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Thales vs Virtru

Thales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities. Virtru sells data security software that protects sensitive data shared through email, files, SaaS apps and mission partner environments. CISO Tribune files both under Encryption, tokenization and key management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Thales vs Virtru: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ThalesThales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities.cpl.thalesgroup.comVirtruVirtru sells data security software that protects sensitive data shared through email, files, SaaS apps and mission partner environments.virtru.com
What it sells
  • CipherTrust Data Security Platform[2][5]A platform to discover, protect and control sensitive data anywhere.
  • CipherTrust DSPM[5]A data security offering Thales describes as new.
  • Thales AI Security Fabric[5]An offering to keep AI apps, agents, data and models secure.
  • Imperva Application Security Platform[5]A platform to protect applications, APIs and websites.
  • OneWelcome Identity Platform[5]An identity platform for digital experiences.
  • SafeNet Trusted Access[9]An offering to secure VDI access from any endpoint.
  • Sentinel Software Monetization Platform[5]A platform to monetize and protect software.
  • Virtru for Outlook[4][6]An add-in that encrypts Outlook messages and attachments with end-to-end encryption.
  • Virtru Secure Share[4]A cloud-based solution for sharing sensitive files with access control and data visibility.
  • Virtru Collaborate[4][12]Secure workspaces for storing and collaborating on sensitive files with external parties.
  • Virtru Data Protection GatewaySecurity rules that automatically identify and encrypt sensitive data.
Categories
Headquarters
Paris, France[4]Washington, United States[2]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2012[2]
Ownership and funding
Public (Euronext Paris: HO)[3][12]Privately held[3][4][5]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • November 2, 2026Thales appointed David Zolet as CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc., effective November 2, 2026, succeeding Michael Sheehan, who is retiring.[11]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[12]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[5]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Thales sells mainly to organizations across finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Thales says its data security solutions work across hybrid IT. Thales says its solutions can help organizations in the Defense Industrial Base with CMMC requirements. Thales positions its identity platform for customers, employees and partners.From its own pages, Virtru sells to commercial businesses from enterprise to small business, and to government agencies and mission partners. Virtru says it offers lightweight solutions for small businesses that need to meet compliance regulations. It describes enterprise data sharing via email, files and SaaS applications, and government organizations pursuing Zero Trust architectures. Virtru Collaborate is aimed at regulated industries and organizations sharing files with external partners, contractors and vendors.
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September 27, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Encryption, tokenization and key management is the primary category of both Thales and Virtru.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Thales is also filed under Post-quantum cryptography. Virtru is also filed under Email security and Collaboration app security.
  • Thales lists CipherTrust Data Security Platform, CipherTrust DSPM, Thales AI Security Fabric, Imperva Application Security Platform, OneWelcome Identity Platform and 2 more. Virtru lists Virtru for Outlook, Virtru Secure Share, Virtru Collaborate and Virtru Data Protection Gateway.
  • Thales is headquartered in Paris, France. Virtru is headquartered in Washington, United States.
  • Virtru was founded in 2012.
  • Thales is a public company listed on Euronext Paris as HO. Virtru is privately held.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both Thales and Virtru under Encryption, tokenization and key management as the primary category, though their offerings differ in shape. Thales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities, including the CipherTrust Data Security Platform, Imperva Application Security Platform, OneWelcome Identity Platform and Sentinel Software Monetization Platform. Virtru sells data security software that protects sensitive data shared through email, files, SaaS apps and mission partner environments. Its products include Virtru for Outlook, Virtru Secure Share, Virtru Collaborate and Virtru Data Protection Gateway.

Thales describes CipherTrust as providing centralized key management with data discovery and classification across on-premises and cloud infrastructure providers. Virtru says Collaborate works alongside Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint, and that its email encryption integrates with Google Workspace and Microsoft Outlook. Thales also lists post-quantum cryptography as a filing category, and it says Luna 8 delivers quantum-ready crypto acceleration. Virtru is also filed under Email security and Collaboration app security.

Thales is headquartered in Paris, France, and is a public company listed on Euronext Paris as HO. Virtru is headquartered in Washington, United States, was founded in 2012, and is privately held. Thales says it serves more than 30,000 organizations, across finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and critical infrastructure, and names Sabre as a customer. On November 2, 2026, Thales appointed a new CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc.

What it sells: Thales

What CipherTrust Data Security Platform does[2][5]
Thales says the platform gives real-time visibility of threats, risks and compliance gaps. It provides centralized key management with data discovery and classification, data protection and granular access control across multiple on-premises and cloud infrastructure providers.

What it sells: Virtru

What Virtru for Outlook does[4][6]
Virtru for Outlook lets users encrypt emails shared internally and externally, all within Outlook. Protection is applied with one click. Virtru says no encryption key set up is required with third parties.
What Virtru Secure Share does[4]
Virtru Secure Share lets administrators set limits on file count, file size and file types. Administrators can disable local downloads.
What Virtru Collaborate does[4][12]
Virtru Collaborate creates governed workspaces with TDF protection applied to every file automatically. Access can be managed, modified and revoked after files are shared. External collaborators need no software or account setup.
What Virtru Data Protection Gateway does
Virtru Data Protection Gateway for Looker creates security rules that automatically identify and encrypt sensitive information flowing in and out of Looker. Virtru says it can be deployed across a domain in hours.

