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 […]
ALTR Rolls Out First-Ever Stackable Margins Channel Program
Summary The ALTR Stackable Margins program opts for a non-traditional approach to the channel by comping resales and referrals that lead to positive outcomes at decisive stages of the sales journey. In addition to deal registration—where all-or-nothing sales margins often see parties waging war over deal credit—partners are rewarded for many types of net-new opportunity […]
2021 Fire Awards: Top fintech and security startups in Austin
Summary That means this year’s Austin Inno Fire Awards are, in a sense, bigger and better than ever. It includes innovations bolstered by the ongoing pandemic, such as supply chain and food startups, as well as companies that are literally shooting for the moon. The thing they share in common is a drive to make […]
32 Experts Share Advice on Information Security in 2022
Summary These experts represent the top cybersecurity vendors, security hardware and software providers, and IT software companies, and have decades of combined experience with securing and protecting user and company devices. We’ve compiled 41 quotes from 32 experts on where they see the field of information security in 2022 and beyond. Thanks to all of […]
ALTR Achieves Highest Industry Rating for Payment Data Security with PCI Certification
Summary The ALTR data security platform, which is the first and only blockchain-based technology of its kind to achieve PCI DSS compliance, can be seamlessly connected to existing enterprise networks for practical, scalable cybersecurity. It is based on a patent-issued private blockchain model that enforces data governance policy, protects stored data from forced access and […]