Virtru and SoftBank Bring Easy-to-Use Data Protection to Japanese Enterprises
2018年1月23日 - 11:19PM
Virtru, a trusted provider of data protection and data privacy
solutions to more than 7,000 organizations, announced today that it
has partnered with SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), a subsidiary of
SoftBank Group Corp., to bring its software to the Japanese market.
SoftBank will be the first Japanese company to offer Virtru’s
access control, encryption, key management, and policy enforcement
capabilities to its customers.
Built on the open standard Trusted Data Format (TDF) and
leveraging patented technology to streamline user experience,
Virtru allows organizations to maintain complete control of
sensitive information regardless of where it is created, stored, or
shared. By enabling customers to easily protect regulated
information and intellectual property shared inside and outside
their organizations, Virtru helps meet stringent data privacy and
security requirements for companies moving to the cloud.
“Virtru is SoftBank’s go-to data protection solution,” said
Kunihiro Fujinaga, Vice President, Enterprise Business Strategy
Division at SoftBank. “By providing Virtru to our customers, we
believe we can accelerate the move to the cloud by allowing
Japanese organizations to easily protect and control sensitive data
no matter where it is shared.”
By enabling customers to manage access to their encryption keys
and maintain exclusive control over where they are stored, Virtru
provides an easy way for organizations around the world to meet
data residency and other privacy requirements while using
U.S.-based cloud providers like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to
share and store sensitive data.
SoftBank’s excitement represents the growing need for easier
data protection options like these for international companies.
Virtru will continue its global expansion throughout 2018, building
on key enterprise wins in Europe, South America, and Asia
Pacific.
“SoftBank and Virtru share a vision that easy-to-use data
protection and access control are critical capabilities for
enterprises moving to the cloud,” said John Ackerly, Chief
Executive Officer at Virtru. “As we bring our products to rapidly
growing markets around the world, we couldn’t imagine a better
partner than SoftBank.”
Since its launch in 2015, Virtru’s unique approach to
simplifying data protection has won accolades from thousands of
enterprise customers, as well as leading cloud providers, industry
watchers, and the media. Virtru is Google’s only recommended data
protection partner for G Suite and was named a 2016 Google Partner
of the Year. In 2017, the company was selected for the exclusive
Microsoft Accelerator, recognizing its innovative solutions for the
Office 365 market. Virtru has been recognized as one of CNBC’s
‘Upstart 25’ Startups, a Security Information Network (SINET)
Innovator, and PC Mag’s Editors Choice for Email Encryption. In
2015, Fortune magazine included Co-Founder Will Ackerly on its “40
Under 40” list.
About VirtruVirtru eliminates the tradeoff
between data protection and ease of use. More than 7,000
organizations trust the Virtru Data Protection platform to easily
protect and control sensitive information regardless of where it’s
been created, stored or shared. Only Virtru comes with patented
Secure User-First Technology, which allows users anywhere, on any
device to work the way they do today—without requiring a separate
log-in, user interface or application. Virtru is privately
funded with investments from Bessemer Venture Partners, New
Enterprise Associates (NEA), Samsung and others. Learn more
at www.virtru.com.
About SoftBankSoftBank Corp., a subsidiary of
SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO:9984), provides mobile communication,
fixed-line communication and Internet connection services to
consumers and corporate customers in Japan. Leveraging the
innovative technologies of other SoftBank Group
companies, SoftBank Corp. is also expanding into AI, smart
robotics, IoT, FinTech, cloud security and other sectors.
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