ShardSecure® and Entrust® Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Elevate Cryptographic Security for Unstructured Data

ShardSecure®, an innovator in agentless file-level encryption and ransomware data resilience, announced an expanded partnership with Entrust®, a global leader in identity-centric security solutions. This collaboration extends ShardSecure’s advanced data security technology with Entrust data security solutions to deliver comprehensive protection for unstructured data across diverse environments.

ShardSecure® and Entrust® Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Elevate Cryptographic Security for Unstructured Data

Unprecedented Data Protection Capabilities

Through this partnership, Entrust will leverage ShardSecure’s Microshard™ technology to enhance security and resilience against data exfiltration and ransomware, protected by Entrust FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validated hardware security modules (HSMs), centralized key management, and scalable policy enforcement capabilities. The partnership will further help organizations to safeguard sensitive data across hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-premises environments.

Meeting industry demand through Operational Excellence and Compliance

Gartner® predicts: “By 2026, 75% of organizations running GenAI initiatives will reprioritize their data security efforts, shifting their spending from structured data security initiatives to unstructured data security initiatives.”

ShardSecure’s Microshard technology provides agentless, file-level protection that integrates seamlessly into enterprise workflows. Organizations benefit from high-availability data protection, ransomware mitigation, and adherence to the most stringent compliance standards, including FIPS 140-3 Level 1 and Level 3.

ShardSecure’s Patented Technology

ShardSecure delivers advanced file-level protection for unstructured data across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud infrastructures. Key features include:

• Agentless protection – seamless integration without software agents
• Self-healing resilience – mitigates ransomware risks and ensures business continuity
• Scalability and compliance – supports complex environments and FIPS 140-3 Level 1 and Level 3 standards

Executive Commentary

“Partnering with Entrust expands our market coverage to protect enterprises against the cyber risks posed by unstructured data, including AI data,” said Bob Lam, CEO and Co-Founder, ShardSecure. “This agreement underscores our mutual commitment to advancing cryptographic security and ransomware resilience, while delivering exceptional value to customers worldwide.”

“Entrust customers will benefit from this partnership by leveraging ShardSecure’s expertise in unstructured data protection,” said Michael Klieman, VP, Global Product Management – Data Security, Entrust. “ShardSecure technology will help enable our customers to achieve stronger resilience, compliance, and security across complex, multi-cloud environments.”