The UK’s cyber security rising star companies – spotlight on Cyber Runway 2.0 Scale Stream
Some of the UK’s most interesting new cyber security businesses and platforms are represented on the latest DCMS-backed Cyber Runway Scale Stream. Securious is delighted to be a participant, but in this article, we want to shine a spotlight on the other organisations involved and help introduce them to you…
Cyber Runway 2.0 – some of the most innovative and high-potential cyber startups in the UK
Cyber Runway is the largest government-backed cyber startup accelerator in the UK. It is now in its second year, funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and delivered by Plexal in partnership with Deloitte and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT). The accelerator is part of the government’s mission of making the UK a responsible and democratic cyber power, as laid out in its National Cyber Strategy 2022.
The 2022 Cyber Runway cohort includes some of the most innovative and high-potential cyber startups in the UK. They’re solving challenges like ransomware, zero-day attacks, secure authentication, incident response and improving cyber awareness.
45% of Cyber Runway members are based outside of London and the South East of England, 65% of members have women in their leadership teams and 28% are run by founders from Black, ethnic or minority backgrounds. Cyber Runway will be delivered in person and virtually to maximise its nationwide reach.
Meet the Cyber Runway 2.0 Scale Stream Participants
The Scale Stream of Cyber Runway 2.0 comprises 21 of the more established companies on the programme who are looking to scale their offering. This is the stream Securious is part of and we want to showcase some of the other organisations who we have been getting to know:
Armour Communications
Encryption & Cryptology, Endpoint & Mobile Security
Armour Communications provides secure communications capability for use on smartphones and desktops, approved for protection of classified information within NATO and UK Government.
On their website they say:
“Leading specialists in secure communications – We provide collaboration solutions and consultancy services that enable people to communicate securely from any network-enabled location, using their everyday devices for:
- Voice, Messaging and Video
- Audio and Video conference calls
- Data”
Learn more at https://www.armourcomms.com/
Asceris –
Security Consulting & Services, Security Operations & Incident Response
Asceris are a full-service provider offering services in digital forensics and incident response. They offer services such as digital forensics for a wide range of cyber investigations, cyber threat intelligence, data mining, MDR monitoring using SentinelOne, and proactive security assessments.
On their website they say:
“In a crisis it’s essential to understand the facts, resolve the problem, and get back to full capacity as quickly as possible.
At Asceris, we help our clients to investigate and remediate cyber attacks and other adverse events, rapidly closing down issues and limiting business and financial impact.”
Learn more at https://www.asceris.com/
BIT Group
Security Consulting & Services, Security Operations & Incident Response
Based in the South West and good friends of Securious, BIT Group are a provider of cyber security services and bespoke IT training courses across the UK.
On their website they say:
“BIT cyber security services provide you with swift, clear advice and an expert eye on your network to reduce the threat of cyber incidents ensuring your business systems remain operational and your data safe.”
Learn more at https://www.bitcybersecurity.co.uk/
Blackwired
Threat Intelligence, Cyber Counter Measures – Adversary Disruption
Blackwired provide “Over the Horizon” cyber intelligence on Zero Day Threats. Immunisation of emerging cyber threats – on the day of detection – to prevent cyber-attacks occurring.
On their website they say:
“The largest cyber observatory in the world with a unique lens on adversaries and their preparations to attack.
Zero Day Live’s real time, measurable cyber attack prevention takes your enterprise out of the victim pool.”
Learn more at https://blackwired.com/
Block Armour
Cloud Security, Network & Infrastructure Security
Block Armour has developed a next-gen Zero Trust security platform and delivers integrated cybersecurity solutions for today’s hybrid enterprise-IT environments
On their website they say:
“Zero Trust Cybersecurity for Enterprise systems, Cloud, and IoT – Powered by SDP architecture and Blockchain technology.”
Learn more at https://blockarmour.com/
CyberCyte
Threat Intelligence, Security Operations & Incident Response
CyberCyte identify the unknown by providing better visibility to cyber threats and uncompliant activity through automated threat hunting and a zero-trust framework.
On their website they say:
“Discover the Unknown – MDR for Threat Hunting. Threat hunting through a unified risk scoring framework. Collect, classify and enrich forensics artifacts.Asset management for a new level of threat visibility.”
Learn more at https://cybercyte.com/
Cybaverse
Security Consulting & Services, Security Operations & Incident Response
Cybaverse (formerly known as North Star) is a trusted partner for managed cyber security and consultancy services.
On their website they say:
“Cybaverse was founded to create the perfect combination of a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and a Cyber Security Consultancy in one. We deliver innovative technological solutions, to offer professionalism and excellence in cyber security services, 365 days a year.”
Learn more at https://www.cybaverse.co.uk/
Goldilock Secure
Network & Infrastructure Security, Security Consulting & Services
Goldilock is a UK-based cybersecurity start-up with both R&D and production facilities in the West Midlands. Their patented remote TruAirgap™ security technology allows asset owners to remotely and instantly physically connect and disconnect those assets (servers, networks, OT systems, data repositories) to and from the internet without using the internet to do so.
On their website they say:
“Instantly, remotely, physically disconnect or connect anything anywhere. Without using the Internet.”
Learn more at https://goldilock.com/
HiddenApp
Endpoint & Mobile Security, Network & Infrastructure Security
HiddenApp is a security-focused IT asset management software platform for Apple, Windows, Chromebook and Android device fleets. Their business model is B2B Software as a Service (SaaS).
