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Crossword Cybersecurity PLC
10 November 2020
Verifiable Credentials, Crossword Cybersecurity plc and East
Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust to work on Covid-19
Certificates Trial
10 November 2020 - London, UK - Crossword Cybersecurity Plc
(AIM:CCS, "Crossword", the "Company" or the "Group"), the
technology commercialisation company focused solely on cyber
security and risk, is pleased to announced that it will be working
with Verifiable Credentials Ltd (VCL) and East Kent Hospitals
University NHS Foundation Trust on a " proof of concept" trial
using VCL ' s verifiable credentials application independent
middleware. InnovateUK have awarded funding to support the trial to
create a local system that allows NHS testing laboratories in East
Kent to issue Covid-19 immunity certificates to individuals to hold
securely on their smartphones, and for selected organisations to
check the validity of those certificates when presented to them
wherever they are, without compromising any unnecessary personal
information.
VCL issued the following statement:
" We ' re all looking forward to the day when a Covid-19
vaccinations are available to everyone, in order to save lives and
get life back to normal. But it won ' t be an instant process and
there will be a potentially long period during which people will
sometimes need to prove (for example, to employers and public or
hospitality industry venue managers) that they have either received
a vaccination, or been positively tested for antibodies from a
previous infection.
It ' s hugely important that such certification is secure,
trust-worthy and verifiable by those who need to check them at
places of work, or hospitality venues. It must above all ensure the
privacy of the individual certificate holder and allow them to
prove immunity, without compromising other personal data such as
their date-of-birth, or home address.
For this reason, Verifiable Credentials Ltd (VCL), East Kent
Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and Crossword
Cybersecurity plc (Crossword) have been awarded InnovateUK funding
to conduct a " proof of concept" trial using VCL ' s application
independent Identiproof middleware.
Together they will create a local system that allows NHS testing
laboratories in East Kent to issue Covid-19 certificates to
individuals to hold securely on their smartphones, and for selected
organisations to check the validity of those certificates when
presented to them wherever they are, without compromising any
unnecessary personal information. VCL and Crossword will lead the
work on the longer-term commercialisation of the system
demonstrated during the trial."
Identiproof is a Zero Trust Architecture, being an
implementation of the W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model,
together with VCL's own W3C Web Authentication (FIDO2) compatible
protocol.
An East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
spokesperson said: "This is a good example of local innovators
working with local NHS organisations to develop innovative ideas.
Being able to show you've received a COVID vaccination may help our
society get back to normal."
David Chadwick, CEO of Verifiable Credentials said " Our easy to
use and administer Identiproof middleware provides all the benefits
of a zero trust verifiable credentials infrastructure, whilst
removing all the burden of running blockchain and DID
infrastructures, as we utilise FIDO2, which is a W3C standard and a
feature of most modern smartphones."
Jake Holloway, Chief Product Officer of Crossword said, "we
think that this collaboration will not only prove the case for
using Identiproof in the NHS and helping to normalise
society, but also lay the foundations for VCL to become a
successful commercial venture and a great showcase for UK Cyber
Security start-ups coming out of Academia!"
Contacts
Crossword Cybersecurity plc - Tel: +44 (0) 20 3953 8460
Email: info@crosswordcybersecurity.com
Tom Ilube, Chief Executive Officer
Mary Dowd, Finance Director
Grant Thornton (Nominated Adviser) - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383
5100
Colin Aaronson / Jamie Barklem
Hybridan LLP (Broker) - Tel: +44 (0)203 764 2341
Claire Louise Noyce
About Verifiable Credentials Ltd.
Verifiable Credentials Ltd is a spin-out from the University of
Kent, and is led by Professor David Chadwick, a co-author of the
W3C Verifiable Credentials Recommendation. Its mission it to
provide everyone with free to use verifiable credential apps on
their smartphones, so as to eliminate the use of usernames and
passwords and make identity theft a relic of history.
About Crossword Cybersecurity plc
Crossword Cybersecurity plc focuses on the development and
commercialisation of university research-based cyber security and
risk management related software and cyber security consulting. The
Group's specialist cyber security product development and software
engineering teams work with its university partners to develop the
research concept into a fully-fledged commercial product that it
will then take to market. The Group's aim is to build up a
portfolio of revenue generating, intellectual property based, cyber
security products. Rizikon Assurance, Crossword's leading product,
is a SaaS platform that enables medium to large companies to assess
and manage all risks from their suppliers. Nixer CyberML,
Crossword's most recently launched product, is a new tool for
businesses that want to solve advanced security and cybercrime
problems, such as detecting and dealing with compromised accounts,
fraud, and in-application denial of service attacks. Crossword's
team of expert cyber security consultants leverages years of
experience in national security, defence and commercial cyber
intelligence and operations to provide bespoke advice tailored to
its clients' business needs.
About InnovateUK ' s Sustainable Development Fund
The aim of this competitive fund is to help all sectors of the
UK rebuild after the effects of COVID-19.
For more technical details, please visit
https://verifiablecredentials.info
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