NCSC Partners with Microsoft to Support Cyber Accelerator Program

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is partnering with Microsoft to support its Cyber Accelerator program.

The accelerator supports the growth of startup cyber-companies who aim to bring new better, faster and cheaper security products to market, and find and develop startups that can make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

The seventh program in the accelerator series will run from January to March 2021, and NCSC will work with Microsoft to encourage more startups to apply and offer more expertise and knowledge to participants. Applications can be made here with assessment days scheduled for November 19 2020, and December 3 2020.

Participating startups are chosen through open competition using technical challenges provided by the NCSC. These challenges identify areas of cybersecurity weakness where new products are needed.

During the program, startups receive commercial growth opportunities and unique access to NCSC’s and GCHQ’s world-class expertise to help develop their products. The program is a collaboration between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the NCSC and Wayra (part of Telefonica).

Microsoft will provide access to its own accelerator alumni network and subject matter experts across cybersecurity and cloud, ..

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