![]() ![]() "We are pleased to join forces with TruSTAR, a clear leader in the exchange of threat intelligence." "Combining TruSTAR's innovative platform with the intelligence of our seven collaborating companies, our own analytical capabilities and intelligence originating outside the Columbus region, ultimately improves security analyst efficiency by placing enriched information at their fingertips and improving overall situational awareness," said Columbus Collaboratory VP and Chief Cybersecurity Innovator Jeff Schmidt. This cross-sector Collaboratory will arm network defenders with the information they need to rapidly defend their enterprise networks during uncertain times." "Joining forces with Columbus Collaboratory is a significant inflection point for the threat intelligence market as it stands today. Being proactive about cybersecurity means establishing threat intelligence exchanges that leverage the power of human partnership while accelerating threat detection and resolution in the event of a breach," said Paul Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of TruSTAR Technology. "Companies can't afford to battle adversaries in an increasingly complex cybersecurity environment, alone or in silos. The partnership advances the Collaboratory's operating philosophy of collaborative security. The Collaboratory will make its enriched intelligence available to TruSTAR's network of defenders who also access and contribute to TruSTAR's broader network. TruSTAR will provide the Collaboratory's seven founding companies the ability to share enriched threat intelligence via TruSTAR 'Enclaves' to elevate the group's overall security posture. "As we expand capabilities and grow our base of collaborating companies, the TruSTAR platform allows us to extend the benefits of our intelligent ISAO to Central Ohio companies and beyond." "Our unique collaborative model and advanced analytics capabilities have made our operational ISAO and TruSTAR partnership possible," said Matt Wald, President and CEO. The TruSTAR platform will support the Collaboratory's ISAO (Information Sharing and Analysis Organization, Executive Order 13691), forming Ohio's first ISAO producing analytics-enhanced intelligence products and supporting intelligence exchange in real time. A $100,000 grant to QuTel Inc.COLUMBUS, OH -(Marketwired - May 23, 2017) - Columbus Collaboratory, an advanced analytics and cybersecurity company founded by seven leading Ohio corporations across multiple industries, today announced a strategic partnership with TruSTAR, the first security intelligence exchange platform addressing the practical inhibitors to effective information sharing.of Dublin to further develop proprietary agricultural micro-organisms to increase crop yield. A $100,000 grant to 3Bar Biologics Inc.Last week, Simple-Fill became the first investment by the Technology Concept Fund, a fund created to help Ohio State University turn technologies into commercial applications. to develop and test a new fueling system for compressed natural-gas vehicles. A $50,000 award to Ohio State University to fund research for an improved method of cancer diagnosis. ![]() Other money that Third Frontier will grant to central Ohio technology organizations includes: The Columbus Collaboratory grant is part of more than $15.8 million that Third Frontier, the state’s technology-based economic-development initiative, plans to invest this year. “By drawing on our collective capabilities and with an eye toward the future, we can leverage employment and education through aligned and innovative approaches to data analytics and cybersecurity.” “The Collaboratory is a promising opportunity to showcase the strengths of the central Ohio business community,” said Martin Inglis, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Battelle, in a statement. The Columbus Collaboratory is projected to create 100 jobs during the next five years. “This project showcases what Ohio Third Frontier does best - bringing companies together to solve high-tech problems while creating jobs,” said David Goodman, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency and chairman of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, in a statement. In addition to the Third Frontier grant, the Columbus Collaboratory will receive a $20 million investment from its partners: American Electric Power, Battelle, Cardinal Health, Huntington Bank, L Brands, Nationwide and OhioHealth. The commission approved $5 million to support the Columbus Collaboratory, a partnership established to help companies perform advanced analytics and improve cybersecurity. Ohio is hoping to become a greater player in cybersecurity, thanks to a grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission.
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