 | |
 Versasec R&D in
Merseburg, Germany | |
| Formerly | Versatile Security Sweden AB (2007–2015) |
|---|---|
| Company type | AB ( Aktiebolag) |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | September 27, 2007 |
| Founders | Per-Anders Fjärdsäter Joakim Thorén Jörg Dettmann Paul Foley |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 6 official offices (2022) |
Key people |
Torvald Bohlin,
Chairman
Joakim Thorén,
CEO |
| Products | vSEC:CLOUD, vSEC:CMS, vSEC:ID, vSEC:MAIL |
| Website | versasec.com |
Versasec AB was founded in 2007 [1] in Stockholm, Sweden. The company produces and sells identity management software for computer security and has specialized in software connecting smart cards to computer systems.
Versasec has developed the following product lines:
- vSEC:CMS [2] [3] – credential or smart card management systems for managing PKI tokens, smart cards and digital certificates, generally with the intention to use the credentials as identification tokens and badges in organizations to enable multi-factor authentication and non-repudiation. vSEC:CMS is available as on-premises software, or from Microsoft Azure Marketplace [4] or AWS Marketplace, [5] or as the SaaS vSEC:CLOUD
- vSEC:CLOUD [6] [7] - a managed service of the credential management software, vSEC:CMS. The credential management system is deployed in a virtual private cloud and is managed by Versasec, as a subscription based Software as a service
- vSEC:ID [8] [9] – software for enabling public key operations using smart cards in organizations, for example to use digital signatures
- vSEC:MAIL [10] [11] – software that enables organizations to communicate using encrypted and/or digitally signed email messages
The company has a partnership with Thales CPL(previously Gemalto). The Versasec-Thales partnership began in 2010, [12] and enables the company to offer its products through the Thales partner network. [13] Thales offers vSEC:CMS as part of their product portfolio. [14]
In 2022 Entrust and Versasec established a partnership. [15] The partnership [16] enables Entrust to include credential management in the Entrust PKI offer.
Versasec currently has offices in the following countries:
- Sweden – ( Headquarters, Versasec AB, Stockholm and Uppsala)
- Germany – ( Research center, Merseburg)
- United Kingdom – (Versasec LTD, Portsmouth)
- United States – (Versasec LLC, Austin, TX)
- Malaysia – ( Asia-Pacific Sales and Services, Kuala Lumpur)
- Egypt – ( Middle East Sales and Services, Cairo)
During its first four years, Versasec was self-financed. In 2011, the company conducted its first round of financing, [17] raising capital from investors in Sweden, including Almi Invest [18] and Stockholms Affärsänglar (STOAF). [19]
Versasec has been awarded the Dagens industri DI Gasell [20] award three years in a row (2017, 2018 and 2019 [21]), recognizing Versasec as one of the fastest growing profitable companies in Sweden.
External links
- Versasec versasec.com
- Versasec Partner Network
- "Versasec Launches vSEC:CMS S4.3 Smart Card Lifecycle Management" (PDF).
- "Versasec "Triples" Government Security Business".
- "Versasec Releases VSEC:CMS T 4.1 Smart Card Lifecycle Management".
- "Versatile Security Announces Name Change to Versasec".
- Security Magazine: "5 Things Every Board Member Needs to Know about Security".
- Security Magazine: "5 Steps to Board Buy-In for Cybersecurity Compliance".
- Security InfoWatch: "Thwarting NFC virtual pickpockets".
Notes
- ^ "Company Registration". allabolag.se. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Swedish Trademark Database - reg.no. 411326". PRV - The Swedish Patent and Registration Office. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "vSEC:CMS". Versasec. versasec.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "vSEC:CMS on Azure Marketplace". Microsoft Azure Market Place. microsoft.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "vSEC:CMS on AWS Marketplace". AWS Markeplace. amazon.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Trademark Database - reg.no. 622986". PRV - The Swedish Patent and Registration Office. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "vSEC:CLOUD". Versasec. versasec.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Trademark Database - reg.no. 411328". PRV - The Swedish Patent and Registration Office. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "vSEC:ID". Versasec. versasec.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Swedish Trademark Database - reg.no. 527373". PRV - The Swedish Patent and Registration Office. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "vSEC:MAIL". Versasec. versasec.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Versasec-Gemalto Partnership" (PDF). Versasec. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Thales Partner Locator". Gemalto. Gemalto NV. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Thales Product Portfolio". Thales.
- ^ "Versasec-Entrust Partnership". International Security Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Entrust Partner Directory". Entrust Corporation. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Investment Press Release". Almi Invest. pr.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Almi Invest Portfolio Companies". Almi Invest. Almi Företagspartner AB. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Stockholms Affärsänglar AB company presentation". STOAF. Stockholms Affärsänglar AB. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Di Gasell Award". Di Gasell. Dagens industri. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Growth and Profitability Award". Versasec Blog. Versasec AB. Retrieved 10 June 2019.