# Decru

> Decru was a storage security company whose DataFort appliances encrypted data as it moved between servers and disk or tape systems. Founded in 2001, it served enterprise and government buyers, raised more than $43 million by 2002, and was acquired by NetApp in 2005 for approximately $260 million at closing.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Avida (Co-founder and CEO), Serge Plotkin (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** DataFort FC440, DataFort E440, DataFort E510, DataFort T-Series, Lifetime Key Management
- **Notable:** Raised more than $43 million in total by July 2002., Its storage encryption processor earned FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation in 2004., DataFort received a 2005 IDEA industrial design award listing.

## Products & services

- **DataFort FC440** — Fibre Channel storage area network encryption appliance.
- **DataFort E440** — Ethernet and network-attached storage encryption appliance.
- **DataFort E510** — E-series appliance used to encrypt and control access to NAS data.
- **DataFort T-Series** — Appliance used to encrypt data written to backup tape.
- **Lifetime Key Management** — Key management system for DataFort deployments.

## Achievements

- Raised more than $43 million in total by July 2002.
- Its storage encryption processor earned FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation in 2004.
- DataFort received a 2005 IDEA industrial design award listing.
- Acquired by NetApp in August 2005 for approximately $260 million in cash and stock.

## Latest updates

- **2005-08** — NetApp completed its acquisition of Decru for approximately $260 million.
- **2010-09** — NetApp ended availability of the Fibre Channel DataFort line and directed customers toward Brocade encryption products.
- **2012-08** — A NetApp product leader described SafeNet StorageSecure as the successor to DataFort.

## Links

- Website: http://www.decru.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/decru

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