How can technology help Scotland’s public sector protect against ransomware and other forms of cyber-crime, and should they occur mitigate and recover from their effects, including data loss?

Swordbreaker

The solution

Swordbreaker stops today’s ransomware attacks, and tomorrow’s. When cyber criminals find a way through your initial defences, Swordbreaker doesn’t just raise the alarm, it actively disrupts the criminals as they try to steal your data and sabotage your systems. Unlike traditional cyber security tools, Swordbreaker doesn’t need deep access to the systems and data it protects — it defends organisations in the cloud, in data centres and in offices from ransomware yet to be written.

The Opportunity

Ransomware is unfortunately an incredibly lucrative form of extortion. Over $450million was paid to ransomware gangs in 2022 with recovering from a single attack running to millions of pounds. Starting in the world’s second most targeted country, Swordbreaker has ambitions extending far outside the UK to combat this global blight.

Next Steps

Swordbreaker stops ransomware. Now it needs to do so at scale. The company is growing its team to continue building the product and turn cyber security innovation into a successful business in the Scottish Borders. Reach out if your organisation would like to become a pilot customer and help shape the future.

The Team

Our team has decades of experience in security, systems and scaling. Ross has battled state-level threats whilst working for the Foreign Office and across Critical National Infrastructure. Peter has built performant and security critical systems for Cisco and Microsoft. Marcella has launched and scaled businesses and strategised for many others.