Appointment of Senior Adviser

PRESS RELEASE

PROFESSOR NICK JENNINGS CB FREng, FORMER GOVERNMENT CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISER ON NATIONAL SECURITY
APPOINTED SENIOR ADVISER TO CROSSWORD

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc ("Crossword") the ISDX listed tech transfer company, has appointed one
of  the  world's most distinguished computer scientists, Professor Nick Jennings CB  FREng,  as  a
Senior Adviser.

Professor  Jennings  served as the government's inaugural Chief Scientific  Adviser  for  National
Security  from  2010  to  2015,  providing independent scientific advice  on  issues  of  national
security. He is currently Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton  -
the first holder of that title in the institution's history.

Tom  Ilube,  Crossword's CEO said "Professor Jennings has a unique perspective, ranging  from  the
threats  from cyber security to the challenges of commercialising university research. His  advice
will be invaluable to Crossword as we scale up our cyber security tech transfer activities."

"I  am delighted to be advising Tom and his team at Crossword" commented Professor Jennings. "I am
keen to see more university research being commercialised and having an impact in the wider world,
particularly in the crucial arena of cyber security."

The Directors accept responsibility for this statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Tom Ilube - CEO, Crossword Cybersecurity Plc
www.crosswordcybersecurity.com
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Twitter: @crosswordcyber

ISDX Corporate Advisor
Nick Michaels and Jon Isaacs, 
Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited
www.alfredhenry.com
Tel: [phone]

About Crossword Cybersecurity
Crossword  Cybersecurity  is a technology commercialisation company focusing  exclusively  on  the
cyber  security  sector. Crossword works with research intensive European university  partners  to
identify  promising  cyber  security intellectual property (IP) from research  that  our  industry
partners tell us meet emerging real-world challenges.

Our  specialist  cyber  security software engineering team work with our  university  partners  to
develop the research concept into a fully fledged commercial product that we then take to market.

www.crosswordcybersecurity.com
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www.twitter.com/crosswordcyber

2nd February 2016

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Crossword Cybersecurity plc