Cybersecurity for Higher Education Institutions
An inexpensive tool balancing freedom of research collaboration with security and compliance.
Compliance in Higher Education
Higher education institutions conducting vital research for national security and competitiveness need the flexibility to collaborate while remaining highly secure and compliant with federal regulations like CMMC and ITAR. Popular services like O365 and GSuite do not comply with these regulations.
PreVeil was born out of academia – MIT and UC Berkeley. Our Email and Drive platform deliver unrivalled security and compliance for leading research institutions. They are inexpensive, simple to deploy and have a user interface that researchers are already familiar with.
PreVeil Drive
PreVeil Drive lets users encrypt, store and share their files. Unlike OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox, PreVeil uses end-to-end encryption for security and compliance. Only intended recipients can access these files. No one else. Not even PreVeil. Drive is seamlessly integrated with Mac Finder, Windows Explorer. Users can easily access and share files with others from their computers and the PreVeil app for mobile devices.
PreVeil Email
PreVeil Email is an easy to use encrypted email service that addresses CMMC, ITAR, NIST and DFARS compliance requirements. It adds an encrypted mailbox to Outlook and Gmail. Users can send and receive emails just like they are used to while continuing to use their existing email address.
Easy to Deploy
Unlike platforms like Microsoft GCC High that require expensive replacement of existing IT systems, PreVeil can be deployed in hours without requiring any change to the existing IT infrastructure. There are no servers nor key servers to purchase, provision or maintain.
Affordable
PreVeil is a fraction of the cost of alternatives like GCC High because only users handling sensitive CUI or ITAR data within the institution need to pay for a low-cost, all-inclusive PreVeil license. Researchers and collaborators outside the institution can join for free.
Security
With PreVeil, all data is secured using end-to-end encryption, which means that the information is only ever encrypted and decrypted on a user’s device -never on the server. In addition, data cannot be accessed with stolen passwords nor by using a compromised administrator’s credentials. The flow of sensitive information can also be restricted to trusted and authorized users within and outside the institution.
Compliance
PreVeil’s encrypted Email and Drive, when combined with relevant policies and procedures, enables compliance with virtually all of the CMMC mandates related to the storage and sharing of CUI. In addition, the same technology can also be used to comply with NIST 800-171, DFARS 252-2014-7012, and ITAR. PreVeil encrypts and stores all data on AWS Gov Cloud.
Our whitepapers on CMMC , CMMC for Higher Education, Getting Started with NIST SP 800-171 Compliance in Higher Education and ITAR are helpful resources for IT and security professionals.
Remote Telework
PreVeil is also an excellent remote telework tool for university executives and staff in critical functions that handle sensitive financial, student and employee data. It is inexpensive and offers an unrivalled combination of security and ease of use.