The UK Government recently published the UK Safety Tech Sector: 2021 Analysis and Safety Tech in the UK: Skills and Capabilities reports which both highlight how British tech companies dedicated to making the internet a safer place are thriving. With more people than ever going online during the pandemic, the new research published last week shows the safety tech sector is one of the fastest growing parts of the…
The UK Government recently published the UK Safety Tech Sector: 2021 Analysis and Safety Tech in the UK: Skills and Capabilities reports which both highlight how British tech companies dedicated to making the internet a safer place are thriving. With more people than ever going online during the pandemic, the new research published last week shows the safety tech sector is one of the fastest growing parts of the…
Investor, advisor and entrepreneur Tobin Ireland has joined the board of Cyan as Non-Executive Director. With a successful background as a corporate executive, chairman/NXD of scale-up businesses and co-founder of data and technology start-ups, Tobin will be a valuable addition to Cyan’s board. With 25 years experience working as a senior executive in the digital…
Today, Monday 29 March 2021, Cyan successfully completed a Series A investment round of just over £5 million led by Par Equity. Lead investor Par Equity is joined in this round by existing investors Mercia, Triple Point, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the MacLeod Family Trust. This new round of funding brings Cyan’s support to date to just over £8m and will accelerate Cyan’s ambitious global growth plan over the next two years. Ian Stevenson, CEO of Cyan, said: “Our technology is already making a significant impact within…
Cyan has created a new Advisory Board to provide strategic input as it works towards significant growth internationally and into new markets. Initial appointments to this board are Sir Mark Rowley, Andy Williams and former chair Simon Hardy, who between them have vast experience of sales, marketing and operations in law enforcement markets around the world. Chosen to provide strategic counsel based on decades of…
Somehow it feels like we’re well into 2021 already, although I know many have just returned to work after the holiday period. This is undoubtedly down to the fact that there’s so much happening at Cyan and because the year has started off at a fast pace to prepare for everything that is to come….
We’re pleased to share that The US National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), today revealed that our digital triage tool, which helps law enforcement find evidence in child abuse and counter terrorism investigations, can effectively identify child abuse materials following an assessment of the technology. The assessment builds on the UK Home Office…
Today we are announcing a new partnership with Detego Digital Forensics by MCM Solutions. This will enable our technology to enhance the capabilities of Detego Digital Forensics’ Field Triage tools, to deliver up to 100x faster digital triage in the field, allowing police forces and other agencies to more rapidly extract and analyse data from suspect devices during covert operations.
Cyan Forensics turned 4 yesterday (6 October 2020). In previous years we’ve had cake in the office, and maybe gone out for lunch or a drink after work. This year of course we are all working from home, but we still got together to celebrate the event and captured the occasion for the archive…
Cyan Forensics, the Edinburgh-based company delivering technologies to help law enforcement find child abuse and terrorist material extraordinarily fast, today announced a new partnership with Susteen, the California-based developer of mobile forensic tools. Bringing together two leading capabilities, this will deliver a portable, easy to use rapid triage capability for smartphones. This strategic alliance will…
Yesterday, the government launched the Safer technology, safer users: The UK as a world leader in safety tech report. With more people than ever before spending time online during the pandemic, the report shows British safety tech companies are at the forefront of the global fight to keep them safe as they surf. The businesses…