If you thought I was insufferable before...
As the founder of a "cyber-startup" with no product and no social site, this is very encouraging :)
Congrats!
First, congratulations. I did notice though a change in your comment tone from some time ago. (Unfortunately I can't recall exactly when and there is no easy way to draw up comments on HN from "x" days ago you have to go through page by page.) I'm wondering though if it coincides with this (or maybe another deal) going down. Meaning either the stress or elation of this or another potential transaction altered your writing.
Now all we need is some guys from Stanford to demonstrate an algorithm that finds this.
You are, but congrats nonetheless! :-)
(2) is a big deal --- there are so many smart people doing what we do at NCC companies that we expect research time to get way more productive; also, iSEC and NGS/NCC (the UK "us") have different research focuses, like Android and 3G to our crypto and trading protocols. Black Hat next year should be fun. (there are crypto people at iSEC; I'm sleep deprived and on an airplane)
Almost makes me regret being a freelancer.
Apropos nothing: I do not understand why anyone in 2012 flies United. And while I understand why someone might order a Marriott room service Caesar salad, I do not recommend it.
They also have a monopoly on direct flights to the US from Edinburgh, which is another reason someone might end up on a United flight.
Does this mean the nature of working there is going to be different? I've been through an acquisition before and everything changes afterwards.
We work a little bit like small record labels.
The changes that will happen include "we're hiring more people" and "we get to share research with sibling companies".
At any rate, congratulations and great work!