Guardtime
| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
Key people | Mike Gault (CEO), Matt Johnson (CTO) |
Number of employees | 70 |
| Website | guardtime.com |
Guardtime offers solutions to deliver real-time detection and mitigation of integrity loss in network infrastructure to combat cyberattack and data breaches.[1] The company has developed a blockchain based quantum-immune digital signature system, the Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) for real time validation of electronic data.
Guardtime was founded in 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, and currently employs over 70 people in its offices in The Netherlands (Amsterdam), USA (Palo Alto) and Estonia (Tallinn & Tartu).
A wireless-network equipment vendor Ericsson coupled with Guardtime to enhance the transparency and safety of the data transmitted over its systems.[2][3]
Technology
The company’s key innovation was Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI), an integrity validation system for digital assets, based on hash function cryptography and widely witnessed blockchain technology.[4]
References
- ↑ Ewing, Adam (Sep 3, 2014). "Ericsson Teams With Guardtime in $69 Billion Data-Safety Market". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ericsson and Guardtime create secure cloud and big data". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ericsson, Guardtime unveil data-centric security portfolio". 3 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ericsson and Guardtime create secure cloud and big data". Yahoo. Retrieved 10 April 2015.