages in cost and business ... New Competition to Find the UK`s Best Cyber Security Talents2010-04-27 The newly established Cyber Security Challenge UK is a programme of national challenges to identify and nurture the UK’s future cyber security workforce. It will test the nation’s cyber security skills, excite entrants about the variety of job... The 5th annual Global Security Challenge is Now Open to Entrants2010-04-19 This year there are overall awards of $500,000 available for the winners! Join the prestigious ranks of our previous finalists and winners, who raised over $78 million in fresh capital via our challenges and events. This year’s international Chall... How to successfully pitch for $400K at GSC? Watch Kromek`s winning presentation2010-04-07 If you are a security entrepreneur, ready to pitch your idea to venture capitalists, industry partners or the judges of the Global Security Challenge - the below video is important learning material for you. Kromek's pitch at the GSC 2009 is a great examp... How to sponsor a security innovation competition with the GSC?2010-03-30 Do you seek a solution for a problem or technology gap? Do you want to work with innovative start-ups to improve a security gap? It is the core business of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) to run and organize competitions – un... *New* Security Technologies of Tomorrow Challenge - now accepting entries!2010-03-25 CNI Expo together with Global Security Challenge (GSC) is launching a new competition for security start-ups, called “Security Technologies of Tomorrow Challenge”. This competition is only open to finalists from previous GSC competiti... GSC winner of 2009 - Kromek - raises $18.9 million in March2010-03-19 GSC is proud to report that the winner of our SME category in 2009, Kromek, from the UK just raised £12.3 million pounds (~$18,9m) in its latest funding round in March 2010. As reported by the FT: "Kromek, a developer of digital colour and 3D X-ray ... What is the market size for security technologies worldwide?2010-02-26 Following up on last year's GSC blog article on how large the global market for security products is, here are a few new figures from 2010: £150 billion GBP, as estimated by Goldman Sachs and quoted by the UK government agency, UKTI in its latest... Join the GSC on LinkedIn and Twitter - over 400 follow us there already2010-02-17 Follow updates from the GSC on LinkedIn and Twitter, where security innovators, VCs and security professionals can follow updates from the Global Security Challenge and discuss security innovation topics or post jobs. Over 400 startups and professionals h... The GSC is Hiring - do you want to work for the world`s leading competition company?2010-02-11 We are currently looking for 2 highly motivated employees for our fast growing company in London. The two open positions are both full-time, based in our London office: - Director of Conferences & Competitions - Sales & Marketing Executive&n... Exclusive Interview with the winners of the Global Security Challenge 2009!2010-02-05 - Thinking about entering a GSC competition?- Need tips on what to include in a GSC competition entry?- Do you want to know what really happens in the judges Q&A? We interviewed the two winners of the Global Security Challenge 2009. Here ... Tips on how to make a successful application to the Cloud Security Challenge!2010-01-13 Do you have an innovative technology that can be used to prevent, defend against, cope with or recover from terrorist incidents and other criminal acts in the Cloud? If this sounds like you, take a look at the new GSC competition – Cloud Secu... Cloud Security Challenge - Open to applications!2010-01-05 Cloud Security Challenge - Apply today! Have an innovative idea to protect access to the cloud, regulatory compliance or data integrity? As cloud computing is investigated and adopted by businesses, its inherent security risks are becoming more ... 2009 Summary of Security VC Investments and Startup Exits2009-12-14 Although 2009 has seen drop of investor activity in security start-ups compared to last year, this just reflects the larger economic reality of this year and we still tracked a healthy level of investments and exits throughout the year: Total venture cap... GSC publishes new Trend Report on Innovation in Cyber Security2009-12-07 Incorporating key insights from recent interviews with thought leaders on cyber security, as well as propriety statistics, the 'Innovation Trends in Cyber Security' report summarises the current state of play in the cyber security sector and h... Kromek and Adaptive Imaging Technologies Win the 4th Annual Global Security Challenge 20092009-11-19 Kromek (UK) and Adaptive Imaging Technologies (Israel) have been awarded $400,000 and $100,000 respectively, as the winners of the Global Security Challenge competition 2009. The security companies, who were chosen out of hundreds of worldwide entri... Ksplice Wins the Cyber Security Challenge 2009 Award2009-11-05 Ksplice has been voted the winner of the ‘GSC Cyber Security Challenge’ award, by an expert judging committee. The award brings with it a £5,000 cash grant, sponsored by BAE Systems and mentorship from Nick Kingsbury, an experience... Meet the 2009 GSC Judging Committee from VC, Banking, Government and Industry2009-10-21 The GSC Security Summit 2009 will see the culmination of the six regional finals held around the world in September and October. Find out who the winners are, from each of the six regional events, and see them make their final pi... Highlights from the GSC Regional Finals - 36 finalists, 6 events, 4 countries and 1 royal attendee!2009-10-08 The Regional Finals across North America, Europe and Asia have taken place over and the top 6 security SME's and top 6 security start-up's have been chosen to present their innovation at the GSC Security Summit, in London, on 13 November 2009. Here are s... Start of 2nd international Crowded Places Challenge - win 10,000 GBP2009-09-15 The 2nd annual Crowded Places Challenge aims to bring fresh thinking to the problem of protecting the general public from the threat of terrorism in crowded urban environments. At present, governments and industry are looking for more effective ways... Security Venture Capital Dealflow: over $160 million so far in 20092009-07-24 We tracked over $160 million Dollars in investments by VCs into security startups during the first two quarters of 2009. While this is only about 40% of last year's volume during the same timeframe, we see signs of investors' returning appetites for... Enter the GSC Most Promising Security Idea 2009!2009-07-20 Win $10,000, plus exclusive mentorship Closing date: 1 September 2009 Have an idea to solve a security problem? There are many potentially disruptive innovations that have yet to reach commercialization. The Global Sec... Smiths Detection and Accenture renew their partnership with the GSC2009-07-17 The Global Security Challenge is pleased to announce that Smiths Detection (http://www.smithsdetection.com) and Accenture (http://www.accenture.com) have continued their support of the GSC in 2009. The partnership provides an impo... Our Upcoming Competitions: energy storage, cloud security, crowded places2009-07-10 1. Crowded Places Idea (to be launched in summer 2009)The 2nd annual Crowded Places Idea competition aims to bring fresh thinking to the problem of protecting the general public from the threat of terrorism in crowded urban environments. At present, gover... $500,000 USD for Most Promising Security Start-Up and Best Security SME - DEADLINE EXTENDED until June 30, 20092009-06-16 The Global Security Challenge has announced today that the deadline for submissions to the ‘Most Promising Security Start-Up’ and ‘Best Security SME’ categories has been extended until June 30, 2009 (11.59pm GMT). The deadlin... Venture Capital Roundup: over $31 million invested in security start-ups in April + May2009-06-02 Here is another roundup of recent VC funding rounds in security and defence startups. In April and May 2009, we saw over $31 million in investments by venture capitalists and angel investors in security start-ups worldwide. We regulary track VC investmen... The Global Security Challenge Offers $500K to Innovative Start-Ups - APPLY TODAY!2009-05-20 The fourth annual Global Security Challenge Competition, the leading international competition for security innovators, is open for entries. The competition offers security entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their inventions and compete for... Security technology startups are hot acquisition targets in current climate2009-05-19 As USA Today reported: “Despite Wall Street's struggles, big bets continue to be made in one seemingly recession-resistant industry: tech security. Antivirus giant McAfee (MFE) on Friday said it will acquire Solidcore, maker of security systems for ... New job opportunity at the GSC: Web Developer & Administrative Officer (student internship)2009-05-03 We are currently recruiting for a competent and skilled web developer to join our team. Experience of using HTML, CSS, Java Script, MySQL, PHP preferred. Individual must be enthusiastic, reliable and be able to multitask. The posi... GSC Networking Event in London - Register Today!2009-04-27 Global Security Challenge Networking EventThursday 28 May 2009, 6:30-8:30pm We would like to invite you to a Global Security Challenge Networking Event in London. The event, sponsored by UKTI, aims to provide further support and advice to entrepr... Forrester IT Security report - now available *free* to GSC community users2009-04-07 The Global Security Challenge is pleased to announce that Forrester Research is sharing their latest report on IT security for *free* with all users of the GSC online community. The report, written by Jonathan Penn, features surveys and analysis of IT se... Venture Capital Roundup: over $24 million invested in security start-ups in March2009-03-31 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security and defence startups. In March 2009 alone, we saw close to $25 million in investments by venture capitalists and angel investors in security start-ups worldwide. We regulary track VC investment... Hackers the Chaos They Create2009-03-26 Popular Mechanics wrote an intersting article in their April magazine about the threat posed by hackers. They mentioned a admittance by the CIA of a hacker or hackers who were able to disrupt utilities in multiple regions outside the US.