BitArmor
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BitArmor Systems Inc. was a firm based in the Gateway Center of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Founded in 2003 by two Carnegie Mellon University
alumni, BitArmor sold software-based encryption and data management
technologies. The company mainly focused on industries that required protection of sensitive data, such as in retail, education, and health care.
BitArmor' primary product was BitArmor DataControl, a software solution that combined full disk encryption
with persistent file encryption
technology.
The company completed a $5 million round of venture capital funding in May 2009. BitArmor used the venture capital to fund development efforts and expand marketing and sales. At the time of the round of financing BitArmor employed 35 people.
BitArmor was acquired by Trustwave in January 2010.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. Founded in 2003 by two Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
alumni, BitArmor sold software-based encryption and data management
Data management
Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...
technologies. The company mainly focused on industries that required protection of sensitive data, such as in retail, education, and health care.
BitArmor' primary product was BitArmor DataControl, a software solution that combined full disk encryption
Full disk encryption
Disk encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. Disk encryption prevents unauthorized access to data storage. The term "full disk encryption" is often used to signify that everything on a disk is encrypted, including the...
with persistent file encryption
Filesystem-level encryption
Filesystem-level encryption, often called file or folder encryption, is a form of disk encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system itself...
technology.
The company completed a $5 million round of venture capital funding in May 2009. BitArmor used the venture capital to fund development efforts and expand marketing and sales. At the time of the round of financing BitArmor employed 35 people.
BitArmor was acquired by Trustwave in January 2010.