CertiVox

CertiVox, Inc.
private
Founded London, United Kingdom
(2008)
Founder Brian Spector, CEO
Headquarters London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Area served
 Worldwide
Products IaaS
Website CertiVox.com

CertiVox is a London-based web 2.0 security firm that develops information security infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and encryption based software as a service (SaaS) solutions for enterprises and individuals.[1] The company provides on-demand encryption key management and multi-factor authentication both on and off the cloud, and specializes in elliptical curve cryptography.[1][2] Red Herring selected CertiVox as a finalist for the 2012 Europe Top 100.[3]

History

CEO Brian Spector founded CertiVox with other data security specialists in 2008 to help people protect their business and individual privacy.[4] The company opened its offices in Shoreditch in 2011.[2]

CertiVox partnered with low-power customer specific standard product (CSSP) provider QuickLogic in February 2012, in efforts to jointly develop data security solutions across platforms.[5] Also in February, CertiVox acquired Shamus Software, the creator of the MIRACL cryptographic library.[6]

In 2011, CertiVox received $1.46 million in Series A funding led by Pentech Ventures and Octopus Investments.[1][7]

In 2012, CertiVox launched a service called PrivateSky allowing users to encrypt messages and large files up to 5GB.[8][9][10] Its design offers Government, businesses, and individuals one-click security in Microsoft Outlook.[10] and HTML5 web browsers.[11] However PrivateSky was taken offline by the company following a RIPA warrant from GCHQ's National Technical Assistance Centre (NTAC) who wanted decryption keys for customer data.[4]

CertiVox launched its M-Pin Strong Authentication System in July, 2013.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 RAO, LEENA. "CertiVox Raises $1.5 Million For Cloud-Based Content Security Technology".
  2. 1 2 "CertiVox aims to rid the Internet of passwords". Information Age. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Europe 2012 Finalists". Red Herring.
  4. 1 2 "CertiVox". CrunchBase.
  5. ↑ "CertiVox and QuickLogic Partner to Revolutionize Information Security in the Mobile Market". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Octopus Investments. "Certivox has acquired Shamus Software Limited". UK Business Angels Association. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "CertiVox secures investment for breakthrough security technology for the cloud". Pentech Ventures.
  8. ↑ Ashford, Warwick. "CertiVox enables Outlook encryption". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Schofield, Jack. "CertiVox launches two-factor security in the cloud". Jack's Blog. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  10. 1 2 Gonsalves, Antone. "Certivox's PrivateSky tackles email security with cloud-based encryption". CSO Security and Risk. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "CertiVox To Provide Parallels With Advanced Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Security and Authentication Technology". Parallels Cloud. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "ATM-like cryptology aims to banish IDs and passwords". Infosecurity Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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