&n... VC Trends in IT Security - new study by Forrester Research with advice from GSC2009-03-18 Jonathan Penn from Forrester Research just published a new report, called "VC Trends in IT Security". The Global Security Challenge was interviewed as one of the sources for this report. Summary of the VC/Security Study:VCs ... New GSC Competition for Cyber Security Addresses a $1 Trillion Dollar Problem -- ENTER TODAY2009-03-12 Global Security Challenge (GSC), the leading security innovation competition, launched a new competition today focusing on information assurance and cyber security technologies. The top three winners of this competition win cash prizes totalli... New EU Security Database to be scrapped?2009-03-09 a guest column by Moritz Schneider, political journalist in Berlin The upgrade of the EU’s security database has been delayed due to major technical, financial and legal problems. There are concerns that the new database Schengen Information System... Friday Relief: weekly interactive short story about "Max the Spy" - Chapter 5 Today2009-03-06 In cooperation with www.spuukie.com, each Friday we will feature one segment from an interactive short story, called “Max The Spy”. This funny and somewhat poignant story of Max the British spy trapped in post-ww2 Berlin. A world within ... European Parliament may sell body scanners2009-03-02 a guest column by Moritz Schneider, political journalist in Berlin After 09/11, the European Parliament’s administrative body purchased six body scanners to be installed in the event of a serious terrorist alert and to improve the overall parliamen... Friday Relief: weekly interactive short story about "Max the Spy" - Chapter 4 Today2009-02-27 In cooperation with www.spuukie.com, each Friday we will feature one segment from an interactive short story, called “Max The Spy”. this funny and somewhat poignant story of Max the British spy trapped in post-ww2 Berlin. A world within ... Venture Capital Roundup: investments in security startups in 2009...2009-02-26 guest column by Dan Roberts, a security and defence consultant in London Some glimmers of hope, despite the adverse economic conditions, with several security focussed start-ups securing VC funding over the last few weeks. Adm... GSC contenders raise over $45 million | Read about ForgetMeNot's success story2009-02-23 The Global Security Challenge is proud that our top contenders and finalists from the previous annual competitions have subsequently raised over $45 million in fresh capital. Today we are reporting about the success story of one of our past participants: ... London Business School ranked #1 in the world2009-02-19 It should come as no suprise to most of you that we are about to brag-blog about our alma mater, London Business School, for being ranked as the #1 MBA school in the world by the Financial Times in January 2009. London Business School (LBS) has a so... Guerrilla Marketing for Startups: Trade Shows2009-02-18 A guest column by Mike Holt, a startup advisor from Get2Volume in Singapore Attending trade shows is a good way to expand product awareness, to generate sales leads, and to learn about the market and competitors. A trade show is where r... The European Union gives green light to biometric passports.2009-02-16 A guest column by Moritz Schneider, political journalist in Berlin On January 14th, the European Parliament backed new rules on the introduction of biometric passports. The MEPs have voted to implement biometric identification in the Schengen zone ... Friday Relief: weekly interactive short story about "Max the Spy" - Chapter 3 Today2009-02-13 In cooperation with www.spuukie.com, each Friday we will feature one segment from an interactive short story, called “Max The Spy”. this funny and somewhat poignant story of Max the British spy trapped in post-ww2 Berlin. A world within ... 100s of UK startups expected to fail for lack of funds2009-02-12 There is so much to blog about today...the collision of the Russian and American satellites? the new study that says that only 2% of the 4-5,000 surveyed SMEs in England are active risk takers? No, today the winner is...drumroll please... Richard Anton, ... Joe Biden marks new beginning for transatlantic relationship at 45th Munich Security Conference2009-02-09 The GSC’s Munich correspondent reports about the “45th Munich Conference on Security Policy” that happened on February 6-8 2009.While many Munich residents were again relieved on Sunday evening that the annual commotion of foreign politi... Friday Relief: weekly interactive short story about "Max the Spy" (Chapter #2 Today)2009-02-06 In cooperation with www.spuukie.com, each Friday we will feature one segment from an interactive short story, called “Max The Spy”. this funny and somewhat poignant story of Max the British spy trapped in post-ww2 Berlin. A world within ... John Reid's new Centre for Security and Resilience Studies launches at UCL2009-02-05 Former UK Home Secretary, Dr. John Reid MP via the University College London is setting up a new, groundbreaking ‘do-tank’ called the Centre for Security and Resilience Studies. It aims to offer a unique opportunity for students and acad... London's snow storm to cost City 1 billion GBP || New MET boss will keep police on roads2009-02-02 The heaviest snow fall in the last 18 years hit the UK today. More than 250 flights were cancelled at London’s airports, the underground was not working for most part of the morning, motorways were in gridlock and it is estimated that only one in ev... Friday Relief: weekly interactive short story about "Max the Spy"2009-01-30 In cooperation with www.spuukie.com, each Friday we will feature one segment from an interactive short story, called “Max The Spy”. this funny and somewhat poignant story of Max the British spy trapped in post-ww2 Berlin. A world within ... Apple's attempt at face recognition systems2009-01-29 Walt Mossberg just reviewed the new iLife software available as a bundle to Mac users. He talks about the ups and downs of the programs which isn't normally of particular interest to this blog. Where it beocme interesting is when he talks abou... Hackers break into Monster.com and steal data of 4.5 million users2009-01-27 As the UK Times reported today, hackers stole the personal details of 4.5 million users in an attack on the Monster jobs site. In The Times' words: “Names, passwords, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, birth dates, sex and ethnicity data as well ... You know we had to...Security and Phones2009-01-22 We might be the only ones but as crackberry addicts ourselves we've been following the debate of which phone (secure or not) Obama will be using to send emails. Popular consensus in the press seemed to be that General Dynamic's Sectera Edge at ... Lord Drayson Says Competitions Add Immense Value | MET names its technology needs2009-01-20 Yesterday, the GSC Team went to the SITC event at RUSI in London where we heard interesting presentations from government and industry about emerging security challenges and approaches to overcome them. Cressida Dick, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner fro... Growth predictions for 20092009-01-15 Looking at the NVCA's number for 08, things look pretty sad. Six IPO's with only one currently trading above its offering price. Rumours of calls not being made and 35-50% year on year decrease in investment dollars for 09 - makes everyth... VCs are (relatively) Hungry for Security Start-Ups: $88 million in 4th quarter of 20082009-01-12 During winter 2008, we tracked $88 million worth of venture deals in security technologies. This is not too bad, given the gloomy state of the world's economies. Notably is also that In-Q-Tel for the first time invested in a startup from Germany. See bel... Happy New Year from GSC Team - What is Changing in Security Industry in 2009?2009-01-06 Happy New Year from the Global Security Challenge Team in London! Our New Year's resolution is to continue and improve our role as trustworthy partner for researchers, investors and entrepreneurs in the security space. As usual, at the beginning of ever... How Information Warfare Speak Trickles Through a Bureaucracy2008-12-15 If you think that technology has not dramatically changed the way the Department of Defense goes about its business, you are wrong. Here's a list pulled together by the Office of Information Assurance and Compliance, NETCOM, CIO/G6 and published in ... Cyberspace is the new Frontier in Security and Defence2008-12-12 Network attacks, worms and viruses that infiltrated sensitive systems have made international headlines throughout this year. The growing concern about internet security and cyber threats is also reflected in our GSC Survey 2008, which revealed that most ... Regional Government Initiatives for Security Technology Start-Ups in the US Mid West2008-12-08 The GSC team just got back from our visit to Chicago last week where we met with leading investors, such as Warren Holtsberg from MVC Capital, as well as government laboratories and academic institutions that support security entreprenership. Two that we... GSC in Silicon Valley: security entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and the economy2008-12-02 The GSC Team is in Silicon Valley this week, meeting with security start-ups, venture capitalists and other information-technology players. Yesterday, we meet with Postini Founder, Scott Petry, who sold his 8-year old information-security startup to... Open Full-time Position at GSC Team: Marketing Executive in our London office2008-11-27 We are currently looking for an energetic individual to join our team in London for the "Global Security Challenge" as Marketing Executive. See below for the profile and application logistics: About the Company: Global Security Challenge LLPThe Global Se... Tomorrow's Most Critical Security Issue is "Internet & Comm. Infrastructue" says GSC survey2008-11-26 We surveyed our GSC audience at the GSC Security Summit in London on Nov 13, 2008 about their thoughts on Tomorrow's most critical Homeland Security challenge. These leaders from academia, venture capital, industry and government predicted that "Internet... World's Most Promising Security Start-Up in 2008 is.... TRX Systems2008-11-24 Disruptive Indoor Tracking Solution Wins Global Security Challenge 2008 Dr. Carole Teolis, CEO of TRX Systems on the left. Karina Drees, CFO of TRX Systems in middle. Jeff David from TSWG (US DOD) on the right TRX Systems was awarded... Pictures and Video Clips of Global Security Challenge - Security Technology Summit in London2008-11-20 We had a fantastic “Security Technology Summit” of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) last week in London and we wanted to thank you all for making the GSC 2008 another great success. People who are involved in the GSC have said some very nic... Homergent Corporation Wins Best Security Idea Award 2008 at Global Security Challenge2008-11-17 Breakthrough technology delivers high-quality shelter to disaster victims worldwide. Homergent Corporation was voted the winner of the best security idea award in the 2008 Global Security Challenge. The award brings with it a $10,000 grant sponsored... Crowd-Vision Technology Wins the $10,000 "Crowded Places" Award at GSC2008-11-12 Winner of the "Crowded Places Idea" Award 2008 is Crowd Vision from Switzerland Crowd Vision is a software product that automatically detects and tracks pedestrians while they move under CCTV cameras. The concept is to run the analysis in real time of mu... How Are Last Years' Winners of the GSC Doing? Success Stories from the Top Contenders2008-11-10 The start-up winner of the Global Security Challenge 2007 was NoblePeak Vision from the USA, with its breakthrough night vision video surveillance camera cores and components. "Customer interest in our night vision technology soared from the publicity we... GSC Security Technology Summit | November 13 | Who is in the audience?2008-11-07 A quick glimpse of the upcoming Grand Final. So far we’ve highlighted the 6 startup Finalists, talked about our amazing speakers, and thanked our sponsors but one thing we haven’t done yet was to give you a sense of who you’ll be s... GSC Intelligence Reports provide insights into security technology trends for 2008 and beyond2008-11-06 The *newly* developed GSC Intelligence Reports provide analytics and insights about security/defence entrepreneurs and technologies from around the world. They are already used by decision makers in government, venture capital and industry. Here are... A Crucial Supporter for Security Start-Ups and Sponsor of the $500K grant for GSC winner: TSWG of U.S. Government2008-11-05 Sponsor of the $500k grant: TSWG of US GovernmentThe grant for the winning entrepreneur of the Global Security Challenge 2008 is sponsored by the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), an interagency group of the U.S. Government, based in Washington DC. ... Secretary General of INTERPOL confirmed as keynote for GSC Security Summit on November 132008-11-04 We are proud to confirm tat Ronald K. Noble, the Secretary General of INTERPOL, will give a keynote address at this year's competition Grand Final and GSC Security Technology Summit on November 13, 2008 at London Business School. Here is a bit more backg... Scottish [security] start-ups could face funding gap says the Financial Times2008-11-03 An article in today's Financial Times, reports about emergence of an equity funding gap for young start-up companies in Scotland as angel investors increasingly consolidate their portfolios and more venture capitalists prefer later-round deals. From toda... Panel Discussion: What are the Gaps & Solutions in Military Technologies?2008-10-31 We are proud to announce an international panel discussion at our GSC Security Technology Summit on November 13th at London Business School. This forum will debate technological gaps and possible solutions from a military standpoint with representatives f... Tomorrow's Gaps in Enterprise Security and Cyber Defence -- where are the entrepreneurial opportunities?2008-10-30 In addition to our keynote speakers from INTERPOL, UK Home Office, BAA, In-Q-Tel and US Dept. of Homeland Security, we are featuring 4 interactive panel discussions at our GSC Security Technology Summit on November 13th at London Business School. Today, w... From Series B to Exit -- panel discussion at the GSC Security Summit on November 132008-10-29 We are featuring 4 interactive panel discussions at our GSC Security Technology Summit on November 13th at London Business School: Today, we are introducing our panel about late stage funding. Panel #2: "From Series B to Exit: funding and business ... Panel on Seed Stage Funding for Start-Ups at the GSC Security Technology Summit2008-10-28 We are featuring four interactive panel discussions at our GSC Security Technology Summit on November 13th at London Business School: Panel #1: "Seed Stage Funding for Security Technologies and the Credit Crunch - What is the Impact?" In t... The Dragon's Den for Security on November 13: meet the judges2008-10-24 The Grand Final of the GSC startup competition is edging closer and on November 13, our Final Judging Committe for the $500K Global Security Challenge competition 2008 has the difficult decision of selecting the most promising security startup in ... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: TRX Systems2008-10-23 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The sixth of the series today is TRX Systems from the USA. ... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: Precision Sensors Instrumentation2008-10-22 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The fifth of the series today is Precision Sensors Instrumentation (PSI). ... How big is the global security market? What is the size of the worldwide security and defense industry?2008-10-21 Every technology startup needs to determine how big the market is that he is playing in. It forms a crucial part of every investment pitch to a venture capitalist. There are many estimates and forecasts to determine the market size of the worldwid... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: Intuview2008-10-20 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The fourth of the series today is Intuview IntuView ltd. i... Security Technologies & Top Investors at GSC Summit at London Business School2008-10-20 Six security startups, who were chosen out of hundreds of entrants, will pitch their inventions at an event hosted by London Business School on November 13, 2008. A Judging Committee comprised of leaders from government, venture capital and ... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: Hiperware2008-10-17 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The third of the series today is Hiperware. About Hiperware (Sin... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: Brain Fingerprinting2008-10-16 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The second of the series today is Brain Fingerprinting. About Brai... Profiles of the Top-6 Security Startups. Today: "Beyond Encryption"2008-10-15 In a short series, we are profiling the 6 startups that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008 on November 13th at London Business School. The first of the series today is Beyond Encryption. Beyond Encrypt... VCs are Hungry for Security Start-Ups: half a billion Dollar invested in security start-ups in 2008 so far2008-10-13 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. In autumn 2008 alone, we saw close to $100 million in investments by venture capitalists and angel investors in security start-ups worldwide. This is a reassuring number, indi... GSC in Bloggerland (II) -- stories about our security startup competition and our finalists2008-10-10 Here is a another brief roundup of a stories on the web mentioning our cause of empowering security startups. Another roundup was published in June 2008. A new way to detect lies gaining credibility by Chris Morrison | ... Top Security Startups Worldwide to Present at GSC Grand Final on November 132008-10-09 The Judging Committee for the Global Security Challenge, decided in our regional Semi-Finals on the six Finalists, who will present their startup companies to the audience and panel of judges on November 13th in London at our GSC event. The w... Top Security Startups from Asia Selected: Novel Earthquake Detector and Real-time Decision Making Software2008-10-06 A real-time decision making software and an advanced detector of earthquakes have won the Asian Semi-Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008. Five startups, who were chosen out of hundreds that entered this international competition, pit... Artificial Intuition Software and Remote Data Security Solution Win European-leg of GSC2008-10-01 A new solution for securing data remotely and a software for real-time exploration of Arabic-language documents, have won the European Semi-Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008. Five startups, who were chosen out of hundreds that ente... Paladin Capital Group raises a new $340 million security technology fund2008-09-29 Last week, Paladin Capital Group based in Washington DC, just closed its third fund at $340 million, with $40 million over the their target. Paladin Capital Group is a venture capital fund with particular focus on the homeland security market. It h... America's Two Most Promising Security Startups Selected at University of Maryland2008-09-22 A new solution for detecting concealed information stored in memory and a technology for tracking first responders within complex structures, have won the American Semi-Final of the Global Security Challenge 2008. Five startups, who were chosen out ... VCs are Hungry for Security Startups: $90 million this summer (deals roundup: sept '08)2008-09-17 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. We publish this list of recent VC deals regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active investors in the security space. Read here about our April deal roundup, our May deal rou... Top-5 Asian Security Startups 2008 selected by Global Security Challenge2008-09-09 Five high-tech companies – specializing in areas as diverse as protecting tunnels from explosions and fighting cyber crime with smartcards - were selected as Semi-Finalists for the Asian-leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) at the Nation... 