Confidencial collaborates with SRI to fortify the Department
of the Air Force cybersecurity with AI-powered encryption
technology, strengthening the protection of sensitive information
from within and enabling safe collaboration.
MENLO
PARK, Calif., May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Confidencial Inc. (the "Company") has been awarded
a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract
from AFWERX to enhance the Air Force's collaboration tools with
advanced unstructured data protection. The Company's selective
encryption technology will increase productivity and enable better
collaboration while fortifying the protection of documents shared
with partners, allied countries, and contractors worldwide.
Supporting diverse document formats and multi-cloud environments,
Confidencial will integrate sensitive data scanning, document
sharing, and electronic signature capabilities into the deployment.
The Phase II effort will culminate in a functioning prototype
system, positioning the Company for eventual production deployment.
Confidencial will also begin the FedRAMP authorization process,
allowing the Company to deploy its data protection solution into
DoD and civilian agencies and accelerate commercialization in the
public sector.
"Partnering with the Air Force on this
important initiative to protect unstructured data is a tremendous
honor."
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered
to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating
the small business experience through faster proposal to award
timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding
opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic
overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in
contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR
program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF
funded, and now Confidencial will start its journey to create and
provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national
defense of the United States of
America.
"The United States Air Force is among the most sophisticated
cybersecurity organizations in the world. Partnering with the Air
Force on this important initiative to protect unstructured data is
a tremendous honor and endorsement of our technology," said
Stewart Walchli, CEO of
Confidencial. "This partnership will further strengthen our
technology and capabilities, helping to ensure that our solution
continues to be at the forefront of protecting unstructured data
for government and commercial organizations alike."
"The views expressed are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the
Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or
the U.S. government."
About Confidencial
Confidencial is the first
data-blind protection platform for high-stakes industries that
automatically protects sensitive unstructured content within
documents, enabling secure sharing, collaborating, signing, and
utilization in the AI era. Confidencial's underlying patented
technology was developed by SRI for DARPA, used across 170+
organizations in 34 countries, and awarded the Cyber Solution of
the Year for 2023 by PwC Luxembourg. For more information, visit
confidencial.io.
About AFWERX
As the innovation arm of the DAF and a
directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings
cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups
to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs
approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at
five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4
billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has executed 6,028 new
contracts worth more than $4 billion
to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster
technology transition to operational capability. For more
information, visit: www.afwerx.com.
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