Dangers of Data Sprawl Increase during the Remote Work Revolution
Summary As software eats the world, more and more companies are investing in outsourced development and cloud data storage (data warehouses and lakes) for quicker development cycles and broader business access. Both scenarios create a perfect storm for significantly increasing risk to the business. And as the needs of the business to access the data […]
ALTR Named a Finalist in CRN’s 2021 Tech Innovator Awards
Summary As demand for digital transformation continues to surge across industries, the pace of technological innovation continues to accelerate as well. The pandemic has brought about massive changes in the business world, and the widely held expectation is that there is no going back. For instance, the hybrid, distributed workforce is here to stay; online […]
5 Things you need to know to optimize your company’s approach to data
Summary Trying to secure that database is what ultimately led to the creation of ALTR. Everything from access control to securing data at-rest were all challenges, either because our use cases did not allow for certain technologies to be present (high speed data access where every millisecond mattered) or the separation of duties was not […]
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 […]
An insight into the future of blockchain data technology
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, […]