2nd Generation Biometrics: Taking Gait Analysis One Step Further2008-09-08 A scientist from NASA’s JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) is now saying that he can perform gait analysis on someone using satellites, according to an article in the New Scientist. Keeping the debate away from how clear an image you can get fr... iViZ, a GSC Semi-Finalist 2007 Raises $2.5m - Bringing Total of GSC Alumni to over $37 million2008-09-05 We are proud to report on the success story from iViZ, who was selected to be one of the top-6 security startups worldwide by the Global Security Challenge 2007 and was one our Asian Semi-Finalists. iViZ is an Information Security Company from ... Top Five Security Startups in Europe 2008 Announced by Global Security Challenge2008-09-02 Five high-tech companies – specializing in areas as diverse as cargo screening and artificial intuition software - were selected as Semi-Finalists for the European-leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) on September 24th to battle it out... New low for European VC funding in Q2: but a few VC funds grow globally2008-08-28 European VC funding hit a new low with only EUR 858 million invested in Q2 2008, as reported by VentureSource/VentureBeat on Aug 26. From VentureBeat: "At least Europe appears to have one advantage — unlike the U.S., where most of the money goes ... America's top five security start-ups compete in Washington for a spot in final of international technology competition2008-08-26 Five high-tech companies – specializing in brain fingerprinting to mesh networks - were selected as Semi-Finalists for the American-leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) on September 15th at the University of Maryland, to battle it out for $500... Controversy over TheFunded: reason why GSC's VC Search tool is based on facts2008-08-22 With the controversy over “TheFunded” full blown after EDF Ventures got a court’s subpoena to reveal the identity of the person who negatively commented about EDF Ventures, we can only point to our objective online VC-Search tool, that a... CEO of In-Q-Tel to speak at GSC event in London: Chris Darby2008-08-20 We are happy to report that Chris Darby, CEO of In-Q-Tel will be a keynote speaker at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge held here in London on 13 November 2008. In-Q-Tel is backed by the U.S. Intelligence Community in order to source... Exit Opportunities for Security Startups: list of recent acquisitions2008-08-18 Despite the lack of IPOs activity this year, there have been some recent acquisitions. Here is another roundup for security companies who have been bought recently. We publish this list of exits relatively regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active in... *new* GSC Startup Diaries: Vumii's journey of a security start-up from Atlanta2008-08-15 In our *new* series, called GSC Startup Diaries, start-up companies from our past GSC competitions share with you their insights, challenges, highlights and pains of starting your own company in the security sector. They talk about how they founded their ... Turning the Page to Unmanned Combat Technologies: MQ-9 Reapers2008-08-14 For the first time a combat specific wing will be comprised entirely of unmanned drones – the MQ-9 Reapers, according to Gizmodo. Yes there are other wings that utilize the Predator but their main remit is reconnaissance. And yes these guy... GSC Community Goes *LIVE* - security startups to enter competitions, find venture capital, talk to experts2008-08-11 The new Global Security Challenge Online Community went live. It is designed for entrepreneurs, researchers and professionals in the security and defence sector. Register as a new member for free! Free Collaboration Tools for Entrepreneurs The GSC onlin... China Olympics - Focus on Crowded Places2008-08-06 Focusing on security issues, taxi drivers in Beijing have a cheap OTS tool that could help in the crowded places challenge. Tens of thousands of cabbies could become a part of the solution via microphones that have been installed in their taxis. Accord... QinetiQ on the Move Again: purchase of DTRI for $105 million2008-08-05 Yesterday Qinetiq Group announced that is acquiring Dominion Technology Resources Inc (DTRI). This expansion gives Qinetiq increased access to the US Intelligence Community via DTRI’s position as a provider of products and services to the community.... GSC open-ed article in Biometric Technology Today: "Taking Innovation to Market"2008-08-04 The co-presidents of the Global Security Challenge, Simon Schneider and Janeen Chupa, wrote an article that was published in the August issue of Biometric Technology Today. Here is a short excerpt from this article, titled "Taking Innovation to Marke... VCs are Hungry for Security Startups: $73million in July (deals roundup: july '08)2008-07-30 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. We publish this list of recent VC deals regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active investors in the security space. Read here about our April deal roundup, our May deal roundup and... Energyville: new educational online game about impact of energy on security in your virtual city2008-07-29 Chevron and the Economist Group created an educational online game, called Energyville in which users design the energy infrastructure to meet the demand of their own virtual city. Throughout the game, users can learn about the advantages and disadvantage... The Economy Hits Venture Capital: Latest trends show no growth2008-07-28 The National Venture Capital Association has put out some interested statistics about the state of play in venture capital in the US. Interestingly, it shows a complex picture. For Q2 2008 the amount invested when compared to Q1 ($7.5B into 97... Imperial College London sets up new Security Institute2008-07-25 Two announcements in the last weeks manifested Imperial College London's place on the map for security and defence research in the UK:First, Sir Roy Anderson, the current Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence was selected as new rector of... Another GSC Finalist Raises New Round - $16m - Bringing Total of GSC Alumni to over $35 million2008-07-21 Another alumni of the GSC Competition just announced a new funding round. UK based Secerno Ltd (Finalist GSC 2006), which develops database security software, closed a $16 million funding round led by London's Amadeus Capital.We are proud about the achie... 10 Days Left to Submit Your Security Ideas for Chance to Win $20,000 Dollar2008-07-21 Only a few days left to submit your security idea to the two currently open security innovation competitions of the Global Security Challenge: Best Security Idea $10,000 cash award mentorship by Siemens Venture Capital present your idea/research in f... New Director of UK's Intelligence Agency 'GCHQ' Appointed2008-07-18 Iain Lobban has been named as the new Director of GCHQ. He will take over from Sir David Pepper at the end of July 2008 following Sir David's retirement. More from the GCHQ's Press Release: "The next Director of GCHQ will be Iain Lobban, an app... Farnborough Air Show in UK: new technologies and faces at BAE Systems2008-07-17 Recently, Europe's largest defence company BAE Systems appointed Ian King as their new chief executive. According to the Times, Mr King, the former COO, said that "BAE would continue to grow in its core markets, including the United States, while pu... Swiss Biometric Start-Up & Siemens Join Forces in Battle Against Online Banking Fraud2008-07-15 As the Economist reported, a Swiss security startup company and Siemens AG joined forces to deliver a biometric fingerprint solution that adds another layer of security to online transactions: "Banks in Europe and South Africa are testing a device that a... Traditional defense giant Raytheon focuses on security technologies2008-07-15 American defense contractor Raytheon is increasing its focus on civil security market. Better known for its state-of-the-art military systems such as the surface-to-air Patriot missile systems, Raytheon has been applying its military technology to c... Leaders from UK Home Office, US Pentagon and UK Ministry of Defence to Debate at GSC Grand Final2008-07-11 Here is a short update on the already confirmed key speakers for our GSC Grand Final Event in London on November 13 · Dr. John Reid, MP, former Home Secretary and former Secre... New Security Technology: projecting a silent microwave scream inside your head2008-07-09 The US military has bankrolled early development of a non-lethal microwave weapon that can cause sound inside the target's head. The Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio ("MEDUSA") is based on a well-known phenomenon, but the link to potential military... Global Warming as Security Issue: US National Intelligence Council Report2008-07-03 Climate change has become an important issue in recent years, but rarely has it received as much attention as a security issue as it did last week. Dr. Thomas Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, delivered a briefing to the... UK's Ministry of Defence: Looking to Cash Out of QinetiQ Stake2008-07-03 As we blogged about before, the UK Government retained a sizable but minority stake in Qinetiq which was floated in 2006 and has a current value of £1.32 billion. Now rumours are swirling that the Government is ready to sell its stake i... Next Generation of CCTV - Hearing is Believing2008-07-02 Research being undertaken at the University of Portsmouth aims at making smarter CCTV cameras that can respond to noise. According to the university's press release, the cameras will use artificial intelligence software to "learn" the "sounds ... More on meta-materials - acoustics