it-sa: Cybersecurity start-ups from Germany, Austria and Switzerland were in the pitch: the expert jury decided who will win the UP21 @ it-sa Award. XignSys's authentication service wins the UP21 @ it-sa Awards.
Quantum cryptography, pentesting, smart city, secure instant messaging, anonymization, AI or industrial IoT - 38 startups with different technologies and use cases took part in the fourth edition of the UP @ it-sa award. 10 startups were selected by the specialist jury, which included experts from the IT security cluster, ATHENE / Fraunhofer SITs and the media partner Computerwoche for the first time this year, as well as representatives from Infinigate and the industry association Bitkom.
it-sa: Expert jury selected 10 finalists
The high point of the vote was yesterday's CyberEconomy Match-up. This is where the finalists answered questions from the jury. The digital speed pitch was broadcast live online on it-sa 365 and once again gave the audience the chance to vote for the most popular startup.
XignSys voted best cybersecurity startup
XignSys GmbH bring personal authentication into the digital age and create a new, uniform and future-proof basis for all digital transactions - for providers and users alike. Based on smartphone-based and passwordless authentication software, which is the only solution that can be used flexibly in any type of transaction, XignSys combine high security (confirmed by the BSI) with maximum user-friendliness and absolute flexibility - ideal, for example, for the requirements in the Smart city. And all of this on the basis of German technology, taking into account European security requirements.
Award ceremony at it-sa in Nuremberg
The winner, XignSys, of the fourth UP @ it-sa Award will be honored on the last day of it-sa, which will take place from October 12th to 14th in the Nuremberg Exhibition Center. You can look forward to a 5-day coaching and mentoring from the Digital Hub Cybersecurity and the IT Security Cluster eV. In addition, the winner receives special conditions for participation in the start-up area of it-sa 2022 with a total value of € 10.000.
For the startups, the attention around the award can be worthwhile in the long term, because not only the winner benefits from the award. All other startups also have the opportunity to come into contact with potential customers and become even more visible.
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