Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012		Oct. 02, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,738,400		$ 2,734,600
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $51,300 and $13,800, respectively	445,300		562,700
Due from Vectronix, Inc	1,200,100
Unbilled revenues on uncompleted contracts	549,200		526,500
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	111,900		165,400
Current assets of discontinued operations			2,786,200
Total current assets	4,044,900		6,775,400
Property and equipment, net	952,400		1,237,900
Deferred financing costs, net	963,200		1,052,300
Other assets	180,200		207,000
Non-current assets of discontinued operations			1,312,200
Total assets	6,140,700		10,584,800
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	814,600		677,500
Accrued expenses	2,513,900		1,075,200
Advance billings on uncompleted contracts	296,700		397,200
Senior secured revolving credit facility loan, net of discount	4,566,800
Senior subordinated secured convertible promissory notes, net of discount	1,119,000
Secured promissory note			2,097,200
Senior subordinated secured promissory notes	4,790,400		4,257,600
Settlement agreements obligations, current portion	17,200		632,200
Capital lease obligations, current portion	17,100		13,800
Current liabilities from discontinued operations			1,744,500
Total current liabilities	14,135,700		10,895,200
Subordinated secured convertible promissory notes, net of discount	6,470,300		3,944,800
Settlement agreement obligations, less current portion	1,400		18,700
Derivative liability	19,925,400		13,352,800
Executive Salary Continuation Plan liability	975,000		1,005,400
Other liabilities	62,700		79,400
Total liabilities	41,570,500		29,296,300
Stockholders' deficit
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 800,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, respectively; 131,558,800 and 113,695,800 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (1)	1,315,600	[1]	1,137,000	[1]
Common stock held by Rabbi Trust	(1,020,700)		(1,020,700)
Deferred compensation liability	1,020,700		1,020,700
Paid-in capital	174,156,800		171,385,300
Accumulated deficit	(211,226,600)		(191,558,200)
ISC8 stockholders' deficit	(35,754,200)		(19,035,900)
Noncontrolling interest	324,400		324,400
Total stockholders' deficit	(35,429,800)		(18,711,500)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	6,140,700		10,584,800
Series B Preferred Stock Shares Issued (1)
Stockholders' deficit
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value,1,000,000 shares authorized;Series B - 900 and 1,800 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (1); liquidation preference of $926,300 and $1,785,600, respectively

[1] The number of shares of preferred stock and common stock issued and outstanding has been rounded to the nearest one hundred (100).