Sotero

Sotero was founded with the conviction that a gap in today’s data protection approach is leaving organizations highly vulnerable, and set out to address this dilemma. The gap is that data is unprotected “in use” and existing data protection products focus on protection when data is “not in use”. Coupled with the security dilemma, organizations grapple with meeting stringent privacy requirements. Traditionally, organizations have viewed security and privacy as two separate challenges. However, Purandar Das and Shanthi Boppana understood from the beginning that one cannot achieve data privacy without a strong security foundation. That security foundation should start with data protection and create a framework that enables complete control over privacy, compliance, auditability, and governance. While most data protection tools start by securing the technology, Sotero’s technology starts by securing the data. Purandar Das and Shanthi Boppana founded Sotero with a conviction that today’s data protection is insufficient, thereby leaving enterprise organizations highly vulnerable. With decades of experience in leading some of the world’s largest data and analytics organizations, they experienced first-hand how the ability to monetize data is limited by the risks of data theft and loss. Eliminating the possibility of data loss leads to additional opportunities for data in a secure manner. Reimagining data security as the innovation driver to propel organizations towards revenue, the founders set out to create an encryption solution focused on keeping the organization’s most valuable asset - the data secure and private throughout its lifecycle.