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Fortanix

CISO Tribune company record: Fortanix, security vendor (Encryption, tokenization and key management)

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What the company sells

Fortanix sells the Fortanix Data and AI Security Platform, which protects data, AI models, keys and applications while they are in use, and is built on Confidential Computing. Fortanix describes the problem this way: data, AI models and applications must be decrypted in memory to run, which leaves sensitive information and proprietary IP open to admins, operators and compromised hosts. Fortanix says it pioneered Confidential Computing in 2016.

Fortanix says its unified platform covers protecting data and AI in use and preparing for quantum threats. Fortanix says it brings Key Management, Confidential AI and Post-Quantum Readiness together in one platform. Fortanix describes Confidential Computing as running data and applications in secure enclaves that isolate the data and code to prevent unauthorized access, even when the compute infrastructure is compromised. Fortanix says customers can keep data and keys under their own jurisdiction in any cloud and hold their own keys.

Fortanix Runtime Encryption uses Intel SGX to enable general purpose computation on encrypted data without ever exposing plaintext application code or data. Fortanix says Runtime Encryption includes an EnclaveOS that transparently protects applications without requiring modifications. Fortanix lists databases, web servers, build servers, directory servers and key management among the applications available protected out of the box. Fortanix Runtime Encryption protects containerized applications during runtime from host-level attacks. Fortanix Runtime Encryption provides a security framework to ensure that sensitive data remains protected even when in use. Fortanix says Runtime Encryption allows organizations with sensitive workloads to operate in untrusted environments such as the public cloud and remote clouds.

On key management, Fortanix says encryption keys can be stored in a natively integrated FIPS 140-2 level 3 certified HSM, available on-premises or SaaS. Fortanix says DSM SaaS provides secure key management and cryptography service across public, private, hybrid or multicloud environments. Fortanix says it can encrypt data across databases, virtual machines, filesystems, and multi-cloud. Fortanix offers data tokenization, which replaces sensitive data to prevent data exposure. Fortanix proposes Key Insight as a key management and inventory tool that provides visibility and simplifies security controls across multicloud and on-premises environments.

Fortanix addresses quantum risk by helping customers find vulnerable cryptography, prioritize the risk, and migrate to NIST post-quantum algorithms with crypto agility built in. Fortanix says this is meant to stay ahead of harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks that target the data and AI customers protect today. Fortanix describes an approach to HSM modernization that removes legacy HSMs from service as they reach the end of their useful life.

Fortanix says customers can deploy as SaaS, on-premises, or air-gapped. Fortanix says its platform helps customers meet GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS and DORA, with FIPS-validated key protection, centralized audit trails, and cryptographic attestation. Fortanix says its unified platform enables financial organizations and their ICT providers to identify at-risk services, prioritize remediation efforts, and safeguard sensitive data across all layers and systems. Fortanix says that, as data flows between different clouds and datacenters, it is critical to apply zero trust security at the data layer by using encryption. Fortanix describes how to implement the data pillar recommendations of the Zero Trust Maturity Model from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

A healthcare example Fortanix describes is BeeKeeperAI, which was created at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Center for Digital Health Innovation (CDHI), and accelerates the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in healthcare. Fortanix says its Confidential Computing technology, combined with data at rest protection, lets healthcare organizations protect e-PHI and the intellectual property in AI algorithms, even on untrusted infrastructure. Fortanix says it makes it possible to enroll computing resources, in the cloud or on-premises, and deploy existing applications within a secure TEE in minutes.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Categories
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States[2]
Founded
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Website
fortanix.com

Products and services

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  • DSM SaaS[5]

    Provides key management and cryptography service across public, private, hybrid or multicloud environments.

    Provides secure key management and cryptography service across public, private, hybrid or multicloud environments. Simplifies provisioning and control of encryption keys.

  • Runtime Encryption[3][4]

    Protects applications and data in use inside a trusted execution environment.

    Includes an EnclaveOS that transparently protects applications without requiring modifications. Protects containerized applications during runtime from host-level attacks.

  • Key Insight[6]

    A key management and inventory tool for multicloud and on-premises environments.

    A key management and inventory tool that provides visibility and simplifies security controls across multicloud and on-premises environments. Fortanix proposes it to address complex encryption and key management challenges.

Competitors and alternatives

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Recent news

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  • October 19, 2026

    Fortanix announced support for CNCF Confidential Containers in Fortanix Confidential AI, letting organizations run AI workloads on Kubernetes inside hardware-based trusted execution environments. Business Wire[11]

References

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  1. [1]fortanix.comFortanix · fortanix.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  2. [2]Fortanix and site partner to deliver multicloud saas data security offering to saudi arabian marketFortanix · fortanix.com · published July 1, 2023 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  3. [3]Securing Data in an AI worldFortanix · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  4. [4]Runtime EncryptionFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  5. [5]SOX Security | Solutions | ComplianceFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  6. [6]CustomersFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  7. [7]HSM Modernization: Simplifying data security | WhitePaperFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  8. [8]Applying Zero Trust Principles to Data Security | WhitepaperFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  9. [9]BeeKeeperAI Case StudyFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  10. [10]Data Security-as-a-Service: Easier Security & ComplianceFortanix · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  11. [11]Fortanix Announces Confidential AI for Enterprise Grade Kubernetes Workloads on CNCF® Confidential Containers (CoCo)Business Wire · published October 19, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

Last verified September 27, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.

Recorded September 27, 2026, expanded November 5, 2026 from the references above.

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Questions CISOs ask about Fortanix

What does Fortanix sell?
Fortanix sells DSM SaaS, Runtime Encryption and Key Insight. DSM SaaS: Provides key management and cryptography service across public, private, hybrid or multicloud environments. Runtime Encryption: Protects applications and data in use inside a trusted execution environment. Key Insight: A key management and inventory tool for multicloud and on-premises environments.
Who does Fortanix fit?
From its own pages, Fortanix sells mainly to organizations with sensitive workloads that run in untrusted environments such as the public cloud and remote clouds. Fortanix says it serves financial organizations and their ICT providers. Fortanix says it gives healthcare organizations the ability to protect e-PHI and the intellectual property in AI algorithms even on untrusted infrastructure. Fortanix says customers can deploy as SaaS, on-premises, or air-gapped, and that it supports regulated industries. Fortanix walks through real-world use cases in fintech, retail and transportation.
How does CISO Tribune file Fortanix?
CISO Tribune files Fortanix under Encryption, tokenization and key management, with Post-quantum cryptography as a secondary category.
Where is Fortanix headquartered?
Fortanix is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States.

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