cloaking for sonic proof room and stealth vessels2008-06-27 Spanish scientists have recently published blueprints for a physically realisable acoustics cloak. This acoustics cloak would channel sound waves around an object, much like flowing water around a smooth pebble. This would essentially render t... Exclusive Interview with Sponsor of the $10,000 Crowded Places Idea Award2008-06-27 Exlusive interview with Fiona Strens, co-director of Secure-Futures Ltd, a UK-based company to catalyse innovation and investment, focused on key national security. In our interview, Fiona talks about why they sponsor the $10,000 award for the GSC Crowded... New Security Challenges in the IT Sector. What Can Europe Do? (by Moritz Schneider)2008-06-27 Guest column by Moritz Schneider, political journalist from Berlin. More than 250 million Europeans are now regular Internet users, 80% of them have broadband connections and 60% of public services in the EU are fully available online. Acco... New Security Association in the UK: SITC2008-06-25 On Wednesday, your correspondents went to the opening event of the newly established Security Innovation and Technology Consortium (SITC), backed by UK's SEEDA. SITC recently appointed Stephen Swain as its first Chief Executive Officer. Stephen... Asia's New Navy Fleets: flexing the muscles just to protect from terrorists?2008-06-25 As The Economist reported, there has been a massive built-up of naval capabilities by Asian countries that could be the start of a new arms race in Asia: "In the past two years China's navy has acquired new destroyers, frigates and submarines, some home-... VCs are Hungry for Security Startups (deals roundup: june 08)2008-06-25 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. We publish this list of recent VC deals regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active investors in the security space. Read here about our April deal roundup, and our May deal roundup... 2012 Olympics Budget to Rise Above £10 billion Due to Security Requirements2008-06-24 As reported by the Telegraph, the UK National Audit Office (NAO) says security costs, the uncertainty over the financing of the Olympic Village and a lack of a coherent plan for the legacy of the Olympic venues threaten to send the budget beyond Â&p... New Materials for Better Antennas...the invisible type2008-06-23 US Air Force put out an interesting call recently, it was for antennas made from metamaterials. This seems to be just the beginning of applications for metamaterials, which DangerRoom.com describes as the material that might eventually lead us to in... 3 New Things in France's Defence & Security: coordinator, money and NATO reintegration2008-06-23 Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the results of the recently completed defence review in which he announced a few major changes, as reported by The Economist: €200 Billion for Defence "Out of 320,000 defence posts,... GSC in Bloggerland - blogs about our international security startup competition2008-06-20 Here is a brief roundup of a few blogs mentioning our cause of empowering security startups: Sharon Weinberger at Danger Room: "More Prizes for Homeland Security Ideas" "The Global Security Challenge is offering $500,000. My all time... Corporate VC Funds - alternate financing route for security startups2008-06-19 VCs come in all shapes and sizes; with different attitudes towards entrepreneurs and different investment strategies. But there is another group of VCs that might not jump to mind when you are looking for money. Several big industry players have fun... Crowded Places are a Focal Point for UK National Counter Terrorism Strategy2008-06-18 The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NACTSO) of the UK, is a police unit co-located with the Centre for the Protection of the National Infrastructure and funded by the Association of Chief Police Officers. The work of NaCTSO is primarily concer... $10,000 Dollar for Best Security Idea: Submission Deadline Extended to July 31st2008-06-16 The Global Security Challenge announces today that the deadline for submission to our "Best Security Idea" competition has been extended to July 31st 2008, due to popular demand by researchers and innovators worldwide. We also announce today that the winn... Mr. Chertoff, Tear Down That Wall! - more innovative technologies needed for US borders2008-06-16 The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to put some 700 miles of fencing along the border between the United States and Mexico by the end of George Bush's term, according to an article by the Economist last week: "Opposition to the fence is ru... A 'Cyber Force' as 4th Military Domain in the UK next to Navy, Air and Land?2008-06-12 Your correspondents went to the annual conference of the Cyber Security KTN in London yesterday. Besides seeing a bunch of familiar faces, there were some good debates and speakers. Graham Wright, the Director of Targeting & Information Operations for... A VC's View on Why Startups Fail2008-06-11 David Feinleib, who is a VC at Mohr Davidow Ventures, wrote a great article about why startups fail. David had some interesting points having been on both sides of the term sheet: "They spend too much on sales and marketing before they're ready." It's alw... Seaglider Research Starts its Commercial Launch with iRobot2008-06-11 Yesterday's announcement of licensing Seaglider technology to iRobot is an encouraging example of government funded research at a university that will now be commercialized through the help of a private company. iRobot acquired the exclusive license from ... 4 Myths about Starting Up Your Own Business2008-06-10 An interesting story on Market Watch talks about four myths for starting up your business, that shouldn't hold you back. Here is an excerpt of the story: It takes a lot of money to finance a new business. Not true. The typical start-up only requires a... New X-Ray Technologies for Air-Cargo Security2008-06-09 We are all (way too) familiar with the airport screening of accompanied luggage, but this is only a minor fraction of what aircrafts carry. The rest consists of commercial freight, which is more difficult to scan, as the Economist reported: "Part of the r... Next Generation of Radio Technology Needed2008-06-05 Communicating in a city of talkers seems to be a big problem in Washington DC. Not only are there so many problems just in linking up disparate first responder groups but there are also major problems with radios that don't work in "dead spots" acco... Germany About to Enact Tougher Surveillance Tools for Police2008-06-05 Germany's government decided on a new law that would give police more rights to conduct online searches, video surveillance of homes and phone monitoring. Of course, the Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is a big supporter of this draft ... How to Pitch to a VC? Part II on Communications2008-06-03 Pitching your start-up company to a venture capitalist is a tough experience and its important for entrepreneurs to have a clear elevator-pitch when presenting to a VC, as we described in Part 1 of our series for "How to Pitch to a VC". There is a funny, ... Booz Allen Hamilton Supports Security Innovators as American Partner of GSC 20082008-06-02 With only a few weeks left before the submission deadline for the GSC startup competition, we are delighted that Booz Allen Hamilton sponsors our American Semi-Final 2008. The event will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland on September 15t... Dual-Technology to Broaden Your Technology's Commercial Appeal2008-06-02 We at the GSC are strong advocates of dual-use technologies, by which we mean the application of emerging security technologies not only to government clients but commercial entities as well. We wanted to note a recent example of how security technologies... Exclusive Interview with a UK Security VC - how to raise funds for your startup?2008-05-29 Exclusive Interview with Richard Leaver, the CEO of PegasusBridge Defence & Security Fund Limited, one of the first defence & homeland security funds in Europe and sponsor of the Global Security Challenge 2008. In our interview, Richard talks ab... MOD's Outreach and Support Component Kicks Off2008-05-29 Yesterday, your faithful correspondents visited the kickoff meeting for the UK's new Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) outreach effort. As reported before on our blog the CDE is a new creation stood up to not only increase the supply... UK's QinetiQ is eyeing acquisitions in US defence market2008-05-28 The US market for homeland security technologies never seems out of favour. QinetiQ, a spinout of the UK government and now a defence contractor funded in part by Carlyle Group, said today "it was eyeing more acquisitions in the US after seeing a su... VCs are Hungry for Security Startups (deals roundup / may 08)2008-05-26 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. We publish this list of recent VC deals regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active investors in the security space. Read here about our April deal roundup. Company ... I'm your Angel - Tips of Dealing with Angel Investors2008-05-23 The owner of a two-year old, Lijit Networks, had some wise words to say about angel funding. It dealt with the issue finding angels if you don't already have an established network as a really early stage company - a stage many innovators are when t... Siemens VC to Mentor Winner of the GSC Ideas Award2008-05-22 As we mentioned a couple weeks ago on our blog, the GSC has added competitions for people with good ideas for security technologies. This is meant to support innovators who haven't yet formed a business or finished their prototype. We are happ... Straight from the Under Secretary's Mouth: $$$ for security innovation2008-05-21 DHS Under Secretary for S&T, Jay Cohen, spoke on the hill about how his directorate gives out money. The main goal is to invest in science and technology that protects against catastrophic events -- making the Nation safer. The S&T Directora... Carlyle Back on Form: $2.5 billion defense private equity deal2008-05-20 The Carlyle Group is