
Our History
The CyberEx Academy is part of the UK Limited company Quantar Solutions, based in central London. Having developed cyber risk management solutions for 20+ years, CyberEx Academy was seen as a way of assisting organizations attain a higher level of cyber risk resilience. The background of Quantar Solutions provides a solid and demonstrable capability in creating cyber risk awareness as well as training for non-technical staff in the domain of cyber risk management. As regulations and standards now mandate cyber awareness training for all personnel, the CyberEx Academy can assist your organization in meeting compliance targets.
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2000 – 2004
early stages of development
Quantar Solutions begins life as an I.T. and technology strategy consultancy developing an innovative network appliance for managing cyber threats posed to corporate clients. The name of the company was Ip-Tap, based upon the technology that was invented and patented in 2002. The company was based in the island of Jersey for confidentiality purposes.
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2004 – 2008
from IT security to cyber risk modelling
Quantar develops its unique and innovative data risk management software in conjunction with leading edge suppliers from the worlds of military technology, insurance, academia and financial risk management. The company is restructured with the majority of originators leaving to pursue alternative career opportunities.
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2009 – 2012
getting to market
Quantar Solutions and moves to its Cambridge U.K. location and launches its software products and associated services, commencing in London in 2009, followed by the US and the Middle East in 2010. The underlying technology and methods continue to derive further patents, filed from 2010 onwards, protecting the unique software and models.
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2013 – 2017
to the US and back
Quantar relocates to the U.S. to seek out further client opportunities and to benefit from input from a major U.S. university into its ongoing product development. The company is approached by a U.S. military security entity to acquire its IP following the issue of further patents protecting the CyCalc software. Quantar returns to Europe in 2018, with London being the global centre for cyber and data risk modelling excellence.
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2018 – Present
cyber risk and compliance training
2017 Commencement of training, consulting, auditing and implementing GDPR and ISO27000 activities in the UK market. 2018 additional auditing, advisory and self-assessment tools launch for big data, distributed ledger technologies. 2019 data governance and stewardship frameworks rolled out. First client – an E.U. National broadcaster moving from broadcast medium to personalised content with big data use.