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Case Study: Complete peace of mind for
Jivaro Professional Headhunters
Jivaro: Confidential Executive Searches in Technology
Jivaro Professional Headhunters is recognized as one of the top
staffing and executive search firms in the technology industry. The
firm generates and distributes thousands of documents each day,
including resumes, client fee agreements, and job descriptions from
its client companies, many of whom are stealth-mode start-ups.
Given the hotly competitive hunt for top talent in the industry, virtually all of this information is sensitive, confidential and proprietary. It is Jivaro’s intellectual property and would be disastrous if in the wrong hands.
Protecting data, preserving customers
A key challenge for Jivaro was the loss of access control once data was shared via
email, mobile devices or through the cloud. “Like every organization, we have had occasional data leaks
in the past, and it’s posed some problems for us,” says CEO Ron Harrison. “If another recruiter gets
hold of one of our resumes, or information on a client that’s in stealth mode, it means a potential loss of
revenue. What we’re trying to do is prevent that data that we’re sending out from moving on to another
company that we’re not aware of.”
In addition to data leakage concerns, another issue in the recruiting industry is representation disputes,
in which a hiring manager gets the same candidate from two firms. One firm is bound to lose the
business and essentially has no recourse to prove it represented the candidate.”
The Solution: Vera security, visibility and control
Jivaro implemented the VeraTM data security solution, which is
designed to protect data both before and after it has left the
enterprise perimeter. The Vera solution wraps data in security policies
that a company can customize to its needs. It enables the originating
company to restrict access, track when, by whom and for how long
a document is opened. It can also revoke access at any time, and
limit the duration of availability with a “time bomb” that renders it
inaccessible after a specified time.
“Vera’s real value for us is peace
of mind. We know our intellectual
property is not falling into the
wrong hands.”
- Ron Harrison, CEO
Jivaro Professional Headhunters
Transparent, simple and effortless
Vera features and benefits
Secure any file, anywhere
• AES 256-bit encryption
• Windows, Mac and Mobile
• iOS and Android support
• Granular access permissions
• Dynamic watermarking
• “One-time view” for files
• Across email and cloud
• Online and offline access
Real-time policy enforcement
• Create and edit policies
• Central admin console
• “Smart default” policies
• AD/SSO integration
• Real-time notifications
• Groups management
• Help desk admin roles
• Domain whitelisting
Central admin and control
• Revoke access, anytime
• Analytics and access stats
• Complete audit logging
• Cloud and hybrid options
• Access location reports
Among the key benefits Jivaro has experienced:
• Transparency: “I love the transparency of a document as it
moves. We know what’s happening and who’s opening it.”
• Ease of implementation: “There’s no training required,” says
Josh Bear, COO. “We were up and running in minutes.”
• User experience: It was important that the solution didn’t
change the way clients receive information Jivaro. Vera
ensures it’s exactly the same as before.
Harrison reports that the Vera solution has virtually eliminated
the issue of representation disputes. The firm always knows
whether, when and for how long a resume was opened and to
whom it was forwarded. Vera also enables Jivaro to protect
clients’ confidential information by “time-bombing” the job
descriptions it sends to candidates. “We looked at other options
for protecting our data,” Ron says, “but there simply were no
other solutions like this. Vera was the only one that answered
all our needs by enabling us to directly attach our security
rules and policies to the data itself. And this gives our security
administrators the power to control access to our data no matter
where it goes.”
“We looked at other options for protecting
our data, but there’s nothing like Vera.”
- Ron Harrison, CEO
Vera: A Platform for Enterprise Security
Founded by data security experts, Vera is solving the greatest problem facing every enterprise in
the Information Age: corporate data is everywhere. Vera is a content and data security platform that
protects business information no matter where it’s stored, and no matter how it’s shared. Built on a
scalable, easy-to-integrate platform, Vera attaches encryption, security and policy directly to the data
itself, giving security practitioners and IT teams the power to control it, no matter where it goes.
Backed by venture capital firms like Battery Ventures, Amplify Partners, and some of Silicon Valley’s
most notable cyber-security angel investors, Vera believes that it is possible to create, collaborate and
communicate freely, without fear.
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