Digital Security by Design: Technology Access Programme

Applications remain open until 6 March 2022.

Digital Security by Design (DSbD) challenge and Digital Catapult have launched a new programme for developers and organisations to experiment with DSbD technologies.

The Technology Access Programme has been developed to build a pipeline and community of developers and technology companies to trial and experiment with the new DSbD technologies, to addresses the cyber security challenges faced by embedded product and software companies.

What is available?

To support a six-month experimentation period with the DSbD technologies within their own organisations, programme participants will have access to:

• the Morello Board and CHERI prototype architecture and hardware
• technical guidance
• £15,000 in funding
• collaboration and mentoring opportunities
• industry and technical advisors

Businesses will also get an opportunity to access Digital Catapult’s Future Networks Lab with state-of-the art IoT and 5G networks testing facilities, allowing them to test the impact of DSbD technologies on other areas of their products and services.

There will be four open call opportunities during the overall timeframe of the Technology Access Programme for organisations to apply.

See:  Technology Access Programme - Digital Security by Design (https://www.dsbd.tech/technology-access-programme/)

Digital security by design: software ecosystem development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for projects to work on the development of the digital security by design (DSbD) software ecosystem. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

The aim of this competition is to fund a range of projects that work to enrich and expand the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) software ecosystem prior to the availability of commercial hardware. Projects will leverage the DSbD Technology Hardware Prototype (also known as Morello Board) to work on a focused area within a selected and specified software stack or Operating System (OS) or developer toolchain used by a digital system.

Closing date for entries is 11am on 8 December 2021.

See: Competition overview - ISCF digital security by design - software ecosystem development - Innovation Funding Service (https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1020/overview#summary)