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WASHINGTON, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtru today announced the appointment of Janelle Teng, Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners , a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, to its Board of Directors.Teng brings a wealth of experience accelerating high-growth stage companies, with deep knowledge of the ever-evolving SaaS and data infrastructure market. A Stanford graduate, she also achieved an MBA at Harvard Business School.“Virtru’s value proposition and data-centric solutions benefit organizations across a wide range of commercial and government markets, which makes this particularly exciting for me,” said Teng. “As organizations continue to mature in their adoption of zero-trust security architectures, they inevitably see the need to not only safeguard data stored within the enterprise, but also data that is shared externally. As the era of zero trust security unfolds, Virtru is well-positioned to capitalize on the trend of IT teams beginning to shift a portion of their focus away from traditional perimeter-centric controls, and closer to the data itself.”“Janelle is a trailblazer in the enterprise software space and we’re very lucky to have her on our Board,” said John Ackerly, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtru. “Her expertise will be hugely beneficial as we continue our mission to empower organizations to activate the value of their sensitive data through granular access control and zero trust sharing. Janelle shares our vision of a more secure world and we look forward to expanding our relationship with her and Bessemer Venture Partners.”This is the second board announcement from Virtru in 2024, with Tiffany Gates also joining

WASHINGTON, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtru today announced it is the recipient of two coveted Google Cloud Partner of the Year Awards for 2024, honoring organizations for outstanding innovation, collaboration, and dedication to customer success. Virtru was selected as the winner in two categories:Industry Solution - Technology Partner of the Year: EducationIndustry Solution - Technology Partner of the Year: GovernmentThese awards highlight Virtru’s partnership and support of Google Cloud and Google Workspace customers in the public sector, higher education, and K-12 verticals. Shared Google and Virtru customers include Brown University, Williams College, Newfield Central School District in New York, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Virtru’s solutions integrate seamlessly and securely with Gmail and Google Drive and enable customers to easily apply and enforce granular policy and access controls on secure sensitive data that is commonly shared with external partners.Furthermore, for organizations adopting Google Workspace’s Client-Side Encryption (CSE) services, the Virtru Private Keystore offers a simple way to manage related encryption keys. Together, CSE and Virtru make it possible for customers to store sensitive data in Google Workspace without sacrificing privacy or surrendering control of their data to Google Cloud or anyone else.Earlier this year Virtru completed the migration of its SaaS applications from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud and announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud.“The Virtru team is elated to receive this recognition, as it represents another milestone in our long and rich history of partnering with Google Cloud,” said John Ackerly, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtru. “Google Cloud’s support and collaboration has been incredibly beneficial towards our mission to empower organizations to activate the value of their sensitive data through granular access control and zero trust sharing