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Five Australian cyber security startups get better, faster<\/p>\n

SYDNEY<\/span><\/span>, Feb. 23, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — CyRise, the cyber security accelerator, announced today five Australian cyber security startups have commenced its Accelerator program.<\/p>\n

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CyRise Accelerator participants. Founders of Onqlave, 6pillars, Ensignia, Nullify and InfoSecAssure. L-R Simon O’Keefe, Lorenzo Modesto, Lainie Vinikoor, Ivan Vanderbyl, Tony Mao, Tim Thacker, Shan Kulkarni, Fiona Long. Credit Maggie Langtry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

CyRise Accelerator<\/a> is backed by Deakin University<\/span><\/a>, Investment NSW<\/a> and others. It takes place over three months hybrid in-person at Tech Central<\/a> in Sydney<\/span> and remotely. In addition to learning sessions with industry experts, CyRise Accelerator facilitates introductions to venture capitalists, potential customers and startup coaches.<\/p>\n

The selected cyber security technology companies address: governance, risk and compliance; DevSecOps; software supply chain security and more. Founders range from experienced operators to first-time entrepreneurs. Over half of the startups have already attracted additional seed investment or funding from VCs and angels.<\/p>\n

Ensignia<\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n

Ensignia makes it easy for companies to adopt Software Supply Chain Security end-to-end through code-to-production provenance, helping prevent supply chain attacks. Co-founder Sam “Frenchie” Stewart explains that the startup is new. “Our goal for the CyRise Accelerator is to get to initial revenue and ideally product-market fit. Having the mentor network is great for that.”<\/p>\n

InfoSecAssure<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Founder Fiona Long<\/span> describes InfoSecAssure as accessible security for SMEs. “I want them to put on their cybersecurity seatbelt,” she says. InfoSecAssure helps turn non-experts into cyber security experts and assists SMEs to demonstrate their security controls to win more customers. During the assessment, users can collate evidence, add notes, and access education about each control.<\/p>\n

Nullify<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Nullify empowers engineering teams to quickly and easily use a suite of security testing tools on their codebase, allowing security responsibility to be shared across security and engineering teams. “With one click, Nullify allows you to go from zero to 100 with application security,” explains CEO Shan Kulkarni<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Onqlave<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Onqlave is a privacy by design suite of services available as an API. It takes an engineering approach to solving for the needs of sensitive data, to reduce the time and cost spent improving data protection. CEO Simon O’Keefe<\/span> explains: “Onqlave simplifies the protection of sensitive data for organisations large and small.”<\/p>\n

6pillars<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

6pillars delivers continuous compliance and fully automated security remediation in AWS environments by leveraging AWS-Native security tools, combined with patent-pending technology and a control playbook library. “The vast majority of security issues in the cloud are a result of misconfiguration. 6pillars can easily and safely fix misconfiguration automatically and maintain continuous compliance with best practice,” explains co-founder Lorenzo Modesto<\/span>.<\/p>\n

CyRise Accelerator <\/b><\/p>\n

CyRise Accelerator has been running for six years, and has supported startups from Australia<\/span>, New Zealand<\/span>, India<\/span>, Singapore<\/span> and the USA<\/span>. CyRise Accelerator has made 39 investments in cyber security startups across seven cohorts.<\/p>\n

Startups who have participated in previous CyRise Accelerator programs have:<\/p>\n