going back to its roots by buying into the US Government portion of the splitting Booz Allen Hamilton for $2.54 billion. According to the Washington Post, Carlyle - with about $81 billion in assets and recently known for acquisi... Part II: Exclusive Interview with Winner of GSC 2007 - How to win $500K in the Global Security Challenge?2008-05-18 This is Part II of our exclusive Interview with Phil Davies, Vice-President Sales & Marketing of NoblePeak Vision, which won the Global Security Challenge 2007. In our interview, Phil reveals tips for winning our $500K startup competition. GSC: F... Exclusive Interview with Winner of GSC 2007 - How to win $500K in the Global Security Challenge?2008-05-16 Exclusive Interview with Phil Davies, Vice-President Sales & Marketing of NoblePeak Vision, which won the GSC 2007. In the 1st part of our interview, Phil talks about life of a security startup. In the 2nd part, he reveals tips for winning our $500K... Placebo Effect in Security Solutions?2008-05-15 The Economist reported about a council in London that uses voice-risk analysis (VRA) as a way of identifying fraudulent claims for social-security benefits. "VRA is not new. The version used in this test at Harrow was developed by an Israeli company, Neme... GSC Guides UK's New Enterprise Framework2008-05-14 On 12 March 2008 the UK Government launched a new Enterprise Strategy:"The Strategy's central vision is to make the UK the most enterprising economy in the world and the best place to start and grow a business. The strategy has been informed by extens... National University of Singapore hosts Asian Semi-Final of GSC2008-05-13 We are happy to report that our partner university for the Asian leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) is again the National University of Singapore. National University of Singapore (NUS) consistently ranks amongst the top universities world... Startup Competitions Pay-Off2008-05-12 There was a nice write-up about startup competitions in the FT last week. Here are the main points why entrepreneurs should enter competitions according to Emma Jacobs' article in the Financial Times: Winning is good for business; Companies that enter... *New* Crowded-Places Award Launched Today - Win $10,000 for Your Idea2008-05-08 New competition taps into inventiveness of entrepreneurs and universities as 71% of security start-ups originate there. The Global Security Challenge and Secure Futures, a UK based national security innovation firm, announced today their commitment to a... London's CCTV Needs Facelift2008-05-07 Britain claims to be the country with the highest concentration of CCTV cameras, and certainly every time there is a big profile crime we are shown video footage of the victim and or perpetrators. When a suspected terrorist was shot dead in a tube... Instead of VC - Alternate Ways to Finance your Startup2008-05-06 If you are tired of bootstrapping your firm, an equity investment by a VC might not always be the best option for you. With the average cost of starting a business in the area of $70,000, entrepreneurs should also look at alternate ways of financing. ... How to Pitch to a VC?2008-05-05 Having spent a lot of time with leading venture capitalists as part of our competitions, we put together a few tips for how to effectively pitch to a VC: 1. Get "Screened"Every VC has his own screening tool to source deals. Many rely on their networ... Hyper-Competition Has no Place for Prejudice2008-05-02 Michael Arrington wrote a great article about the attractiveness of Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurs and we absolutely agree with his sentiment that "hyper-competition has no place for prejudice", as it also perfectly applies to the various com... How to Contract with the Pentagon the Wrong Way2008-05-01 According to DefenseTech.org, there is still too much fat built into the defense procurement system. It appears that the pentagon is still paying more for products than they should. The Washington Post also put a spotlight on the GAO r... Terminator Come True: Rise of the Machines2008-04-30 Researchers from Modular Robotics Lab at the University of Pennlysvannia are working on cool robotics technologies; their latest robot can put itself back together after being exploded. If you dont believe it, watch the movie I found today on Marc A... Silent Cyber Security Initiative: the new "Manhattan Project"?2008-04-29 Evidently the US Government is responding to the dramatic increase in cyber attacks against its assets in the last fiscal year. Depending on who you talk to the project is massive and calls for a dramatic reduction in points of access for attackers.... VCs Are Hungry for Security Startups2008-04-28 Here is a roundup of recent venture capital funding rounds in security startups, which amounted to over $120 million so far this year. Technologies ranged from data security to facial recognition and alternate GPS solutions, invested by VCs from around t... Competition Dying in Defence Industry?2008-04-28 Today Messrs Zakheim and Kadish - now senior executives at Booz Allen Hamilton though you might remember them as former US Defense and Missile Defense Agency heads, respectively - wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the decline of compet... Interpol Afraid of Olympics Attack - Surprise?2008-04-25 "The head of Interpol said Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes." An article by MSNBC today states that Interpol is sending out a warning o... People are the Biggest Unknown for Security Leaders2008-04-24 Your correspondents spent the day yesterday at InfoSec Europe in London. We were looking for innovators and talking to the big integrators and corporates. One of the most interesting parts was a panel we sat in on. It was hosted by Micro... Signs of Acceptance of a Globalized Defence Policy?2008-04-22 Last June, the US signed a defense trade cooperation treaty with the UK and proceeded to sign a similar one with Australia in September. These treaties will allow the States to trade most defense technologies more quickly with the UK and Australia because... Turning People into Tools for the War on Terror2008-04-21 The ubiquity and advanced capabilities of today's mobile phones have led a few American researchers to the idea of utilizing people and their gadgets as automated bomb sniffers. Professors from Purdue University invented a system that would utilize smart ... Global Security Challenge Competition 2008 Opened for Entrants Today!2008-04-15 Global Security Challenge, the largest international security innovation competition, is open for entries, offering security start-ups worldwide the opportunity to showcase their inventions and compete for over $500,000 in cash-grants. The GSC, which is i... Controversy about UK's Holding Period for Terrorist Suspects - Why not use technology to enhance police capabilities?2008-04-14 Jacqui Smith, the UK Home Secretary recently stated that the terrorist threat is growing and threatens to overwhelm the ability to police. These claims come as she is requesting that parliament approve a change to the period for which terrorist su... Some government backed innovation still misunderstood2008-04-09 The UK MoD's recent move to open a "pilot centre for defence enterprise" has come under fire within the press. Evidently this new centre for incubation will be located in the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The proximity to Cambridge... German Government Provides €29 Million in Funding for Explosive Research2008-04-06 Germany's Federal Ministry of Research is providing €29 million in funding for 16 new collaborative projects for the detection of toxic and explosive substances. Altogether 73 partner entities are involved in these 16 projects, ranging from ... The DHS Inspector General Takes a Look at Airport Security2008-04-01 The Office of the Inspector General at DHS recently released an unclassified summary of its undercover testing of airport screening, entitle an Audit of Airport Passenger and Checked Baggage Screening Performance. The OIG evidently sent in undercover ... 2007 Challenge2008-03-28 NoblePeak Vision Wins the Global Security Challenge 2007 UPDATE (March 5, 2008): NoblePeak Vision, the winner of the Global Security Challenge 2007 announced today that they raised $12 million in a funding round led by Chart Venture Partners. (To read fu... 2006 Challenge2008-03-28 New Material "Fingerprinting" System Wins Global Security Challenge 2006 Jeff David (left) Deputy Director of TSWG congratulating Mark McGlade and Prof. Cowburn from Ingenia for winning the Global Security Challenge 2006. A new solution for reducing... 