PKWare

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PKWARE, Inc

Logo since March 22, 2021
Company type	Private
Industry	Data security Computer software
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Founder	Phil Katz
Headquarters	201 E. Pittsburgh Ave., Ste. 400, Milwaukee, WI , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Spencer Kupferman (CEO), Tonya Cannady (CRO), Jason Dobbs (COO)
Products	File encryption Data discovery software Data classification software Data masking software Data loss prevention software Key management Data compliance software Data compression
Brands	PK Protect PK Masking PK Privacy PK Classification PK Encryption PK Discovery SecureZip PKZip
Parent	Thompson Street Capital Partners (since 2020)[1]
Website	www.pkware.com

PKWARE, Inc. is an American enterprise data protection software company that provides discovery, classification, masking and encryption software, along with data compression software. It is used by organizations in a range of industries including financial services, manufacturing, military, healthcare and government. The company's products are intended to assist other companies in complying with various data protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in the US, UK, and India.^{[citation needed]}

PKWARE was founded in 1986 by Phil Katz, co-inventor of the ZIP standard.

Thompson Street Capital Partners acquired PKWARE Inc. in 2020.^[1]