Everybody has Something to Hide

Engage Black produces Cryptographic solutions that hide critical and sensitive Cyber assets. Our mission is to be the impregnable cloaking mechanism that is embedded into the fabric of Information, Operation and Tactical control systems.

We live in very challenging times. Access to classified, critical and sensitive information is a key stroke away. The world-wide web provides ubiquitous connectivity for evil doers.

Cybercrime Pandemic

Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats to every organization in the world, and one of the biggest problems facing mankind.  Cybercrimes have accounted for trillions of dollars in losses, as per Juniper research, amounting to $2 trillion in 2019, alone. 

Cybercrimes are crimes that involves a computer and a network and threaten an individual, enterprise or the security and financial health of an entire nation. Access to classified critical and sensitive information is a keystroke away.

Information is power. Gaining unauthorized or illegal access to critical and sensitive information is a primary objective of a growing number of rogue nations, corporations, terrorists, individuals and organized crime.

• Nation states are on the offense to achieve dominance
• Terrorists are out to cause mass destruction
• Corporations are seeking competitor’s secrets and strategic plans
• Individuals are motivated by monetary gain or delinquency
• Organized Criminals are seeking money or blackmailable information

Cybercrime costs include damage and destruction of data, stolen money, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, embezzlement, fraud, post-attack disruption to the normal course of business, forensic investigation, restoration and deletion of hacked data and systems, and reputational harm.

Cyber Security Market

The Cyber Security market is continuing its stratospheric growth and hurtling towards the trillion dollar mark that was originally predicted on May 31, 2017.

In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth $3.5 billion — and in 2017 it was expected to be worth more than $120 billion. The cybersecurity market grew by roughly 35X over 13 years entering a recent prediction cycle.

Cybersecurity Ventures predicts global spending on cybersecurity products and services will exceed $1 trillion cumulatively over the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.

Worldwide spending on information security (a subset of the broader cybersecurity market) products and services exceeded $114 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent from 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. For 2019, they forecast the market to grow to $124 billion, and $170.4 billion in 2022.

U.S. Government spending on Cybersecurity
“The FY 2020 President’s Budget includes $17.4 billion of budget authority for cybersecurity-related activities, an $790 million (5 percent) increase above the FY 2019 estimate. Due to the sensitive nature of some activities, this amount does not represent the entire cyber budget. The DOD was the largest contributor to the budget authority for cybersecurity-related activities submitted in the President’s Budget with $9.6 billion in cybersecurity funding in FY 2020. “https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_24_cyber_security-fy2020.pdf"

Critical Infrastructure Protection
To truly achieve subservience of a population being in control of Critical Infrastructure, such as Water, Power, Transportation and Sewage systems is an ultimate weapon. The Vulnerability is in the fabric.

Internet of Things Security
“Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market was valued at $7.98 billion USD in 2018 and expected to reach $56.31 billion USD by 2025 with the CAGR of 32.2% over the forecast period.” IoT Security Market Report by Markets and Markets

The Internet of Things opens pathways into homes and businesses:

• Cameras
• Thermostats
• Physical Access
• Industrial Control Systems

Engage Black: Fast Facts

Engage Black is a San Francisco-Bay Area based Cryptographic Solutions provider to the Cyber Security Market. We are solving critical cybersecurity challenges for government, military, telecom, utility, enterprise, public safety, cloud services, software developers, IoT/IIoT and PKI solution providers. 

Providing cryptographic solutions to both existing and emerging markets that address the growing sophistication of cyber criminals, both within and outside of organizations. 

Keenly focused on providing solutions that secure: cryptographic keys and operations, data at rest, data in motion, device authentication and physical access.

Security to Meet the Highest Standards

Engage Black’s cryptographic solutions perform authentication and encryption validated as best practices by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).

We have deep expertise in cryptography. Our cryptographic solutions are deployed in tactical military applications and National Security Systems. A close relation with the NSA has provided us with unique intelligence into the architecture algorithms and cryptography that is required for real secrecy.

BlackVault Key Platform Features 

The BlackVault is a Cryptographic platform with an integrated network attached Hardware Security Module that performs cryptographic key generation/storage/management and isolated cryptographic operations within a hardened tamper reactive cryptographic boundary.

Enterprises, Governments, Critical Infrastructure owners and a growing list of organizations require the BlackVault’s impregnable security for:

Traction & Accomplishments

Product Development: Engage Black's first version of the BlackVault Hardware Security Module has been shipping for over 18 months. A higher performance version is in development.

Customer Acceptance: The BlackVault Hardware Security Module is generating revenue with 80% margin at reseller pricing. Government prime contractors have integrated the BlackVault Hardware Security Module into their National Security Agency Commercial Solutions for Classified Program deployments.

IP: The BlackVault Intellectual Property is substantial. More than five years of software development was invested to produce the core and peripheral software.

Partners: Engage Black has Technology Integration and Reseller partnerships. The Technology Integration partnerships provide an independently financed and developed sales channel. Reseller partners are trained to identify opportunities and provide 1st tier support.

Manufacturing: Engage has a well-established relationships with U.S.-based contract manufacturing operations.

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