Background:
As cloud computing is rapidly picking up traction with businesses, its inherent security risks are becoming more apparent. Corporate customers struggle with the open questions of how to protect access to the cloud, regulatory compliance and data integrity.
Governments and large enterprises, from around the world, are especially attracted to the benefits of the cloud or are thinking about creating their own mini-clouds, but are hesitant because of security and privacy risks.
The Competition:
In response, Global Security Challenge (GSC) and its partners are launching the first Cloud Security Challenge competition in partnership with HP Labs who have agreed to sponsor this award with $10,000 for the winning idea. (Both GSC and HP Labs are SITC Members).
The challenge aims to illicit radically new ideas and game-changing solutions from around the world in order to make cloud computing more secure. Entrants must have a working prototype of a technology that can be used to prevent, defend against, cope with or recover from terrorist incidents and other criminal acts in the ‘cloud’ and to be eligible they should have received less than £3 million GBP in annual sales revenues in 2009.
Entry for this award is free and the deadline for submissions is Monday 15 March 2010.
As well as the $10,000 cash award, sponsored by HP Labs, winners will also receive mentoring from an industry expert (tbc) and up to three finalist will also be invited to test their technology in a HP Labs cloud test-bed.
How to enter:
Eligible entrants are invited to apply on the Global Security Challenge website: www.globalsecuritychallenge.com (n.b. applicants must register (for free) as a member of the GSC Online Community in order to access the application form).
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