Vormetric

Vormetric, Inc.
Private
Industry IT security
Founded 2001
Headquarters San Jose, California, USA
Key people
 Alan Kessler, President and CEO
Products Encryption, Key management
Services Encryption, Cloud computing security
Website www.vormetric.com

Vormetric, Inc. is a private data security company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States that provides products and services to prevent sensitive data theft from hackers and malicious insiders by securing structured data in databases and unstructured data located in file systems.

Vormetric claims more than 1,100 customers including 17 of the Fortune 25.[1]

History

Founded in November 2001, Vormetric markets software and hardware for encryption and key management that protect high value data from data loss and theft.

The company’s developed technology that encrypts data at the filesystem or volume manager layer with keys managed in an appliance. The technology called “Metaclear” enables file metadata to be in the clear while the file data is encrypted, enabling a separation of duties as file owners access data while file administrators can view metadata. This approach provides encryption, access control, and reporting.

Vormetric branched out from providing encryption with integrated key management to also provide enterprise key management for third party encryption keys. This includes management of keys for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases using Transparent Data Encryption along with vaulting and expiration tracking for keys of any strength, both symmetric and asymmetric.

Vormetric’s investors include Vanguard Ventures, Quicksilver Ventures, JK&B Capital, Split Rock Partners and Sigma Partners.

In November 2012, after a quiet departure by Richard Gorman as CEO, the company announced Alan Kessler would take his place. Kessler is a former vice president at HP. After the change of command, Vormetric explored the possibility of going public.[2] However, on 19 October 2015, Vormetric announced that it was being acquired by Thales Group for $400M.[3] The deal was completed in March, 2016. [4]

Products

To secure and control access to structured and unstructured data, Vormetric offers file-level encryption. To manage encryption keys, Vormetric provides encryption key management for third party keys. Vormetric products run on Linux, Unix and Windows operating systems in physical, virtual and cloud environments.

Vormetric currently sells three products under the Vormetric Data Security umbrella: Vormetric Transparent encryption, Vormetric Application Encryption, and Vormetric key management. The Vormetric product portfolio depends on a Data Security Manager appliance that comes in a physical or virtual appliance form factor.[5]

Database Security

Vormetric provides database security through its Vormetric Transparent Encryption offering that secures sensitive data stored in databases against compromises with a combination of encryption and integrated key management. The offering supports all major databases including Oracle database, IBM DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server. The company enables customers to use a single product to secure heterogeneous databases and database versions.

File Security

Vormetric Transparent Encryption combines encryption and integrated key management to protect and control access to sensitive files on file servers, storage devices, and content repositories.

Encryption Key Management

Vormetric key management enables enterprises to secure encryption keys for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption. Vormetric provides two key agents, one supporting PKCS#11 for Oracle 11gR2 TDE and another supporting Microsoft Extensible Key Management for SQL Server 2008 TDE and SQL Server 2012 TDE. Vormetric Key Management also provides a key vault to store symmetric or asymmetric keys of any strength in a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified appliance.[6][7]

Application Encryption

Vormetric Application Encryption is a library to simplify encryption in applications. The application encryption library provides a set of standards-based APIs used to perform cryptography and encryption key management operations. Vormetric Application Encryption became generally available in May 2014.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "RSA Conference: Where the World Talks Security". RSA. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ↑ Cromwell Schubarth (November 13, 2012). "Former HP exec focuses on growing Vormetric as CEO". Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Preimesberger, Chris (October 20, 2015). "Thales Group Acquires Vormetric for Data-Centric Security IP". eWeek. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.vormetric.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/thales-completes-acquisition-of-vormetric
  5. ↑ InfoQ, Abhishek Sharma, October 27, 2014:"Vormetric Partners with DataStax to Deliver Enhanced Data-at-Rest Security in Apache Cassandra"
  6. ↑ "Current status of FIPS 140-2 Validation" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "FIPS 140-2 Validation Certificate number 442: CoreGuard Security Server by Vormetric, Inc." (PDF). US National Institute of Standards and Technology. June 29, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ Tom's IT Pro, Kevin Parrish, February 24, 2014:"Vormetric Adds Application Encryption For Cloud, Big Data"
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