{"id":250435,"date":"2026-05-18T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/the-infosecurity-europe-cyber-startup-competition-meet-the-finalists\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:45:12","slug":"the-infosecurity-europe-cyber-startup-competition-meet-the-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/the-infosecurity-europe-cyber-startup-competition-meet-the-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition: Meet the Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition: Meet the Finalists<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/infosec-europe-cyber-startup\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-18 09:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.infosecurity-magazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n

At Infosecurity Europe 2026, five cybersecurity startups are set to take part in a competition offering them the opportunity to showcase emerging technologies, share their bold ideas and connect directly with potential customers, partners and investors.<\/p>\n

New for 2026, the Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup competition will be accompanied by a dedicated area on the show floor, the Cyber Startups Zone.<\/p>\n

The competition, which will take place on Tuesday 2 June, will see the five selected finalists each pitch their ideas live on stage to an audience of senior industry leaders, investors and buyers.<\/p>\n

The judges are Shlomo Kramer, one of the most influential figures in the global cyber industry. As a founder and investor of pioneering cybersecurity companies including Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Imperva, Cato Networks and Sumo Logic, he is strongly placed to help identify the next generation of innovative cybersecurity startups.<\/p>\n

Also on the judging panel are Mun Valiji, group CISO at specialist banking group Close Brothers, and Kirsty Kelly, Group CISO at CFC insurance provider Underwriting.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Cyber Startup competition will be awarded a prize package which includes a free exhibition stand at Infosecurity Europe 2027, PR support from cyber security PR agency Origin Communications, and a future-brand workshop package from Dusted brand consultancy.<\/p>\n

The Five Startups Competing at Infosecurity Europe 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The five start-ups which will take to the stage during the Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup competition include:<\/p>\n

Cytidel<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cytidel is a vulnerability intelligence platform which provides users with a real-time intelligence layer between security tooling and decision-making, showing organizations which vulnerabilities matter, which threat actors are driving risk, and where to act first.<\/p>\n

The platform enables cybersecurity personnel to move from reactive vulnerability management to intelligence-led risk decisions, reducing noise, improving resource…<\/p>\n

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