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Launch of Virtru Private Keystore Enables Heightened Privacy and Secure Collaboration in the Cloud

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Encryption Key Management Solution Gives Customers Full Control of Cloud-Hosted Data

UK -  23rd March 2023Virtru, the global leader in data-centric security and privacy, today announced the immediate availability of the Virtru Private Keystore, allowing organisations to leverage the power of industry-leading cloud collaboration platforms with the confidence that their data is completely private and shielded from their cloud provider. 

The Virtru Private Keystore gives businesses a simple way to encrypt their cloud data and store the keys in an environment separate from their cloud provider. It is available for Google Workspace, Google Cloud, and all of Virtru’s products.
Privacy-preserving technology has become a top priority for businesses and individuals alike, as evidenced by Google’s rapid expansion of Client-Side Encryption for Google Workspace and customer-managed encryption keys for Google Cloud. Google has undertaken these efforts to win and retain privacy- and compliance-sensitive customers. Virtru is one of a select number of Google-recommended private encryption key management partners to support these initiatives.
Around the world, regulatory requirements continue to tighten. The Virtru Private Keystore helps organisations meet compliance and data sovereignty obligations such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Virtru Private Keystore supports the full suite of Virtru products, including Virtru for Microsoft Outlook 365, Virtru for Gmail, Virtru Secure Share, and Virtru Data Protection Gateway, and is a trusted solution for Google Workspace Client-Side Encryption (or CSE, including CSE for Gmail) and Google Cloud External Key Manager (EKM). It can be deployed in a public or private cloud, or a private or co-hosted data center, and supports hardware security modules (HSM), with additional support for HSM Proxy Connector.


Virtru data protection solutions approved for G-Cloud 13 Framework

UK public sector organisations can now procure Virtru’s proven Zero Trust data encryption solutions for secure communications and increased productivity
UK - 21st September 2022: Virtru, a global leader in data protection, today announced its acceptance and approval onto the G-Cloud 13 Framework, the latest version of the UK Government’s procurement platform for suppliers of cloud hosting, software and support services to the public sector.
The G-Cloud 13 Framework reduces the time and cost spent in the procurement process by providing central government departments and public sector organisations with easy access to the latest approved innovative cloud products and services from trusted suppliers.
Since increasing its direct sales and marketing presence in the EMEA region 5 years ago, Virtru has continued to experience rapid sales growth in the public and private enterprise sectors supporting organisations such as Citizens Advice with a number of bureaus deploying Virtru’s secure email solution, Chartered Management Institute and Essence Communications as well as major brands in the utilities and banking space.
Virtru provides holistic encryption solutions encompassing email, file sharing, SaaS and cloud services:
  • Virtru Email Encryption protects email and attachments with end-to-end encryption and advanced controls, integrating directly within email clients to provide seamless Gmail, Microsoft Outlook desktop and Microsoft 365 encryption that’s easy for both senders and recipients to use.
  • Virtru Collaborative Suites Encryption adds an essential layer of encryption to protect data stored and created in Google Workspace, Microsoft OneDrive, and Microsoft SharePoint - and maintain control wherever it is shared, empowering employees to collaborate with confidence.
  • Virtru Cloud Services Encryption is an encryption solution for Google Cloud, allowing organisations to apply their own encryption keys to cloud services to protect data lakes, databases, and information that flows through Google’s cloud computing, AI capabilities and all Google Cloud EKM supported services.
“We are delighted to be accepted as an approved G-Cloud supplier for the first time,” said Sébastien Roques-Shaw, Director of Partnerships, Virtru. “It provides a valuable shop window for showcasing our portfolio of holistic Zero Trust data protection solutions to hundreds of potential buyers across the public sector. We look forward to UK central government departments, local councils, the NHS, and schools seeing for themselves how easy and affordable it is to protect sensitive data flowing in and out public organisations via email, file sharing, and SaaS workflows.”
About Virtu
At Virtru, we empower organisations to easily unlock the power of data while maintaining control, everywhere it’s stored and shared. Virtru is trusted by more than 7,000 global customers to power their Zero Trust strategies and safeguard their most sensitive data in accordance with the world’s strictest security standards. Creators of TDF (Trusted Data Format), the open industry standard for persistent data protection, Virtru provides encryption technology for data shared through email, collaboration tools, cloud environments, and enterprise SaaS applications. For more information, visit https://www.virtru.com

3BL Media Acquires RealWire, Expands ESG News Distribution in UK and Europe

Lincolnshire, England, company is eighth acquisition for 3BL Media
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 27th /3BL Media/ -- 3BL Media, Inc., the leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) content distribution and analytics platform for purpose-driven companies, announced today the acquisition of RealWire Limited, the online press release distribution service, expanding audience and reach in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The acquisition is the eighth for 3BL Media since 2009. Terms were not disclosed.
“Companies worldwide are committing themselves to ESG performance and transparency, and the combination of RealWire with 3BL Media will provide greater reach to stakeholders including online news outlets, journalists and investors,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL Media, adding that previous UK acquisitions included Ethical Performance and ReportAlert.
Based in Lincoln, in England’s East Midlands region, since launching in 2000, RealWire specialises in increasing the online impact of press releases while cultivating positive relationships with business and trade journalists. RealWire’s editorial and client services team, led by Managing Director Emily Gosling, will enhance 3BL Media’s distribution network by providing concierge service to the growing journalist corps covering climate and sustainability topics.
“Historically, RealWire has been an important B2B communications platform for technology, telecoms and healthcare businesses,” said Gosling. “We have seen ESG rise on our clients’ agenda, so joining 3BL Media will enable us to reach new audiences immediately on a global scale while we apply our unique model for micro-targeting to B2B journalists who opt into our distribution network.”
“Of the more than 8,000 reports and stories on ESG topics that 3BL Media distributed last year, environmental topics generated the most volume and audience interest”, said Armon. “Diversity, equity and inclusion was the top content category in the first quarter of 2022”.
Climate-related disclosure will be mandatory for publicly traded American companies under a proposal announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in March. Regulators across the globe are strengthening reporting requirements as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports “it’s now or never” to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
About 3BL Media
3BL Media’s unrivaled distribution platforms and Brand Studio promote the ESG initiatives of leading companies, private equity firms, nonprofits and NGOs to a global audience.
About RealWire
RealWire is an award-winning online press release distribution service with over 20 years experience and is first choice for many of the UK’s top agency, freelance and in-house PR professionals.