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2021

Mandiant Issues Final Report Regarding Accellion FTA Attack

Mandiant validates full remediation of all known security vulnerabilities in the FTA product

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of Kiteworks, the industry’s first enterprise content firewall, today issued a statement with regards to the previously reported cyberattacks on Accellion’s legacy File Transfer Appliance (“FTA”) product. As previously disclosed, Accellion engaged FireEye Mandiant, a leading cybersecurity forensics firm, to conduct an investigation...

Accellion Provides Update to FTA Security Incident Following Mandiant’s Preliminary Findings

Mandiant Identifies Criminal Threat Actor and Mode of Attacks

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the industry’s first enterprise content firewall, today issued a statement regarding Mandiant’s preliminary findings with regards to the previously reported cyberattacks on Accellion’s legacy FTA product. Mandiant, a division of FireEye, Inc., has identified UNC2546 as the criminal hacker behind the cyberattacks...

Accellion Provides Update to Recent FTA Security Incident

All Known Vulnerabilities Closed and Migration Efforts Continue

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the industry’s first enterprise content firewall, today issued an update on the recently reported security incident regarding FTA, Accellion’s legacy large file transfer product. Accellion FTA, a 20 year old product nearing end-of life, was the target of a sophisticated cyberattack. All...

Accellion Responds to Recent FTA Security Incident

Patch Released in 72 Hours with Minimal Impact

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the industry’s first enterprise content firewall, today issued a statement about a recently reported security incident regarding one of its legacy products. In mid-December, Accellion was made aware of a P0 vulnerability in its legacy File Transfer Appliance (FTA) software. Accellion FTA...

2020

Accellion and OPSWAT Partnership Combines the Industry’s First Enterprise Content Firewall with Best-in-Class Threat Prevention

Joint Solution Prevents Data Breaches and Protects Critical Infrastructure from Risky 3rd Party Communications

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the industry’s first enterprise content firewall and OPSWAT, a leader in critical infrastructure protection, today announced a partnership to secure third party communications from malware and sensitive data breaches. Every day businesses contend with phishing attacks that introduce malware and Zero-day exploits to...

Accellion Secures $120 Million in Financing Led by Bregal Sagemount to Accelerate Adoption of the Enterprise Content Firewall

Company Delivers Consolidated Solution to Secure 3rd Party Communications Across Email, File Sharing, Enterprise Apps, Web Forms, SFTP, MFT, and Mobile

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, today announced a $120 million financing round led by Bregal Sagemount. The Accellion enterprise content firewall protects the IP, PII, PHI, and other sensitive content that companies share everyday with...

Employees Working From Home During COVID-19 Utilize Accellion to Avoid Data Security Risks

Secure File Sharing and Access to Corporate Systems and Content Sources Allow Employees to Continue Working Through Corporate Shutdowns and Government-mandated Shelters-In-Place

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, today announced key capabilities that protect the sensitive data remote employees access, share and collaborate on while working from home. Hackers tap into a treasure trove of PII, PHI, and...

World’s Largest Law Firms Entrust Accellion With Their Most Sensitive Content

Accellion the Top Choice in Annual Survey for Sixth Consecutive Year

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, today announced it has once again been rated the number one choice among the largest global law firms for sharing sensitive content by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) for...

2019

Accellion CISO Dashboard Splunk App Helps Organizations Detect and Deter Data Breaches

Integration Provides Critical, Customizable Visibility and Analysis of All File Activity to Protect Customer Data and Intellectual Property

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that prevents data breaches and compliance violations from sensitive third party communications, today announced an integration for Splunk Enterprise Security, a market leading security incident and event management (SIEM) solution. Thousands of organizations rely on Splunk to...

Accellion Protects Organizations’ Most Sensitive Content With Simple and Flexible Authentication

Support for Various Authentication Tools Prevents Data Breaches and Compliance Violations

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the secure content communication platform that prevents data breaches and compliance violations from third party cyber risk, today announced extensive authentication support for organizations protect their PII, PHI, and IP from unauthorized access. Organizations significantly reduce the risk of a data...

Accellion and FireEye Collaborate to Prevent Cyber Attacks From Crippling Critical Business Operations

Integrations Let Organizations Analyze Every Incoming File for Malware, Zero-Day Exploits, and Advanced Persistent Threats

| Palo Alto

Accellion, Inc., provider of the secure content communication platform that prevents data breaches and compliance violations from third party cyber risk, today announced it is working with intelligence-led security company FireEye to help organizations protect their PII, PHI, and IP from cyber attacks. The Accellion...

Accellion Prevents Data Breaches and Compliance Violations When Users Share G Suite Content With Third Parties

Enterprise Employees Convert Their Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides into Microsoft Office Files for Simple, Secure, and Efficient Communication with External Partners

| Palo Alto

Accellion, Inc., provider of the secure content communication platform that prevents data breaches and compliance violations from third party cyber risk, today announced secure, compliant, and convenient information sharing for enterprises using G Suite. Enterprise G Suite users lack critical capabilities to send, receive, and...

Accellion and Thales Partner to Protect Encryption Keys and Secure Sensitive Information

Integration With Thales Hardware Security Module Supports Organizations’ Key Management Strategies

| Palo Alto

Accellion, Inc., provider of the secure content communication platform that prevents data breaches and compliance violations from third party cyber risk, today announced support for SafeNet Luna Network Hardware Security Module (HSM) from Thales, for key storage. The Thales Group acquired Gemalto, the previous provider...

Accellion Revolutionizes How Sensitive Information is Shared Between Google Drive and Microsoft Office

Plugin Lets Enterprise Employees Convert Their Google Docs into Microsoft Office Files and Share Them Externally with Complete Security and Compliance

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the leading governance platform for sending, receiving, and sharing encrypted information, today announced secure, compliant, and convenient information sharing for enterprises using Google Drive. With Accellion, enterprise G Suite users send, receive, and share confidential files externally with complete compliance and...

2018

Accellion CISO Dashboard Provides Organizations a Global, Real-time View into Where Sensitive Files Are Located

Visibility Into Where IP, PII, PHI and Other Confidential Content Has Been Shared and With Whom Enables CISOs to Demonstrate Compliance and Prevent Data Breaches

| Palo Alto, CA

Accellion, Inc., provider of the leading secure file sharing and governance platform, today announced the general availability of its CISO Dashboard. With the CISO Dashboard, IT security and compliance executives have for the first time ever a visual and traceable record of every piece of...