2006 Press Releases2008-03-28 Winner of Global Security Challenge 2006 Announced "The judges when announcing the result said: "Our decision to select Ingenia Technology was unanimous. Ingenia has developed a potentially disruptive technology with global opportunities." Full Press Rel... GSC Conference Trailer (2007)2008-03-26 We opened the GSC 2007 with a short "James Bond" spoof to acquaint the audience with our project in a short and hopefully humerus way. In our short clip, M. and 007 discuss the Global Security Challenge. Enjoy! Click here to watch the clip ... Standoff Detection - what are the benchmarks for such technologies?2008-03-26 One of the most difficult problems to solve in security technologies in the ability to know whether a person holds or a vehicle contains explosives. As we discuss standoff technologies today let's first make sure that we are talking about the same thing.R... UMD is named American Partner University of the Global Security Challenge 20082008-03-26 We are happy to announce that the University of Maryland is the 2008 host of the American leg of the Global Security Challenge. The University of Maryland is a world class institution widely recognized for its work in the areas of national security. ... Global Security Challenge's finalists raise over $19 million in new capital2008-03-26 The Global Security Challenge (GSC) is proud to announce that our finalists and winners from the last two annual competitions have subsequently raised $19.6 million in new venture capital, grants and angel investments. This is in addition to the i... IARPA... Open for Business2008-03-26 It has been called the spy-version of DARPA, but the Intelligence Advanced Research Activity Project or IARPA has opened on the campus of the University of Maryland, a partner university of the Global Security Challenge. IARPA (pronounced EYE-ar-pah)... German spy software gets a limited "Go"2008-03-26 The Constitutional Supreme Court of Germany (Bundesverfassungsgericht) decided last week that the online investigation of a suspect's computer is permissible under the German constitution. Technology-wise, this would mean that the police can purposefu... Terms and Conditions2008-03-25 Global Security Challenge: Terms and Conditions of Entry Eligibility to Enter The Global Security Challenge (GSC) is open to individuals or firms whose businesses meet the following criteria: Idea must aim to prevent, defend against, cope with or recov... Exit Opportunities for Security Startups Look Bright2008-03-21 VC Money is Sign of Healthy ExitsWe blogged last week about the availability of VC money for security startups. The selected entrepreneurs who made it to the final rounds of the Global Security Challenge collectively raised over $19 million following thei... DHS' Research Philosophy2008-03-21 Speaking before the audience at our GSC event in Washington on Sept 5th, Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary for Science & Technology of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security commented about his philosophy in developing disruptive innovations in security... Conferences2008-03-14 The GSC Grand Final will occur on November 13th 2008 in London. Confirmed Keynote Speakers are: Dr. John Reid, MP and former Home Secretary (UK Government)Colin Matthews, Chief Executive of BAAProf. Paul Wiles, Chief Scientific Advisor and Dire... Competition2008-03-14 ALL COMPETITIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR ENTRIES - CHECK OUR SITE REGULARLY FOR UPDATESThe Global Security Challenge Competitions 2008 The purpose of this annual competition is to help young startups and ideas succeed in the security field. Take advant... Advisory Services2008-03-14 Advice for Startups At the Global Security Challenge, you'll find advisory professionals who you can trust to give non-biased business expertise to help you get your innovative technologies to the next stage in development and commercialization. Throu... Online Community - active soon...2008-03-14 Empowering Entrepreneurs In August 2008, the GSC will open its online community for security startups. Our community will include interactive tools that aim to bring innovators, investors and government closer together. The online community r... About Us2008-03-14 Background More than ever before, security is the top priority for governments around the world as terrorist attacks continue to threaten major cities and economies around the world. Advancements in technology have become critical to ensuring the security... Frequently Asked Questions2008-03-14 Who Enters Our Annual Competitions?Last year, 42% of these innovations originated from universities, 12% are corporate spin-outs and 29% came from unaffiliated entrepreneurs working out of their "garages". Geographically, the split of entries was 23% from... Awards2008-03-14 Launching Pad for Success Each year, the Global Security Challenge awards more than $500,000 in grants and prizes to innovative startups and ideas to assist them with the development of their technologies. This year there are three different... Sponsors & Partners2008-03-14 Gold Partners Silver Partners Associate Partners University Partners Media Partners ... Judges2008-03-14 Judges from Venture Capital, Government and Science One of the pillars of the Global Security Challenge is to bring business leaders, scientists and government experts on one table to judge the innovations that enter the GSC every year from all corners ... How To Enter2008-03-14 Click here to access the online entry form Entry Criteria & Deadlines For Best Security Ideas Award(1) Entry Criteria for Ideas AwardsIf you have an idea that can benefit security, then you are eligible to enter our Ideas Awards category regardl... Past Winners' Success Stories2008-03-14 GSC Top Contenders Subsequently Raised Over $35 Million The Global Security Challenge is proud to announce that our finalists and winners from the last two annual competitions have subsequently raised over $35 million in new venture capital, grants and ... How To Sponsor2008-03-14 Sharing Our Success Through Partnerships The Global Security Challenge is the first competition of its type in the world. Our annual competition and conferences lend business acumen to innovators of security technologies and links research, business and g... American Semi-Final2008-03-14 American Semi-Final 2008 This year's American Semi-Final conference will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland on September 15th 2008. We are delighted to welcome Booz Allen Hamilton as local sponsor. Click Here to Register T... Asian Semi-Final2008-03-14 Asian Semi-Final 2008This year's Asian Semi-Final conference will be held on the campus of the National University of Singapore on September 26th 2008. Click Here to Register Today! Keynote Speaker of the Asian Semi-Final 2007: Tan Peng ... European Semi-Final2008-03-14 European Semi-Final 2008This year's European Semi-Final conference will be hosted by the University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies on September 24, 2008. Click Here to Register Today! Keynote Speaker of t... London Grand Final2008-03-14 London Final - November 13th 2008This year's Grand Final conference will be held on November 13th 2008 in London, hosted together with our partner university; the London Business School. Details will be published soon. Already confirmed spe... Attend one of our 4 Events Around The World2008-03-14 Semi-Finals: free of charge to attendRegistration for the GSC Semi-Finals 2008 have just opened now! Because of the limited capacity of our venues, we advise that you register early to secure your seat. Tickets for the three regional Semi-Finals in... Speaker Bios2008-03-14 Speakers of the GSC Events in 2007 Keynote Speaker at the Grand Final in London: Sir Richard Dearlove Former Chief British Secret Intelligence Service Sir Richard Dearlove served as Chief (known as 'C') of the British Secret Intelligence Service (M... Past Events2008-03-14 The GSC has held many events around the world in the last couple of years. Together with our partner universities we have hosted interactive conferences in Washington DC, Munich, Singapore and London. The picture below depicts Jay Cohen, the Under Secret... GSC in the news2008-03-14 Security Trends "New ways of identifying people through biometrics and online anti-fraud technologies are the areas creating the biggest buzz in security right now, according to the co-founders of an annual competition for security innovation." (by Sean... Press Releases2008-03-14 New Ideas Sought for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorist Threat New competition taps into inventiveness of entrepreneurs and universities as 71% of security start-ups originate there. The "Crowded Places" category in the Global Security Challenge di... Rail Security - the Slow Metamorphosis of Trains into Airliners2008-02-27 Many aviation experts continue to complain that security controls at airports are inefficient and ineffective. Their arguments are only strengthened by the fact that testing the system usually reveals breathtaking gaps. Nevertheless, terrorists are know... A Look at Defence Investing: Funding from Asia2008-02-25 As it becomes more and more important to find and fund cutting edge technologies, we see countries turning to the venture capitalist route. Singapore is one of those countries and today we'll look at the fund established there and how it helps defence a... Web 2.0 - New Terrorist Threats or Security Opportunities?2008-02-20 The (ab)use of emails by terrorists has been a well known issue in the intelligence industry. In the averted train-plot in Germany last year, terrorists tried to (unsuccessfully) outsmart authorities' surveillance of email traffic by not actually sendin... More Statistics about Funding Security and Defence Startups2008-02-19 We thought we'd share some remaining statistics about the innovators that entered the GSC last year. Approximately 51% of the startups that entered were self-funded while nearly 30% had been funded by VCs. The remaining 19% had a mix of grant or angel f... Cyber Defence - warfare of the future?2008-02-13 With the heavy reliance of military, banks and even civilians on the Internet today, it's no surprise that criminal and terrorist activities are focusing their efforts on reeking havoc on the web these days. While it used to be individual hackers who st... The Balance of Military Spending in 20082008-02-11 According to IISS's annual assessment of world-wide military capabilities and expenditures, Military Balance 2008, as the world gets richer more money is spent on defence. During times of economic prosperity it is easy to justify growing defence spendin... The EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy: how is technology involved?2008-02-06 The Counter-Terrorism CoordinatorAfter the Madrid bombings in 2004, the EU appointed its first Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Gijs de Vries, with the ambitious mission to facilitate exchange of information about border control, the security of travel do... Science and Innovation as a part of the UK's Counterterrorism Strategy2008-02-04 Maintaining a culture of innovation is difficult under the best of circumstances and within very big organizations and governments it is probably easier to through up your hands in frustration than to build in a system that properly finds, funds, and rewa... EU View:2008-01-30 The GSC team just came back from a trip to Brussels where we met with leaders of the European Commission, The European Council and European Defence Agency. We will report on a few insights about how the EU has positioned itself in terms of security