Questions about Thales and Virtru

What do Thales and Virtru sell?
Thales sells CipherTrust Data Security Platform, CipherTrust DSPM, Thales AI Security Fabric, Imperva Application Security Platform, OneWelcome Identity Platform and 2 more. Virtru sells Virtru for Outlook, Virtru Secure Share, Virtru Collaborate and Virtru Data Protection Gateway.
Are Thales and Virtru in the same category?
Yes. Encryption, tokenization and key management is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Thales and Virtru headquartered?
Thales is headquartered in Paris, France. Virtru is headquartered in Washington, United States.
When were Thales and Virtru founded?
Virtru was founded in 2012.
Who owns Thales and Virtru?
Thales is a public company listed on Euronext Paris as HO. Virtru is privately held.
Who are Thales and Virtru sold to?
From its own pages, Thales sells mainly to organizations across finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. From its own pages, Virtru sells to commercial businesses from enterprise to small business, and to government agencies and mission partners.
What have Thales and Virtru announced recently?
November 2, 2026: Thales appointed David Zolet as CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc., effective November 2, 2026, succeeding Michael Sheehan, who is retiring.

About Thales

Thales sells cybersecurity solutions that protect applications, data and identities. Thales says its portfolio includes services that close compliance gaps, detect and monitor threats and strengthen defenses, and says more than 6,000 cybersecurity experts work for it worldwide. Thales says it provides security at scale for more than 30,000 organizations worldwide.[5][6]

Thales offers the CipherTrust Data Security Platform to discover, protect and control sensitive data anywhere, with real-time visibility of threats, risks and compliance gaps. CipherTrust Data Security Platform provides centralized key management with data discovery and classification, data protection and granular access control across multiple on-premises and cloud infrastructure providers. Thales describes CipherTrust DSPM as new and as giving complete data security across any environment. Thales says its data security solutions discover and classify sensitive data across hybrid IT and automatically protect it at rest, in motion or in use, using encryption, tokenization and key management.[2][5][7][8][9]

Thales says it helps organizations gain visibility and control over data across environments, detecting risks and ensuring compliance with advanced security analytics and automation. Thales offers database security encryption to protect database environments from internal and external threats, on-premises or in the cloud. Thales says it delivers effective encryption strategies to protect enterprise from data breaches and achieve compliance, wherever data is stored, accessed or in use. Thales says it helps organizations centralize security across all cloud environments to enhance visibility, control and protection of sensitive data.[6]

Thales says Luna 8 is its fastest Luna HSM yet and delivers certified security, high performance and quantum-ready crypto acceleration. Thales publishes the 2026 Quantum & AI Trends Data Threat Report, which finds that 98% are concerned about impact of quantum and AI on each other.[5]

Thales says its Thales AI Security Fabric keeps AI apps, agents, data and models secure. Thales offers the Imperva Application Security Platform to protect mission critical applications, APIs and websites from bad bot, DDoS and supply chain attacks. The Thales application security product suite includes Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and malicious BOT attacks, security for APIs and a secure Content Delivery Network (CDN). Thales positions the OneWelcome Identity Platform for digital experiences for customers, employees and partners. Thales says its Identity & Access Management solutions ensure the right individuals have access to the right resources at the right times for the right reasons. Thales says SafeNet Trusted Access enables organizations to secure VDI access from any endpoint, while simplifying regulatory compliance, reducing IT administration overheads and mitigating the risk of data breaches arising from credential compromise. Thales says the Sentinel Software Monetization Platform supports flexible pricing models while protecting software from abuse or theft.[5][6][8][9]

Thales says its solutions bring security, trust and resilience to industries including finance, healthcare, retail and manufacturing, and to vital sectors in critical infrastructure. Thales says that with its support, Sabre secures its applications, APIs, and customers. Thales says its solutions can help organizations that are part of the Defense Industrial Base comply with the CMMC requirements. Thales says it helps address risk-management requirements for CMMC 2.0 level 2 across application security, data security and identity & access management.[5][6][8]

Thales publishes research alongside its products. The Thales Cloud Security Study examines organizations' challenges, successes and strategic plans related to their cloud-based infrastructure and services. The 2026 Thales Data Threat Report reveals nearly 60% of companies experience deepfake-driven attacks. The 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report shows daily AI-enabled bot attacks jumped from 2 million to 25 million in a single year.[1][5][10]

Thales on the record

Sources

Thales full record

  1. [1]cpl.thalesgroup.comThales · cpl.thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CipherTrust Data Security Platform | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Thales reports its order intake and sales first quarter 2026Thales · thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Thales moves head office paris la defenseThales · thalesgroup.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Cyber Security Solutions | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Thales Cybersecurity SolutionsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Forrester Research Shows Economic Impact of CipherTrust PlatformThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]CMMC 2.0 Cybersecurity Compliance Solutions | ThalesThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]VDI Security SolutionsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]2025 Cloud Security Research - Latest TrendsThales · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Thales appoints David Zolet as CEO of TDSIThales Group · published November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Thales Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier C

Virtru full record

  1. [1]virtru.comVirtru · virtru.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Virtru unveils new headquarters and technology hub in washington dcVirtru · virtru.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Virtru secures 50 million in new funding to accelerate the future of data centric security for the ai eraVirtru · virtru.com · published July 11, 2025 · Tier A
  4. [4]Data Security Platform for Email, Files and Collaboration | VirtruVirtru · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Virtru Email Encryption Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier C
  6. [6]Virtru Outlook Email Add-inVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Protect Your Data Against Human Errors with Email BlockingVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Enhanced Audit Data for Gmail Chrome Extension Trigger EventsVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Advanced File Upload Control for Secure SharingVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Save Secure Share Files Directly to Cloud StorageVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Securely Share Files From Your Group Email AddressesVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Confidently Store, Share and Collaborate on Sensitive FilesVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Virtru Gateway for LookerVirtru · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A

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