Kiteworks
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security software |
| Founded | Template:1999 in Singapore |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
Key people | |
| Website | www |
Kiteworks is an American technology company based in San Mateo, California that provides secure content communication solutions for email, file transfer, web forms, and application programming interfaces.
History[change | change source]
The company was founded in 1999 in Singapore as Accellion, initially focused on distributed file storage and later shifted focus on secure file transmission.[1]
In 2016, Accellion started to create integrations with major cybersecurity independent software vendors (ISVs).[2]
In 2020, Accellion was rebranded as Kiteworks. The Kiteworks Private Content Network is a consolidated platform for file and email data communications, designed to reduce data privacy exposure risk and demonstrate compliance with regulations.[3] In late 2020, a zero-day exploit on a legacy product led to data breaches of dozens of government and private organizations in multiple countries.[4] The company's products are used by over 3,800 organizations worldwide.[5]
In January 2022, Kiteworks acquired totemo, an email encryption gateway provider based in Zurich, Switzerland.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Deborah Gage (January 27, 2014). "Accellion Targets Box, Dropbox on Secure File Sharing". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Accellion and FireEye Collaborate to Prevent Cyber Attacks From Crippling Critical Business Operations". finance.yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Accellion's Brand Name is Now Kiteworks". October 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Email Protection Gateway".
- ↑ "About Kiteworks".
- ↑ Bei, Jerome (January 7, 2022). "Kiteworks Acquisition of Leading Email Encryption Gateway Company totemo Bolsters Kiteworks Content Communications Protection, Compliance, and Governance".