and an... Office Expansion for start-ups: a look at the office market through Porter´s Five Forces2008-01-29 As some of you may know, the GSC is growing and therefore needs new office space. I have had the luxury of experiencing something that most entrepreneurs must face- the dreaded office search. I am now convinced the way to make money in London is to rent o... Emerging Technology Outlook: 2nd generation biometrics2008-01-23 As organizers of the largest innovation competition in the security world, one of the Global Security Challenge's tasks is to map emerging innovations, such as 2nd generation biometrics. Below is a quick overview of where we stand with 2-gen biometrics su... About the UK's Counter-Terrorism Strategy2008-01-21 Laws alone will not stop terrorism, but since we must be prepared to deal with terrorism, the United Kingdom devised a strategy in 2003 (known within Government as CONTEST) for countering terrorism. With it, the UK aims to reduce the risk from internation... An Innovative Way of Funding Startups: Israel's Chief Scientist2008-01-16 The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) is part of the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor of the State of Israel. Several other ministries also have a Chief Scientist - such as the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) - ... NaCTSO's November 2007 Statistics on Business CT Needs2008-01-14 A Closer Look at the UK Home Office's NaCTSONaCTSO, which is funded and operated by the Association of Chief Police Officers, is the National Counter Terrorism Security Office. These brave souls are charged with partnering with the Security Service to red... Help for (security) SMEs by European Commission2008-01-09 Financial Support for Security ResearchLast year the European Union recognized the need and importance of helping innovators in the security sector, by announcing that as part of its EU Framework 7, €1.4 billion would be set aside to f... GSC in the News Roundup2008-01-06 The Global Security Challenge received great press coverage in the past few weeks. Here is a quick summary with a few soundbites: Mission for James Bond's Q: seek venture capital ´ "...MBA students at London Business School staged ... GSC Tutorial2007-12-04 Well I hope those of you who attended the 2nd annual GSC Grand Final enjoyed it as much as I did! For those of you who were unable to attend, but want to know more about the GSC I thought it was time for a quick GSC tutorial:Who enters this kind of thing?... Next Generation Night-Vision Technology Wins the Global Security Challenge 20072007-11-12 NoblePeak Vision was awarded a $500,000 grant sponsored by TSWG of the U.S. Government and mentorship with Paladin Capital Group for winning the 2nd annual Global Security Challenge today.Founded in 2002 as a spin-out from Bell Laboratories, NoblePeak V... TSWG of US Government sponsors $500K grant for winner of Global Security Challenge 20072007-11-07 Sponsor of the $500k grant: TSWG of US GovernmentThis year's grant for the winning entrepreneur of the Global Security Challenge is sponsored by the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), an interagency group of the U.S. Government, based in Washington D... GSC Keynote Speaker: Honorable Lee Buchanan2007-11-06 We are honored to announce that the Honorable H. Lee Buchanan will deliver the morning keynote address of the Global Security Challenge 2007. Mr. Buchanan is replacing Lt. General Minihan, who had to cancel his trip to London as our keynote speaker due to... Profiles of the Top-5 Startups. Today: XID-Technology2007-11-05 In a short series, we are profiling the 5 finalists that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2007 on November 8th in London. The fifth part of the series today presents XID.XID Technology - SingaporeXID, a 'Face Technology' co... Profiles of the Top-5 Startups. Today: Psylock2007-11-04 In a short series, we are profiling the 5 finalists that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2007 on November 8th in London. The fourth of the series today presents Psylock. Psylock - GermanyPsylock provides a unique ... Profiles of the Top-5 Startups. Today: NoblePeak Vision2007-11-03 In a short series, we will profile the 5 finalists that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2007 on November 8th in London. The third of the series today presents NoblePeak Vision. NoblePeak Vision - USA NoblePeak... Profiles of the Top-5 Startups. Today: EyeMarker Systems2007-11-02 In a short series, we will profile the 5 finalists that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2007 on November 8th in London. The second of the series today is EyeMarker. EyeMarker Systems - USAEyeMarker Systems is an emerging c... Profiles of the Top-5 Startups. Today: Auxetix2007-11-01 In a short series, we will profile the 5 finalists that will present at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge 2007 on November 8th in London. Starting the series today is Auxetix. Auxetix Ltd -United KingdomThe Auxetix blast mitigation fabrics ... GSC announces the 5 most promising security start-ups in the world2007-10-29 Security technology start-ups from all over the world entered this year's competition. After tough judging rounds in Singapore, Munich and Washington DC the top-5 finalists were selected by independent judges from academia, government, industry and ventur... Comments about the GSC from MOD, Siemens and startups2007-10-24 We received many comments since the inception of the Global Security Challenge. Wanted to share a few opinions from government officials, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs about the GSC:Lord Drayson, the U.K. Minister for Defence Procurement commented... What happened to last year's winner of the Global Security Challenge?2007-10-22 One Year on for Ingenia TechnologyIngenia Technology has experienced a phenomenal year since winning the 1st Global Security Challenge in 2006. This year Ingenia Technology qualified as a U.S. Government contractor and has received a contract from a Fe... An article from the GSC Team about closing security gaps2007-10-18 Germany: €123 million. EU: €1.4 billion. Closing Homeland Security Gaps: Priceless.by Janeen Chupa and Simon Schneider It started out simply enough - two graduate students with some free time and a desire to do good. What we ended up le... How to Write a Business Plan? Tips from London Business School2007-10-17 One of the things that we've come to realize is that writing a business plan that will successfully garner the attention of venture capitalists is easier said than done. We see a ton of great business ideas but if those ideas can't clearly be articulated ... New IT-Security Partner: Microsoft2007-10-15 We are pleased to announce that Microsoft decided to become a formal partner of the Global Security Challenge. We are excited about this development as we have already worked closely with Microsoft leaders in various parts of the world and this new partne... ...unearthing security technologies of tomorrow (London - Nov 8)2007-10-12 Global Security Challenge Conference - November 8Be a part of the world's largest competition aimed at finding the most innovative security technology startup in the world. This conference brings together senior government officials, business leaders, ven... Top 15 security startups worldwide2007-10-10 Ahead of our anticipated announcement of the five finalists next Monday, we wanted to highlight again the 15 innovative technologies that qualified for the highly selective regional Semi-Finals of the Global Security Challenge competition 2007. Here they ... Human Factor at Heart of European Commission's Security Research2007-10-09 At the European Semi-Final of the GSC in Munich last week, we heard a fascinating speech from Christiane Bernard, from the Enterprise & Industry Directorate of the European Commission. Mrs Bernard stressed the importance of the human factor in the in... Tough selection process for GSC Judges2007-10-08 One of the pillars of the Global Security Challenge is to bring business leaders, scientists and government experts on one table to judge the many fantastic innovations that entered this year's GSC from all corners of the world. These impartial judges are... Successful GSC event in Munich2007-10-03 Our European Semi-Final in Munich yesterday was very successful. After the keynote speech of Dr. Geiger - the former President of the Bundesnachrichtendienst - the five startups pitched to the audience and our distinguished panel of judges. Because of the... Challenges remain for security/defense startups despite sector growth2007-09-27 Recent research, conducted by the independent Venture Business Research (VBR) group in London shows growing investment activities in the security space. "Total investment in private security (IT and homeland) and defense companies has exceeded over $4.7 b... Ex-President of BND to speak at GSC in Munich2007-09-26 We are very happy to announce our keynote speaker for the GSC conference next Tuesday in Munich:Dr. Hansjörg Geiger was the President of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service, BND) from 1996 to 1998. The BND is the foreign... Munich Semi-Final on October 2nd2007-09-24 Join us for our European Semi-Final, held at the Technical University of Munich on October 2. Our speakers come from: European Commission, Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Ministry of Defence of the U.K., Siemens Venture Capital, BWI (a priva... Selection of Top-5 European Security Startups2007-09-23 Our judging committee just finished its tough selection process to arrive at the five European Semi-Finalists that will go to Europe's GSC Semi-Final in Munich on Oct 2nd. Here they are: Aigis Blast Protection (UK) - dramatically minimizes damages of e... The GSC joins the blogger community!2007-09-21 It was about time for the GSC to start a blog as well. So here we are, our team just returned from our regional semi-finals in Asia and the US. Here is a quick summary:North AmericaOur North American Semi-Final in Washington DC, hosted together with Missi... |
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