Cybersecurity
Security Startup Virtru Nabs $6 Million for Encryption
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Virtru Corp., a startup that wants to make encrypting e-mails easier, has raised $6 million from Bessemer Venture Partners in a bet that mainstream Internet users and businesses want more control of their data to foil hackers and government spies.
The Washington-based startup, which has a staff of former U.S. National Security Agency cryptologists, makes software to reduce the hassle of securing sensitive e-mail. Unlike traditional encryption programs that require technical know-how to install and use, Virtru’s products work with e-mail services from Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., letting users secure messages with a few mouse clicks.