Security Innovators Throwdown

Description:

Many say that innovation is all but dead in the cybersecurity market. We at SC Magazine, however, believe that innovation is far from lifeless. To that end, during the second annual SC World Congress, Oct. 13 to 14, we've got something interesting in store. Looking to honor the brightest information security companies that have recently launched, we'll be holding a competition, the Security Innovators Throwdown, during which leading young companies, chosen by us, will present their goals for their newly developed technologies or services before a judging panel of experts. Our judges will determine just which vendors among the competitors have the most considered business plans and most robust tools that not only could garner interest from buyers, but also possible investment from venture capitalists (VCs).

For showcasing their offerings, those innovators ranked at the top of the group will be featured in SC Magazine as part of a special section that will discuss the evolution of the information security market and their places in it. And, because the event's audience will have been seeded with VCs interested in this vibrant market, those participants leading the pack might even be able to seal a deal before the event is over.

The ultimate goal of this SC World Congress happening, then, is to help find ground-breaking cybersecurity technologies and services, showcase them before the industry, and educate and gather the venture capital and investor community to support continuing innovation.

For the Security Innovators Throwdown event, SC Magazine will create a rating based on judges' scores for each finalist. The scores and overall rating will be based on the criteria that entrants must detail in their submissions, the directions for which are noted at the end of this document.

The top five innovators from the Security Innovators Throwdown will then be featured in a special section of SC Magazine after the SC World Congress has ended.

Security Innovators Throwdown event:

The 12 finalists in the Security Innovators Throwdown will have a chance to make their pitch to our judging panel at the 2009 SC World Congress. Each finalist will have five minutes to pitch, can have one other person with them, and will be obliged to answer follow-up questions from the panel after their presentation. Each will then be awarded a score based on a set of pre-defined criteria.

The Security Innovators Throwdown will open for two hours each day of the SC World Congress on the trade show floor. As part of this event, SC Magazine will be encouraging many U.S.-based VCs to be present in the audience. This means that not only do the finalists get the benefit of the constructive feedback from industry judges and possible coverage in SC Magazine, but also a significant opportunity to promote their technologies to VCs that may wish to fund them.