Encryption is the name of the game when it comes to securing data at rest, in transit and in use. The problem is enterprises often have trouble integrating encryption into their applications.

Vera hopes to remove that barrier with its new data security service that allows developers to build security into any application—new applications or legacy applications.

Vera’s new information rights management as a service (IRMaaS) enables developers to add encryption, tracking, policy enforcement and access control into custom business applications, said Grant Shirk, senior director of product marketing at Vera. Any data produced by those applications can be secured, he said.

The data applications produce is sent to Vera where it is encrypted, wrapped in a layer of access controls (deciding who can access the information) and wrapped again in policy controls (stating what people can do with the information). Once protected, security teams can use Vera to see how that data is used anywhere it travels.

Developers can use the Vera client software developer kit (SDK) to grant any native business and productivity application, such as Microsoft Office applications, the ability to secure data; set IRM policy and permissions; and revoke access to sensitive files.

Alternatively, developers can leverage Vera’s cloud platform directly to secure data through a set of RESTful APIs. So, if they are building applications that generate files, they can send those files to Vera to secure them, Shirk said.

For example, if a company has a cloud-based human resources system that creates electronic health records to be shared, developers can add permissions and controls to the documents.

“We’re helping customers in financial services, health care and manufacturing broaden their ability to protect any kind of information they’re creating in an application,” Shirk said. “We work to secure enterprise data anywhere it travels, and we want to make it easy for people to share securely.”

Vera’s goal is to make data security a part of companies’ processes—to build it in—so they don’t have to worry about where their data travels or who has access, said Ajay Arora, CEO and co-founder of Vera.

“In today’s world, we can no longer afford to treat data security as an add-on or afterthought. Instead, we must establish a security model that can be woven directly into the enterprise software and hardware stack,” he said.

Vera’s SDK and APIs support applications based on Mac, Linux and Windows, and applications written in C++ and Java.

Vera customers have access to the SDK and APIs today via the Vera dashboard. SDK pricing for non-customers is custom and based on of the company’s $25 per user, per month subscription model.

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