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Egnyte, Inc.
Also known as Egnyte
Mountain View, California, USA · Est. 2007 · 1000-1500 employees
Key people
- Executive leadership includes CEO Vineet Jain, CTO Amrit Jassal, and Chief Security Officer Kris Lahiri.
Last updated: Aug 12, 2026, 07:46 PM
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Egnyte demonstrates a mature security posture with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, but faces an Elevated Risk rating due to a recent ransomware claim in…
67/100
Elevated RiskRisk Tier
Elevated Risk
Risk Score
67/100
Confidence
complete
Material Incidents
01. Company
Egnyte, Inc. is a private American software company founded in 2007 that provides cloud-based content security, compliance, and collaboration tools [1]. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and employs over 1,100 individuals globally [2]. It has secured $138 million in funding across seven rounds, with its most recent private equity investment closing on February 25, 2025 [3]. GI Partners and TA Associates hold majority ownership following their 2025 investment [4]. Executive leadership includes CEO Vineet Jain, CTO Amrit Jassal, and Chief Security Officer Kris Lahiri [5]. The vendor serves enterprise clients across multiple regulated industries.
02. Product
The Egnyte platform delivers secure content collaboration, intelligence, and governance for enterprise customers [6]. It supports specialized workflows for industries such as architecture, engineering, construction, financial services, and life sciences [7]. The solution integrates with over 200 third-party applications, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS, Salesforce, and Zoom [8]. The vendor emphasizes data-centric security and automated compliance features to help organizations manage unstructured data at scale [9]. Customers utilize the platform to centralize file management and enforce strict access controls.
03.Security & Risk
Egnyte maintains an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified information security management system and holds SOC 2 SSAE 18 Type 2 compliance [10]. The platform supports GDPR protocols and facilitates data sovereignty requirements [11]. On May 8, 2026, the ransomware group Incransom claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting the vendor [12]. Egnyte issued a public notice denying that a ransomware attack occurred and confirmed that no customer, employee, or production data was compromised [13]. The company is conducting precautionary reviews of its QA environment configurations and access controls [14].
04. Observed posture
Evidence class: observed by us
Deterministic outside-in checks run directly against the vendor's domain - not inferred from press or marketing pages.
Last observed: Aug 12, 2026, 07:46 PM
TLS certificate
Certificate expires in 72 days
infoPassSecurity headers
4/6 security headers present
mediumFailEmail authentication (SPF / DMARC)
infoPassDNS presence
05. AI Risk
How this vendor uses AI/ML with customer data - model providers, training stance, subprocessors, and relevant DPA language when publicly documented.
AI exposure tier: Moderate AI Exposure
Egnyte incorporates AI capabilities into its content intelligence platform, including small language models and agentic search features to optimize latency and automate governance [16]. The vendor promotes AI-driven data discovery and security controls for enterprise environments [18]. However, public documentation lacks explicit details regarding whether customer data is used to train proprietary models or if clients can opt out of AI processing features [14]. The company continues to publish research on enterprise AI applications while maintaining standard data protection addendum language for customer agreements.
- Training on customer data
- Training stance unknown
- DPA / trust-center notes
- Public disclosures do not specify whether Egnyte trains its AI models on customer data or offers an opt-out mechanism.
06. Events
[breach] Reported Ransomware Incident
A data breach report dated May 8, 2026, attributes a potential ransomware attack to the INC_RANSOM threat actor. Egnyte states it is actively reviewing the report and no generic breach has been confirmed.
May 8, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source
[breach] Incransom Ransomware Claim
On May 8, 2026, the ransomware group Incransom claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting Egnyte. The vendor denied the claim, stating no data was compromised and operations remain normal.
May 8, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source
[legal] Topia Technology, Inc. v. Egnyte, Inc.
Ongoing federal litigation in the District of Delaware (Case No. 1:2021cv01821) with recent filings in July 2025.
Jul 11, 2025, 12:00 AM · Source
[funding] Private Equity Funding Round
Egnyte raised additional funding in a private equity round in February 2025, bringing total funding to $138M.
Feb 25, 2025, 12:00 AM · Source
07. Dependencies
Fourth parties this vendor relies on - subprocessors, infrastructure, and integrations surfaced from public sources.
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09. Recent News
Recent developments include Egnyte's expansion of its data governance solutions for the life sciences sector and automated email governance tools [15]. The vendor published thought leadership on enterprise AI applications, specifically focusing on small language models and agentic search latency optimization [16]. Legal proceedings continue in the case of Topia Technology, Inc. v. Egnyte, Inc. [17]. The May 2026 ransomware claim generated industry discussion, though the vendor maintains that operations remain normal and no data exfiltration took place [18].
10. Citations
- [1] Egnyte, Inc. is a private American software company founded in 2007 that provides cloud-based content security, compliance, and collaboration tools. Egnyte - Wikipedia
- [2] The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and employs over 1,100 individuals globally. Egnyte Culture | Comparably
- [3] It has secured $138 million in funding across seven rounds, with its most recent private equity investment closing on February 25, 2025. Egnyte Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors - LeadIQ
- [4] GI Partners and TA Associates hold majority ownership following their 2025 investment. Egnyte - Wikipedia
- [5] Executive leadership includes CEO Vineet Jain, CTO Amrit Jassal, and Chief Security Officer Kris Lahiri. About Egnyte Cloud Content Security Platform
- [6] The Egnyte platform delivers secure content collaboration, intelligence, and governance for enterprise customers. Egnyte - LinkedIn
- [7] It supports specialized workflows for industries such as architecture, engineering, construction, financial services, and life sciences. Egnyte - LinkedIn
- The solution integrates with over 200 third-party applications, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS, Salesforce, and Zoom.
14. Vendor response
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