Confidencial Inc.
Confidencial Data-centric Protection-platform (CDP)
High-profile breaches show perimeter defenses aren't enough. Zero Trust helps, but adoption is slow and rarely focuses on the core issue - your data.
Why it mattersOur platform provides a concrete practical approach to implement data-centric zero trust in the enterprise or any organization (for both human and AI agent usage of data). The platform can also seamlessly migrate the cryptographic protections to be based on the new NIST post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. We have a Phase 2 project with the USAF to integrate our platform with the newly developed system for Secret and Below Release Environment (SABRE) to perform secure selective sharing of data and documents with allies. There are similar use cases for cross department sharing, and among the defense industrial base. Here’s a short one (long) sentence overview of the Confidencial.io platform: We developed an ai-powered platform (a novel combination of Natural Kanguage Processing/NLP, Large language Models/LLM, and Formal Concept Analysis/FCA) to provide comprehensive automated selective and need-to-know based protection for documents and (unstructured) data whether it exists on-prem or in the cloud, and whether generated in the enterprise or ingested form the outside, and even when sent or shared with outsiders and collaborating organizations.
About
Problem
Perimeter defenses and network-based access controls remain vulnerable, as seen in high-profile breaches across government and industry. Sensitive data must flow between warfighters, mission partners, and AI agents, but current approaches rely on rigid enclaves or all-or-nothing access. This leads to overclassification and missed decision windows. Confidencial enables secure, selective data sharing without enclaves. Our cryptographic protection embeds directly into unstructured data, enforcing usage controls across users, organizations, and AI - even after sharing. Users can redact, tokenize, or encrypt based on policy, with automatic enforcement.
Field Validation
The platform is live in financial services, legal, and healthcare, and has been demonstrated through AFWERX for the AF SABRE team. It supports cloud, on-prem, and disconnected use, and integrates with AI systems. TRL is 6 for commercial deployments and nearing TRL 5 for defense. Strategic Edge: Confidencial uniquely enables data-centric security aligned with Zero Trust and ABAC principles. GTM: Our go-to-market leverages traction with SIs, VARs, and strong demand in enterprise and AI governance. Customers include Lilly, the NFL, and major law firms.
Strategic Advantage
Most alternatives stop at labeling, audit, or perimeter enforcement - we enforce policy cryptographically, at the data layer. User and
Dual-Use Potential
The tech supports dual-use across DoD, healthcare, and finance where sensitive data must be controlled, shared, and audited.
Team
The team includes cryptography researchers from SRI and other defense contractors.
Problem
High-profile breaches show perimeter defenses aren't enough. Zero Trust helps, but adoption is slow and rarely focuses on the core issue - your data.