During the pandemic, Columbia-based Attila Security is seeing increased business from the federal government for its device that helps to secure data when using an internet connection outside of a primary office.
Prior to March, the company’s technology offering was already focused around helping enterprises and government secure data for remote work and travel. When COVID-19 came to the U.S. earlier this year, CEO Gregg Smith said the company heard of the need in the federal government for solutions that would help workers remain secure while working from home.
“A lot of their workers, when they’re confined to the office, are working on desktop computers that aren’t portable,” Smith said. “When all of a sudden you’ve got to use the personal computer from home, they don’t have the IT staff to go to everyone’s home and put in place the appropriate security measures to connect to the network.”
