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About

Skolkovo Cybersecurity Challenge provides an opportunity for teams to create innovative solutions to protect the world from cyber-threats. The competition is supported by key cyber security and business experts, as well as major venture capital funds. If you want to create a successful business in the field of cybersecurity, this is your chance to find funding for your project, to tap the knowledge of leading industry experts and take part in Skolkovo Foundation acceleration programs. Among those invited to take part in the challenge are people with ideas, early-stage startups, small- and medium-sized companies, and researchers and scientists (including representatives of research institutes, RAS faculties, universities, etc).

Focus on technology

The competition involves individuals and teams who have projects in the following areas:

  • New applications and infrastructure solutions to enhance the security of the Internet, engineering and business systems;
  • New ways of improving the efficiency and safety of existing communications, including wireless and optical;
  • New applications and infrastructure solutions for the prevention of cyber-threats, fraud and conducting cyber-investigations;
  • New applications and infrastructure solutions for data protection, including in the cloud and distributed environments;
  • New biometric and identification systems;
  • New solutions and software designed for safe storage and secure data transmission.

What will the competition entrants get out of it?

  • The project that receives the highest score will qualify to apply for funding through the Skolkovo Innovation Center, plus big prizes will be on offer from official competition partners.
  • The winners will also get access to an expert study session devoted to business models, technologies and strategies for the implementation of their project.

 

Prizes

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1
3
4 million rubles
5 million rubles
Participation in the Skolkovo acceleration program
3 million rubles

Special prizes from the competition partners:

 

Media partners:

Organizers:

Dates

May 26, 2015 Announcement of the competition and the start of applications for participation
October 15, 2015 Application deadline
Till November 5, 2015 Expert session on strategy development projects
November 22, 2015 Selection of 10 finalists
Till December 10, 2015 Admission of profiles describing projects for the finals
December 17, 2015 The finals

Judge panel

Natalia Kasperskaya

CEO InfoWatch

Alexander Kuleshov

Director Institute for Information Transmission Problem

Mikhail Kader

Distinguished engineer Cisco

Igor Kaloshin

CEO Intel Software

Dmitriy Vasilev

Head of sales support division Softline

Vladimir Zverev

Head of сloud computing practice, business development MTS

Alexander Chachava

Managing partner LETA Capital

Denis Mateev

General manager ESET Russia & CIS

Alexander Omelchenko

Head of information security Alfa bank

Alexander Astahov

Head of ISO27000.ru project, General director Global Trust Solutions

Aleksandr Galitskiy

Galitsky Founder and managing partner Almaz Capital Partners

Alexey Lukatsky

Business Consultant on Information Security Cisco

Vartan Minasyan

Head Investment & Innovation

Sergey Veligodsky

Head of countering cyber threatds and fraud in remote service channels Sberbank

Cybersecurity and business experts

Alex Chachava

Managing partner LETA Capital

Dmitry Severov

Counsellor of the General Director Institute of Precise Mechanics and Computer Engineering

Rustem Khairetdinov

Appercut Security

Nikita Rogozin

Investment Officer Softline Venture Partners

Michael Kader

Distinguished engineer Cisco

Nikolay Suetin

Director of Science and Technology at Information Technology Cluster Skolkovo

Sergey Khodakov

Head of information security foresight at Information Technology Cluster Skolkovo

Alexey Lukatsky

Business Consultant on Information Security Cisco

Oleg Mihalsky

Director of Product Management (Cloud Services)Acronis

Vitaliy Galenchik

Director of Business Development Acronis

Alexander Astahov

Head of ISO27000.ru project, General director Global Trust Solutions

Victor Osyka

Associate Almaz Capital

Daniil Osey

Head of investment department SkolkovoFoundation

Do you have question about the competition?

 

Sergey Khodakov

Head of information security foresight

Information Technology Cluster

+7 495 967 01 48, ext. 2543 | SKhodakov@sk.ru