Gemalto, the world leader in digital
security, today announced that SafeNet KeySecure has been validated for
use with the latest release of NetApp Volume Encryption
(NVE) data management solution. As a result, NetApp
customers do not need to encrypt the entire disk drive; they can choose
to encrypt granularly at the volume level without the need and
additional cost of purchasing self encrypting drives (SEDs), while
retaining key benefits such as centralized key management and access
control, better compliance, and high availability.
Data privacy and data
security continues to be a key focus for organizations, especially
in light of industry compliance standards such as US health standard
(HIPAA) or payment card standard (PCI-DSS) and the EU's General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR).
SafeNet KeySecure centralizes cryptographic processing, security policy
and key management, while offering NetApp customers the ability to store
and manage encryption keys centrally and separately, away from the
encrypted data ensuring security and facilitating compliance.
"Data has become one of the most valuable assets for organizations, but
as with anything with value, criminals are determined to get their hands
on it," said Todd Moore, Gemalto Senior Vice President for Encryption
Products. "With legislation forcing companies to reveal breaches such as
the GDPR, which is due to come into effect in May, there will be nowhere
for organizations to hide. This increase in attention means that they
must find a way to control who has access to their data and ensure
they're putting in the necessary tools to protect it."
The Gemalto SafeNet KeySecure solution builds on the NetApp Data Fabric
software approach, which simplifies and integrates data management
across the cloud and on premises to accelerate digital transformation.
On top of having more granular data
encryption and keeping keys separate, customers will have the
freedom to choose any storage media, have flexible deployment options,
audit trails, separation of duties and ecosystem support.
"The NetApp Alliance Partner Program enables us to join forces with the
best and brightest in the industry, to address the storage and data
infrastructure needs of today's complex enterprise environments,"
said Deepak Visweswaraiah, Senior Vice President, Manageability Products
and Solutions Group, at NetApp. "As a result of working with the world
leader in digital security, we can now offer our customers peace-of-mind
that their data is safe and compliant."