ALTR named one of Austin’s 50 Startups to Watch in 2019
Summary Now in its fourth year running, our 50 Startups to Watch list highlights less than five years old that we think are bracing for a big 2019. This year’s list includes startups with big ambitions for everything from improving mental health to leveraging emerging technologies like blockchain, robotics, quantum computing and more. ALTR had […]
ALTR Named Winner in 2021 Big Awards for Business
Summary The organization’s annual program was advertised as the “________ of the Year” program and was launched to reward those companies, products and people that are leading their respective industries. “Organizations of all sizes are having to adapt to changing regulations, buying behaviors and new revenue cycles, and what is clear to our judges is […]
ALTR Wins the 2021 Digital Innovator Award from Intellyx
Summary As an industry analyst firm that focuses on enterprise digital transformation and the disruptive vendors that support it, Intellyx interacts with numerous innovators in the enterprise IT marketplace. To honor these vendors, Intellyx has established the Intellyx Digital Innovator Awards. Intellyx will bestow this award on any vendor who makes it through Intellyx’s rigorous briefing […]
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Austin startup Altr raises $15 million for growth
Summary Altr makes a data security platform that helps companies monitor access to sensitive data, govern that access and protect the most sensitive data. The technology is used in a variety of industries from banking to fertility clinics. Altr CEO Dave Sikora said the funding will be used in a number of areas, including growing […]
ALTR Named to the CYBERTECH100
About These Awards The CYBERTECH100 is an annual list of 100 of the world’s most innovative CyberTech companies selected by a panel of industry experts and analysts. These are the companies every financial institution needs to know about as they consider and develop their information security and financial crime fighting strategies. The 2020 CYBERTECH100 list […]
Altr raises $15 million to use blockchain for cybersecurity
Summary Amid rising adoption of the cloud and micro-services, native mobile apps, and the internet of things, new threat vectors to data are continually emerging — and cybercrime is predicted to have an $8 trillion impact on the global economy by 2022. The company raised its funding from institutional and private sources in the cybersecurity, […]
ALTR to deliver data cybersecurity via blockchain for the enterprise
Summary “We have a choice between change or breach,” said Sikora. “Network-focused security isn’t enough because it never really puts a dent in the sheer number of vulnerabilities. ALTR emerges amid the rising adoption of the cloud and micro-services, native mobile apps and the Internet of Things. New threat vectors continually appear, with an anticipated multi-trillion […]
ALTR Introduces Free Data Control And Protection Product
Summary As a Snowflake Select Partner offering data control and security solutions, the ALTR Free plan is also now available through Snowflake’s Partner Connect portal. With a few clicks, Snowflake admins can sign up for the ALTR Free plan and begin to discover, classify, govern and control data within minutes. The addition of ALTR to […]
ALTR Joins New Snowflake Governance Accelerated Program
Summary ALTR, the leading provider of data control and protection software for enterprises, announced it has joined the Governance Accelerated Program from Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to further democratize data security and control for Snowflake users. Announced at the Snowflake Snowday 2021 event, ALTR’s participation in the Governance Accelerated Program deepens ALTR’s data control […]