On their website they say:
“HiddenApp protects your Apple, Chromebook and Windows devices, enabling real-time location tracking, device monitoring and advanced recovery tools, all actionable through a user-friendly dashboard”
Learn more at https://hiddenapp.com/en/
Legit Software
Governance, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy
DPM is a “land and expand” Cloud-native modular privacy management platform designed to automate privacy management at scale and solve real-world problems for privacy professionals in large enterprises and SME’s
On their website they say:
“Legit answers modern challenges of digital privacy. We are focused on building a prosperous, ethical, sustainable, and human-friendly future, creating cutting-edge technologies to help companies protect privacy and build compliant by design businesses in the digital and connected world.”
Learn more at https://legit.eu/
Liverton Security (UK)
Application Security & DevSecOps, Email & Messaging Security
Liverton Security provides email security products and services into the New Zealand market, particularly into NZ Government. They are opening a business in the UK to bring these products to the UK market.
On their website they say:
“Liverton Security has over 20 years’ experience providing complex, challenging and top quality products and services to local and international organisations and to New Zealand government agencies. We develop all our own software products.”
Learn more at https://www.livertonsecurity.com/
Netacea
Application Security & DevSecOps, Web Security
Netacea is a server-side bot management solution that protects websites, mobile apps and APIs from automated threats using an intelligent detection engine, Intent Analytics®.
On their website they say:
“Stop the bot attacks that others miss. Keep your websites, mobile apps, and APIs safe from zero-day automated attacks without agents.”
Learn more at https://netacea.com/
Noetic Cyber
Cyber Asset Management
Noetic helps security leaders to understand and reduce their attack surface and cyber risk. They provide full visibility into cyber assets across the organisation and drive automated remediation of security coverage gaps and control drift.
On their website they say:
“Noetic provides a proactive approach to cyber asset and controls management, empowering security teams to see, understand, and optimize their cybersecurity posture.”
Learn more at https://noeticcyber.com/
Positka
Network & Infrastructure Security, Security Operations & Incident Response
Providing enterprise-grade next-generation security monitoring and incident response solutions. End-to-end solution coverage across design, engineering, implementation and managed service.
On their website they say:
“Founded by the desire to combine the strategic rigor in high-end management consulting, with the execution excellence of the very best technicians, it’s not been easy to live up to aspirations. Being selective on our bandwidth with regards to clients we can work with, and building the team with deliberate focus has been critical.”
Learn more at https://positka.com/
Quantum Dice
Encypton & Cryptology, IOT & Operational Technology
Quantum Dice provides trusted, unpredictable security keys generated from a quantum random number generator.
On their website they say:
“Out of Oxford University’s world renowned quantum optics lab, Quantum Dice is developing the world’s first compact source-device independent quantum random number generator.”
Learn more at https://quantum-dice.com/
RiskXchange
Governance, Risk & Compliance, Threat Intelligence
RiskXchange is an information security firm helping companies of all sizes fight the threat of a cyberattack by providing instant risk ratings for any organisation across the globe. RiskXchange’s AI-assisted platform provides 360° continuous monitoring of companies’ digital attack surface, including their entire supply chain. The data is updated every 24 hours with real-time alerts, letting organisations monitor and mitigate risks to prevent cyberattacks.
On their website they say:
“RiskXchange’s integrated cybersecurity risk platform helps you discover, continuously monitor and reduce the risk across your enterprise and supply chain”
Learn more at https://riskxchange.co/
Seedata.io
Threat Intelligence, Deception Technology
Seedata.io is a cybersecurity deception-technology platform to help businesses identify previously undetected data leakage incidents, significantly reducing incident cost
On their website they say:
“Companies still find out they’ve been breached way too late – Plant our trackable data and see the incidents you missed“
Learn more at https://seedata.io/
Telicent
Data Security, Highly Secure Open Data Innovation Platform
Telicent was founded to close the “innovation gap” where innovation teams and start-ups have to integrate with enterprise IT, costs spiral and deadlines fade into the distance. Their platform provides a digital backbone upon which enterprises can rapidly innovate in a secure and controlled way with their own data and systems.
On their website they say:
“Our CORE platform makes it easy to try out new tech with your own data in a secure and controlled way. Instead of integration as an afterthought, CORE provides a secure digital backbone upon which you can innovate with your own data, and your own systems.“
Learn more at https://www.telicent.io/
WCKD RZR
Data Security, Identity & Access Management
WCKD RZR’s data enablement software connects to all the databases in an organisation and turns it into a single database environment. All data requests are intercepted and triaged against the user profile and rules to ensure users access only data they are entitled to.
On their website they say:
“Find, govern, and access your data immediately – Data Watchdog is a data enablement suite providing a universal access point for users to instantly find and access any data resource, in a compliant manner, from across your organisation.”
Learn more at https://www.wckdrzr.com/
Worldr
Email & Messaging Security, Zero Trust Security
Worldr builds privacy and security layers for the most popular communication tools in the world. Their flagship product, Worldr for Microsoft Teams, gives organisations encryption key control, which allows them to store communication data anywhere necessary for legal or regulatory reasons and delivers data sovereignty over your most sensitive files.
On their website they say:
“Worldr defends the data you share in Microsoft Teams from external breaches while prohibiting outside organizations from exploiting your most sensitive digital assets. It can be utilized in any environment, whether that be cloud-based or on-premise; our lightweight architecture can be deployed in minutes for any size organization.”
Learn more at https://worldr.com/
Interested? Let us connect you!
If you would like to learn more about any of these organisations or would like an introduction, let us know and we’ll be delighted to facilitate it for you.