The Security Startup Challenge (SSC) follows the launch in January 2015 of another not-for-profit cyber security accelerator in London, dubbed CyLon.
Kaspersky points to CB Insights data which tracked a 36% increase in related financing in 2014, to a full year spend of USD 2.39BN, specifically covering internet monitoring and security, mobile security and management, and data and network security. The analyst company notes a further USD 141 million has been invested in those areas already in 2015.
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