Optalysys recently partnered with Zama, an open source cryptography company building FHE solutions for blockchain and AI to advance the development of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). The partnership will integrate Zama’s FHE solution with Optalysys’ hardware acceleration product range, Enable.
Zama’s software solutions provide powerful tools that enable a wide range of cutting edge applications for FHE, which includes encrypted machine learning and advanced confidentiality in blockchain smart contracts.
As worldwide sectors such as financial services, healthcare and defence, adopt and integrate more digital technologies, the risks associated with cyber threats grow significantly. Current cybersecurity solutions have significant limitations in protecting data in use, which is why the adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as FHE, are extremely important for companies in protecting sensitive data.
FHE is an advanced, quantum-resilient cryptography method that allows encrypted data to be processed without ever needing to be decrypted. It allows organisations to process data whilst maintaining privacy, opening up opportunities for safe collaboration across industries, even in untrusted environments.
The partnership aims to bridge the gap in FHE adoption by addressing its historically high computational demands. Integrating Zama’s software solutions with Optalysys’ Enable technology will maintain the ease of use of Zama products for developers while providing access to faster and more scalable FHE application deployments. It will allow the use of encrypted data for high-security applications across various sectors.
“Our partnership with Zama is a significant step for us as we continue to accelerate the development of FHE. Historically, scaling FHE applications has been a challenge due to its demand for specialist infrastructure and computing power. Our work with Zama aims to overcome this barrier and enable us to develop this revolutionary technology at a rapid pace,” said Dr Nick New, CEO of Optalysys.
“At Zama, our mission is to equip developers with the best FHE tools — tools that are easy to use, practical, and fast. Our collaboration with Optalysys is an exciting step toward making FHE faster, a crucial milestone in our journey to make this technology ubiquitous,” added Rand Hindi, CEO, Zama. “We believe that this acceleration benefits machine learning applications and is equally transformative in the blockchain space, a key focus for us, where FHE has the unique ability to resolve the long-standing tension between transparency and confidentiality, unlocking new possibilities for privacy-preserving innovation onchain.”
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