A Novel Algorithm for Informed Investment in Cybersecurity Companies and Technologies

Abstract We introduce a novel recursive algorithm that analyzes and ranks the relative influence that companies and technologies have in a technology landscape. The algorithm also incorporates exogenous variables that reflect investor preferences. The results provide...

Identification of Future Cyberdefense Technology by Text Mining

Abstract We propose a reproducible, automated, scalable, and free method for automated bibliometric analysis that requires little computing power. We explain how firms can use this method with open source data from public repositories to generate unbiased insights...

Cyber Alp Retreat 2023

About Members of the Swiss Technology Observatory community met in Sachseln (Obwalden) in end of June 2023 and gave presentations on key topics such as scouting and technology and market monitoring. The event brought together many participants from the DDPS,...

Capturing Trends Using OpenAlex and Wikipedia Page Views as Science Indicators: The Case of Data Protection and Encryption Technologies

Abstract This paper presents a novel science indicator to identify, analyze, and capture technology trends based on Wikipedia page views and OpenAlex presented at STI2022. Our webometric methodology is grounded in open science practices and applied to crowd-sourced,...