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2026

Kiteworks and A-LIGN Extend Partnership to Bring IRAP-Assessed Data Protection and Independent Multi-Framework Assurance to Australia’s Public Sector

Partnership extension pairs Kiteworks’ IRAP PROTECTED platform with A-LIGN’s independent assessment across IRAP and adjacent frameworks, backed by its AssurePoint acquisition in Australia

| San Mateo, California

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today announced an extension of its strategic partnership with A-LIGN, a leading global cybersecurity compliance and assessment firm, to bring IRAP-aligned data protection to Australian government agencies...

Kiteworks’ Difficult and Unique Decision to Ensure Customer Data Protection Through Customer-Wide Shutdown Successfully Navigates Credible Threat

Company worked with federal intelligence authorities through the weekend, identified and remediated a critical vulnerability, and restored all systems with no evidence of exploitation

| SAN MATEO, California,

Kiteworks confirms that all customer systems may be restored to normal operations following a precautionary shutdown recommendation issued September 25 in response to credible threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities. The threat window has passed without incident. Continuous monitoring throughout the period showed no abnormal...

Kiteworks Issues Precautionary Shutdown Advisory for Customers Following Credible Threat Intelligence From Federal Intelligence Authorities

All known vulnerabilities are addressed in current release 9.5.1; company says advisory is preventative and has no indication that Kiteworks or customer systems have been compromised

| San Mateo, California

NOTICE: As of September 27th, the shutdown recommendation is now lifted for all customers. If you have not already restarted, you may bring your Kiteworks system back online. Customers with self-hosted Advanced Forms should contact Customer Support for assistance. All systems Kiteworks hosts on customers’...

Verify, Don’t Assume: Kiteworks Brings Zero-Trust Data Exchange Discussion to National Cyber Summit 2026

Kiteworks moderates a National Cyber Summit 2026 panel featuring ControlCase and other thought leaders on verifying vendor security claims for federal and state agencies and their contractors

| San Mateo, California

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today announced that Craig Pfister, VP of Global Sales Engineering at Kiteworks, will moderate “Verify, Don’t Assume” at the National Cyber Summit 2026 in Huntsville, Alabama, Wednesday,...

Kiteworks Launches Agent Marketplace, Bringing Governed AI Agents to Every Customer

Customers gain access to a growing library of more than 60 ready-to-use AI agents that run through the same control plane that already governs every human interaction with regulated data

| SAN MATEO, Calif

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of sensitive data, today announced the launch of the Kiteworks Agent Marketplace, a growing library of 60-plus ready-to-use AI agents that install directly into Claude and...

Kiteworks Achieves NEN 7510-1:2024 Certification for Healthcare Data Security in the Netherlands

Certificate NL 3069.1.1 covers the Kiteworks Control Plane and Zivver Secure Communications Services.

| AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and manage risk across every exchange of sensitive data, today announced that it has achieved NEN 7510-1:2024 certification, the Netherlands’ information-security management standard for healthcare organizations. The certificate was issued by Brand Compliance B.V., an independent accredited...

Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Deliver Enterprise-Wide Runtime Data Classification and Policy Enforcement

Acquisition augments the Kiteworks Data Control Plane with AI-native runtime data classification and connectors to data repositories and systems of record, extending Kiteworks policy enforcement across agent and human data exchange and use.

| SAN MATEO, Calif.

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today announced it has acquired Bonfy.AI, an AI data security company whose platform classifies and enforces policies on sensitive data in real time and inline across email,...

New Kiteworks Study Reveals Defense Contractors Aren’t Ready for CMMC Compliance

Early industry post-suspension survey reveals 96% of DIB contractors are confident they’d pass a CMMC audit; 29% can prove it.

| SAN MATEO, Calif.

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and manage risk across every exchange of sensitive data, today released its 2026 “State of CMMC 2.0 Preparedness in the DIB,” the first report to benchmark the readiness of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) since the Department...

Kiteworks Doubles Down on Its Data Control Plane Commitment with Launch of Agent and Human Error Prevention

Data Policy Engine governing email, file sharing, and AI agents now covers emails sent to the wrong recipient: the breach type DLP tools are built to miss.

| SAN MATEO, Calif.

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of sensitive data, today announced the general availability of Agent and Human Error Prevention (AHEP). AHEP extends the governance, enforcement, and audit infrastructure of Kiteworks’ control...

Kiteworks Acquires WAMNET Japan – Extending Its Data Control Plane Into Japan’s Enterprise Market With Over 500 Customers

Acquisition establishes Kiteworks’ first direct presence in one of the world’s largest and most demanding enterprise security markets in the world, with ISMAP Government Cloud Registration Targeted in 2027.

| San Mateo, California

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today announced the acquisition of WAMNET Japan K.K., Japan’s most trusted provider of secure data transfer and enterprise file sharing solutions. The acquisition brings over 500 enterprise...

Kiteworks and Reco Partner to Close the Gap Between AI Agent Visibility and Data Governance

Alliance connects Reco's Agent Ecosystem Security with the Kiteworks control plane, giving enterprises one governed path from identifying agent risk to enforcing data protection

| San Mateo, California

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today announced a strategic partnership with Reco, a leader in Agent Ecosystem Security, that gives enterprises complete visibility and control across their agent and app ecosystem. The...

Kiteworks Survey Finds 80% of Organizations Hit by Security or AI Incidents Last Year

AI Readiness Score of 16 Out of 100 Exposes a Critical Controls Gap

| San Mateo, California

Kiteworks, which empowers organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and use of private data, today released its 2026 Data Security and Compliance Risk: Annual Survey Report, based on primary research with security, compliance, risk, and IT professionals across 10 industries and...

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