After a quick installation process, Sookasa users enjoy the natural user experience of their favorite cloud services without ever noticing their files are being encrypted and decrypted in the background. ![]() Sookasa controls and audits file accesses across devices and users according to HIPAA and FERPA standards. With Sookasa, files are encrypted anywhere they are placed, including on the cloud, mobile devices and desktops, and remain encrypted even when shared externally. With today's launch, for the first time, organizations have a self-service turnkey encryption and compliance solution that enables their employees to safely use their favorite mobile devices and cloud services. Current encryption solutions require heavy IT resources, restrict user freedom and significantly hurt user experience, and are therefore not suitable for smaller agile businesses. This creates a significant challenge in regulated industries such as healthcare, education, legal and finance because the loss of a single device that is connected to a cloud account can cause a catastrophic data breach and significant legal liability. Sookasa enables professionals to natively use their favorite cloud services, such as Dropbox and Gmail, and mobile devices, while transparently encrypting sensitive data and addressing regulations such as HIPAA and FERPA.Ĭloud services such as Dropbox, Box and Gmail scatter and duplicate files across multiple devices and shared folders. They got distracted by fixing that problem, Asaf told Business Insider.SAN MATEO, CA-(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2014) - Sookasa, Inc., an innovator in compliance for popular cloud applications and mobile devices, today introduced Sookasa Cloud Compliance Service™, the industry's first Compliance as a Service™ solution that radically simplifies the protection of sensitive files across popular cloud services and mobile devices. While passing files back and forth on such projects, they realized they weren't happy with how secure their files were. They were building one that will turn your air conditioner on a half-hour before you get home. Son Asaf was earning his doctorate at Stanford, and both father and son like to geek out together and build apps. He previously co-founded Actona, (acquired by Cisco) Viola (acquired by Fluke Networks) and Micronet (public, MCRNL). Dad Israel was formerly an electrical engineering professor at Technion University in Israel, which is like the Stanford University there. Sookasa raised $5 million from Accel Partners, backed by Sameer Gandhi (investor of Dropbox, and security company Sourcefire).Įqually interesting is how this father/son duo decided to go into business together. Ditto for helping lawyers comply with their industry's security regulations while using popular cloud storage. Its claim to fame is that it adds HIPPA security to files, so doctors can use Dropbox, Gmail, etc., while complying with health care laws. But if you ask him if that means his dad has to follow his orders, Asaf only laughs.Īnd, instead of making duck calls for hunters, Asaf and his dad, Israel Cidon (who is CTO), offer a cloud service that secures files stored in popular cloud storage apps. ![]() Asaf is the son and the CEO of Sookasa, which technically makes him his dad's boss. He's pointing out the obvious visual differences between the Cidon family's scalp and chin regions and that of the Robertsons, the famed bushy-bearded family that stars in A&E's hit reality series. "It's like 'Duck Dynasty.' Only without hair," jokes Asaf Cidon, co-founder and CEO of a file-sharing startup called Sookasa that came out of stealth this week. What's does it feel like to do a startup with your dad? Asaf Cidon (left) and Israel Cidon, co-founders, Sookasa
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