Inside GCHQ's Startup Program

GCHQ is on a mission — and has been since the Snowden leaks in 2013-14 revealed that it had been harvesting information of people the world over — to convey an increasingly open image; to try and shift its public perception away from secretive agency and towards ally of the public in the fight against cybercrime.

A key part of that: partnering with young startups and inviting them in for mentoring.

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Five companies have just joined this year’s programme, the focus of which is on ransomware. It’s a fitting theme — GCHQ’s director warned last week that countries opposing Russia will see an increase in cyber attacks after the invasion of Ukraine.

The companies include Goldilock, working on a physical air gap to disconnect critical infrastructure after an attack...

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https://sifted.eu/articles/gchq-startup-programme-snowden

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