Top 15 security startups worldwide

Ahead of our anticipated announcement of the five finalists next Monday, we wanted to highlight again the 15 innovative technologies that qualified for the highly selective regional Semi-Finals of the Global Security Challenge competition 2007. Here they are, sorted by the industry sectors their technologies fall under:

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

• NoblePeak Vision (USA) – enabling the rapid detection and identification of people and objects at night without active illumination.


• Virtual Observer (Australia) - virtual camera coverage based on remote sensor activation on existing infrastructure

DETECTION / MITIGATION of EXPLOSIVES and CHEMICALS

• Aigis Blast Protection (UK) – dramatically minimizes damages of explosions through advanced materials


• Auxetix (UK) – fortifies protection against multiple explosions through helical-auxetic nets


• Laser Detect Systems (Israel) – recognizes explosives and chemicals from 10 meters distance


• Southern Innovation (Australia) – decreases cargo screening time by increasing the capture and the quality of information in a scan

BIOMETRICS

• EyeMarker (USA) – scans the eye to rapidly and non-invasively assess a person’s health.


• Psylock (Germany) – identifies users through biometric analysis of typing behavior


• XID Technology (Singapore) – face synthesis technology for real-time 3D prediction/replacement in a 2D video

IT-SECURITY

• Codenomicon (Finland) – defends against online attacks and malware through intelligent network servers


• iViZ (India) – demand penetration testing software based on artificial intelligence


• MagiQ (USA) – hardware-based quantum key distribution to protect data transported over fiber networks.


• Mica (USA) – disruptive encryption software combining asymmetric keys with unique relationship identifiers.


• Stealth Technology (USA) – privacy-preserving data mining software to enable information sharing between agencies or enterprises.

MOBILE SECURITY

• TenCube (Singapore) – comprehensive mobile security suite that allows users to disable/access their phone remotely