WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtru, the worldwide chief in data-centric safety and privateness, unveiled its new headquarters at 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C. The HUB, Virtru’s new headquarters, will function a middle for innovation, multi-modal coaching, and forward-looking creativity for the corporate’s clients, companions, and the higher Washington, D.C. group. The ribbon-cutting occasion befell immediately and featured a keynote from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Virtru is the primary awardee of the D.C. Vitality Fund, an initiative designed to domesticate innovation, in-person collaboration, and job alternatives in D.C. With the opening of The HUB, Virtru will foster in-person collaboration by bringing collectively safety and expertise leaders from the private and non-private sectors within the new house. Following the ribbon slicing occasion on September 13, Virtru will co-host its inaugural group occasion, DMV Rising, that includes panels of native cybersecurity executives.

“Washington, D.C. serves as a financial, political, and innovation epicenter – there is no greater place for Virtru to continue to grow and scale,” stated John Ackerly, co-founder and CEO of Virtru. “Innovation has always been at the heart of Virtru’s mission, and The HUB builds on this commitment. We designed a space that can uniquely function as a collaboration center for the District’s thriving cybersecurity community. Cybersecurity is a team sport: We need to bring many partners and customers to the table, and we look forward to facilitating those conversations across the private and public sectors.”

Virtru’s plans to launch The HUB had been first introduced earlier this yr by Mayor Bowser as a part of the unveiling of the DC Comeback Plan and Vitality Fund, which had been developed to put money into the District as a spot for “successful businesses, opportunity-rich neighborhoods, and thriving people.” Virtru sourced and contracted native distributors to develop The HUB, additional showcasing native companies.

The HUB will occupy over 17,000 sq. ft, which greater than doubles Virtru’s earlier workplace house and emphasizes Virtru’s increasing footprint within the nation’s capital. Virtru was based in 2012 in Washington, D.C., and immediately, greater than 8,000 international clients belief Virtru to energy their data-centric, Zero Trust methods and safeguard their most delicate knowledge.

“We’re proud to have incredible companies like Virtru that are choosing to grow and expand right here in the Capital of Innovation,” stated Mayor Bowser. “At the heart of DC’s comeback is how we bring people back together – to live, work, and play. And we’re using every tool at our disposal, including the Vitality Fund, to attract and support employers that will help us bring the people, fill the space, and create a thriving Downtown DC.”

Those involved in studying extra about The HUB or DMV Rising can contact Virtru here. DMV Rising is co-sponsored by Virtru, Dragos, Sonatype, Palo Alto Networks, Flashpoint, GDIT, DataTribe, Brown Advisory, Morrison Foerster, and King & Spalding.

About Virtru
At Virtru, we empower organizations to simply unlock the facility of information whereas sustaining management all over the place it’s saved and shared. More than 8,000 international clients belief Virtru to energy their data-centric, Zero Trust methods and safeguard their most delicate knowledge in accordance with the world’s strictest safety requirements. Creators of TDF (Trusted Data Format), the open business commonplace for persistent knowledge safety, Virtru gives encryption expertise for knowledge shared by means of e-mail, collaboration instruments, cloud environments, and enterprise SaaS functions. For extra data, go to virtru.com.