MIRACL (security firm)
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| Company type | private |
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| Founded | London, United Kingdom (2008) |
| Founder | Brian Spector |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom , United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | IaaS |
| Website | miracl.com |
MIRACL (formerly known as CertiVox[1]) is a London-based web security firm that develops information security infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and encryption based software as a service (SaaS) solutions[buzzword] for enterprises and individuals.[2] The company provides on-demand encryption key management and multi-factor authentication both on and off the cloud, and specializes in elliptical curve cryptography.[2][3] Red Herring selected MIRACL as a finalist for the 2012 Europe Top 100.[4]
History[edit]
Brian Spector founded CertiVox. The company opened its offices in Shoreditch in 2011.[3]
The company partnered with low-power customer specific standard product (CSSP) provider QuickLogic in February 2012, in efforts to jointly develop data security solutions[buzzword] across platforms.[5] Also in February, the company acquired Shamus Software, the creator of the MIRACL cryptographic library.[6]
In 2011, CertiVox received $1.46 million in Series A funding led by Pentech Ventures and Octopus Investments.[2][7]
In 2012, they launched a service called PrivateSky allowing users to encrypt messages and large files up to 5GB.[8][9][10] Its design offered Government, businesses and individuals one-click security in Microsoft Outlook.[10] and HTML5 web browsers.[11] However, PrivateSky was taken offline by the company following a RIPA warrant from GCHQ's National Technical Assistance Centre (NTAC) who wanted decryption keys for customer data.[12]
CertiVox launched its M-Pin Strong Authentication System in July 2013.[13]
In January 2016, the company changed its name to MIRACL. The name is an acronym for Multiprecision Integer and Rational Arithmetic Cryptographic Library, which was created at Dublin City University School of Computing in 1988 and which the company acquired with its purchase of Shamus Software in 2012. The reason given for the name change was to reflect “a pivot in our mission and business, from providing individual products to offering complete solutions that have the potential to transform an industry”.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Blogger, MIRACL. "CertiVox announces Company name change to MIRACL". miracl.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b c RAO, LEENA (28 March 2011). "CertiVox Raises $1.5 Million For Cloud-Based Content Security Technology".
- ^ a b "CertiVox aims to rid the Internet of passwords". Information Age. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Europe 2012 Finalists". Red Herring.
- ^ "CertiVox and QuickLogic Partner to Revolutionize Information Security in the Mobile Market". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Certivox has acquired Shamus Software Limited". FinSMEs. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "CertiVox secures investment for breakthrough security technology for the cloud". Pentech Ventures. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Ashford, Warwick. "CertiVox enables Outlook encryption". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Schofield, Jack. "CertiVox launches two-factor security in the cloud". Jack's Blog. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ a b Gonsalves, Antone (31 May 2012). "Certivox's PrivateSky tackles email security with cloud-based encryption". CSO Security and Risk. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "CertiVox To Provide Parallels With Advanced Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Security and Authentication Technology". Odin.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "GCHQ forced PrivateSky secure email service offline". IBTimes. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "ATM-like cryptology aims to banish IDs and passwords". Infosecurity Magazine. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "CertiVox announces company name change to MIRACL".