Cipherpoint opens corporate office in Germany, appoints MD for European subsidiary

Cipherpoint (ASX:CPT) has accelerated its leadership in security and compliance for SharePoint, Office 365 and other Microsoft infrastructure with the opening of a corporate office in Helibronn, Germany, effective from February 5, 2020. The company has also appointed Steven Blimm to the role of managing director for the European subsidiary. In a letter to shareholders in December 2020, the company stated it would begin 2020 with the business well-placed to benefit from the regulatory landscape driving structural growth in Europe. Executive chairman Ted Pretty said Bliim had relocated to Germany to take Cipherpoint’s success to Europe in order to mitigate risks in large European businesses that have Microsoft infrastructure footprints. He said: “cp.Protect and cp.Discover have already proven technical and commercial qualities and will bring special functionality to the European SharePoint community. “Steve’s experience and local presence will aid organisations to get exactly the solution they need more easily and quickly.” Cipherpoint solutions protect sensitive data The company provides solutions to help businesses and governments identify, protect and control access to sensitive information. Cipherpoint solutions restrict access to sensitive content to IT administrators and make it difficult to steal or misuse information, rather than protecting the devices that store information. With offices and customers in Australia, Europe and the US, organisations around the world rely on Cipherpoint products to protect their most sensitive data. Newly appointed European managing director Steven Bliim said: “Cipherpoint’s robust solution meets the complex requirements of EU GDPR as well as PCI DSS, HIPPAA and other regulations exceptionally well while securing customer's Microsoft environment and reducing operational expenses.” Cipherpoint's customers include many of the world's most prestigious organisations from Fortune 500 list who have chosen cp.Protect and cp.Discover to find their most sensitive data and secure their corporate Microsoft environments.