Before any sort of technology can be embedded into sensitive government networks, it requires third-party certifications to ensure it’s safe.
That requirement helped propel Lightship Security into the Ottawa Business Journal’s list of fastest-growing companies last year, with three-year revenue growth of 264 per cent.
And while government contracts offer stability and growth, the company – which automates the process of verifying that IT hardware such as switchers and routers meets rigorous government security standards – has its sights set on other industries that require near real-time certification of their technologies.
(Sponsored)

Local businesses face hiring obstacles due to immigration pullback, flawed screening
In his 39 years of practicing immigration law, Warren Creates (a rare Law Society Certified Specialist) has never seen an environment so challenging for employers looking to hire workers from

Ottawa businesses critically important to ending youth homelessness across the city
Local businesses joining United Way East Ontario’s effort to prevent and end youth homelessness not only helps build a stronger, safer, and healthier community, but gives a boost to Ottawa’s
That could see the company evaluating the technology that powers everything from driverless cars to medical devices in its labs – one of only three such facilities in Canada and a handful in the United States – as it looks to diversify into new fields.
In this episode of Techopia Live, co-founder Jason Lawlor explains how technology can be tested and certified in near-real time using cloud-based technology, discusses the possible size of the company’s market and reveals the very real HR challenges facing every Ottawa tech company.

