ShardSecure Software Appliance V.2.0 Data Protection

ShardSecure, Inc. announced v2.0. of the its Software Appliance.

The company‘s approach to data security uses Microsharding to automatically shred, mix and distribute data to eliminate sensitivity and reduce the attack surface. This latest software update, which includes Amazon S3 API support, integration with Microsoft 365 and structured data support, further extends the protection scope with which the firm’s software can be implemented.

“ShardSecure v2.0 brings functionality and compatibility updates that expand the types of data that can be secured with Microsharding as well the applications with which it integrates,” said Tom Noonan, investor and advisor and former CEO, and co-founder, Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM). “Organizations are able to reduce sensitivity and ensure privacy for a far greater percentage of data, both structured and unstructured, without adding implementation and support time. This latest release expands ShardSecure’s addressable market.“

Amazon AWS S3 compatible API
The addition of an AWS S3 Compatible API in ShardSecure v2.0 enables users to treat the ShardSecure cluster like a S3 bucket, to programmatically store and retrieve Microshard data.

• Allows secure storage from any application that supports S3 Compatible Object Storage as backend storage

• Ensures integration with hundreds of applications, accelerating time-to-value and expanding opportunities to secure data with Microshard technology

• Deployable on AWS in 15mn

Microsoft 365 integration
Microsoft Online Documents such as PDFs and email often contain an abundance of sensitive data and are difficult to secure. With Microsoft 365 integration, the v2.0 ensures data privacy for this vulnerable dataset in a way that is nondisruptive to enterprise workflows.

• Store sensitive Microsoft Office Online documents in secure, private storage locations in cloud and/or on-prem locations

• Documents are stored using Microshard technology to eliminate data sensitivity and reduce the impact of data breaches

• Supports (OneDrive-like) storage of any file type

iSCSI database support
Over 40% of cloud databases are not encrypted, as is the case for half of all sensitive data stored in the cloud. The company’s software supports Microsharding of structured data for cloud and relational databases.

• iSCSI support enables any technology to target the ShardSecure appliance just like it would target a virtual storage disk via iSCSI, while distributing that Microshard data to multiple cloud or on-premises storage locations

• Microshard technology does not slow performance or require extensive key management like encryption for databases

• Beyond databases, any other solution that supports iSCSI can now integrate with ShardSecure

The v2.0 also provides automation to AWS and Azure via a deployment application that brings deployment time down to 15mn.

“The expanded protection scope, integration updates and streamlined deployment functionality available in this release enable cybersecurity professionals in industries like technology, financial services and healthcare to ensure data privacy and security for more of their sensitive data than ever before, while further reducing their attack surface and overall compliance burden,” said Bob Lam, CEO and co-founder.

About ShardSecure
Headquartered in New York City, NY, it is a data security company, disrupting the data privacy and security market with Microshard technology – a solution capable of breaking data into single-digit bytes and distributing across cloud locations without sacrificing performance.

Microsharding provides zero data sensitivity for cloud-stored or on-prem data. Led by veteran cybersecurity entrepreneurs and investors, the firm works with some successful companies in healthcare, financial services and technology to ensure data privacy and compliance, while making data migration to the cloud easier and faster.