{"id":17770,"date":"2022-08-16T00:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T00:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=17770"},"modified":"2022-08-16T00:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T00:50:05","slug":"accelerating-world-class-cyber-security-solutions-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/08\/16\/accelerating-world-class-cyber-security-solutions-in-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating world class cyber security solutions in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nation\u2019s only dedicated cyber security accelerator, CyRise, has been selected to operate the NSW Government\u2019s $1 million Cyber Security Accelerator program, to be based within Sydney\u2019s Tech Central district.<br>\u00a0<br>Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Alister Henskens said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyrise.co%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7Cd0743512b1b54c17e4a308da7e3a5422%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637961086384679528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BVJauMnASOGrnAMzWk9W2%2BpJRezVgMp09bX9cP9txnQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">CyRise<\/a>\u00a0is a champion of startups in the Asia Pacific region and will help cement NSW as a leading global destination for cyber innovation, providing superior skills for businesses.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cCyRise is a proven cyber security startup accelerator with a strong record of helping fast-track businesses to grow, diversify and attract investment,\u201d Mr Henskens said.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cThe global cyber security industry is expanding rapidly and presents a significant opportunity for local businesses to upskill their staff.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>Sydney is Australia\u2019s leading city for cyber security, hosting over 120 businesses. Through the program, CyRise will offer three-day boot camps, a 14-week accelerator program for startups, and a new scale up program for later stage scaling businesses.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cThis program will help companies sharpen their products, fine-tune business models and boost their connections with international investors,\u201d Mr Henskens said.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cIt will support businesses to \u2018go global\u2019 faster and attract cutting-edge talent to NSW, which will grow the economy and help secure a brighter future for our State.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>CyRise CEO Scott Handsaker said the world-class and innovative program will make NSW a beacon to the cyber security industry globally.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cWe are thrilled to deliver a program that accelerates a startup\u2019s growth trajectory and delivers connections, customers and advice at the right time. We will work together to provide an unparalleled go-to-market for NSW cyber startups,\u201d Mr Handsaker said.<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation\u2019s only dedicated cyber security accelerator, CyRise, has been selected to operate the NSW Government\u2019s $1 million Cyber Security Accelerator program, to be based within Sydney\u2019s Tech Central district.\u00a0Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Alister Henskens said\u00a0CyRise\u00a0is a champion of startups in the Asia Pacific region and will help cement NSW as a leading &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/08\/16\/accelerating-world-class-cyber-security-solutions-in-nsw\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Accelerating world class cyber security solutions in NSW&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17771,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770\/revisions\/17771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}