Digital Guardian
Acquired4 known investors
Digital Guardian is a data-centric security vendor offering data loss prevention and endpoint threat detection, acquired by Fortra in 2021.
Also known as DG · Verdasys
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Digital Guardian develops a data protection platform aimed at preventing data theft across corporate networks, traditional endpoints, mobile devices and cloud applications. The DG Data Protection Platform combines data loss prevention (DLP) with threat detection and response, so that a single endpoint agent and console cover both functions. Capabilities described include data visibility and control, application whitelisting, data classification-driven activity monitoring, and prevention, detection and response workflows centered on sensitive information assets.
The platform is positioned to address both insider risk — from well-meaning and malicious insiders — and external adversaries, protecting data throughout its lifecycle at rest, in use and in transit. Company materials emphasize data awareness and endpoint visibility paired with behavioral threat detection. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Business model
Enterprise software vendor selling a data protection platform (DLP plus endpoint threat detection and response) to organizations, deployed via an endpoint agent with a central management console.
Latest developments
Digital Guardian was acquired by Fortra in 2021.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Categorized as a data loss prevention and enterprise IP protection vendor within threat protection and data security; commonly compared with Forcepoint, Imperva, Securonix and other data and endpoint security providers.
Convergence of DLP with threat detection and response in one endpoint agent and console, and a data-centric approach in which sensitive information assets are the focus of monitoring, prevention, detection and response.
Technology
A data-centric security platform spanning networks, endpoints, mobile devices and cloud applications. It converges DLP with threat detection and response into a single agent and console, and applies data awareness, endpoint visibility and behavioral threat detection to monitor activity and block data exfiltration. Additional capabilities include application whitelisting and data visibility and control.
Go-to-market
Enterprises with sensitive data and intellectual property to protect, with stated specialization across banking/insurance/finance, energy, government and federal, healthcare and life sciences, IT solutions, and manufacturing.
Geography
Global headquarters at 860 Winter Street, Suite 3, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, with additional US offices in Reston, Virginia (Washington DC area), Sunnyvale, California, and Lehi, Utah.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsDated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- Digital Guardiancybersecurityintelligence.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Digital Guardian do?
- Digital Guardian is a data-centric security vendor offering data loss prevention and endpoint threat detection, acquired by Fortra in 2021.
- Who are Digital Guardian's investors?
- Digital Guardian's investors include Golub Growth, LLR, MassMutual Ventures, Fairhaven Capital Partners.