Comforte AG Announces Partnership with Rakatu

Wiesbaden, Germany - 6 May 2021 - comforte AG, a global leader in enterprise data security, has announced a new partnership with the UK-based data security consultancy firm, Rakatu.

The cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly evolving and many organizations are struggling to keep up. Homeworking, cloud technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) offer many new opportunities and flexibility, however they also present new attack vectors. Modern enterprises both large and small must look beyond traditional perimeter security and encryption to keep sensitive data safe.

comforte's data security platform is both hybrid IT and cloud-native, with full integration into auto-scaling, self-healing, metrics, logging, operation, and control via APIs in modern stacks and CI/CD pipelines. Data-centric security addresses privacy and security compliance requirements that enterprise need to meet today and thanks to this new partnership, Rakatu and comforte will enable even more organizations to leverage cloud technologies while keeping sensitive data safe.

Michael Deissner, CEO at comforte, commented “Rakatu offer decades worth of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Their customers depend on them for world-class solutions and services delivered with the highest level of professionalism. We at comforte are very pleased to announce this new partnership with Rakatu and we look forward to working with them to help even more organizations protect the sensitive data that they have been entrusted with.”

Dush Patel, CEO at Rakatu, added “comforte shares Rakatu’s belief in the power of people as well as technology, with culture and customer service playing a key role in our joint business approach, alongside leading security products. Our joint ethos is based on collaboration, trust and transparency. Rakatu are therefore excited and proud to bring our engineering prowess and experience to the new partnership between our companies, ensuring that our joint clients benefit from one of the most innovative and exciting cybersecurity solutions available today, as well as the tremendous comforte and Rakatu team spirit behind it.”

About Rakatu

Rakatu are a leading Cyber Security aftersales and software consultancy, headquartered in the UK. They specialize in global multi-site Cyber Security implementations. Rakatu provides fully certified, skilled and highly dedicated Identity Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and data protection professionals with over 20 years of industry experience to assist with the design and implementation of security solutions.

They have in-depth global cybersecurity experience across multiple sectors – ranging from banking and health to telecoms and retail. Their managed solution & services approach spans requirement alignment, design, consulting, configuration, deployment and continuous monitoring & support.

They provide all these services in a friendly, inclusive and supportive manner. Their ethos, service and support are second-to-none, and driven by a continuing passion to deliver and perform for their clients – every single day.

About comforte AG

Comforte was founded in 1998 by the creators of a connectivity solution for mission-critical systems. A logical next step for comforte was not only to connect systems but also to make sure that communication is always done in a secure fashion. Organizations around the globe are running their ATM and Point-of-Sale networks securely, thanks to comforte.

As their experience with securing data in motion increased, they decided to extend their technology to securing data at rest as well. Finally, after deploying their solutions at many organizations worldwide over the years, they took their portfolio one step further and created a data security platform that seamlessly integrates into the most modern cloud-native environments as well as traditional core systems.

Building on more than 20 years of experience in unlocking more value from systems that never stop, comforte has evolved into a market leader for data security and cloud-native tokenization. They now proudly serve over 500 enterprise customers across the globe.