Gemalto announced a next-generation key management solution, SafeNet Virtual KeySecure, for
simpler and stronger cloud security. Companies can extend their data
protection policies to private and public clouds and centralize
encryption and key management operations across multiple cloud
environments.
SafeNet
Virtual KeySecure integrates with leading cloud service providers and
virtual platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform,
IBM Cloud, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V and OpenStack, to provide companies
with a single key management solution spanning multiple private or
public cloud environments.
As
a result of the ongoing digital transformation within many
organizations, data now resides across a growing number of cloud
environments and web applications. Security teams are finding it ever
more challenging to manage data protection policies, and solutions are
often time-consuming and manual. Data protection operations can be
simplified by using SafeNet Virtual KeySecure to uniformly view,
control, and administer cryptographic policies and keys for sensitive
data.
Companies
can improve key security and simplify the audit preparation process by
retaining ownership and control of encryption keys.
"Businesses
need options when it comes to cloud security and shouldn't be limited
to working in just one environment. With SafeNet Virtual KeySecure,
organizations are able to move more workloads to the cloud and easily
monitor the access and movement of their encrypted data," said Todd
Moore, senior vice president of Encryption Products at Gemalto. "We
are seeing a lot of customers who are interested in taking advantage of
the business continuity offered by cloud environments, without
compromising the security of their most critical asset, data. Current
KeySecure customers would also be able to benefit from this new platform
and we will be sharing details of a clear migration path with them in
the near future."
SafeNet Virtual KeySecure offers customers:
- Centralized Key Management: Centralized, efficient auditing of key management offers simplified compliance for cloud environments and consolidates key security policies across multiple, disparate encryption systems, protecting current investments
- Flexibility: Customers can easily deploy flexible, high-availability configurations which are built on the latest industry standards, including containers and microservices, across geographically dispersed data centers or cloud service providers.
- Compatibility:
Compatibility with the OASIS Key Management Interoperability Protocol
(KMIP) standard provides support for a large, growing partner ecosystem,
including the SafeNet Data Protection portfolio which provides
customers with a broad spectrum of use cases that can be supported. SafeNet Virtual KeySecure also supports key storage in on-premise hardware security modules (HSMs).
According
to Sudesh Kumar, Founder and CEO of Kapalya, Californian-based
start-up: "As businesses connect to more devices and cloud platforms,
they need solutions that offer security without limiting their potential
for innovation. With SafeNet Virtual KeySecure, we're now able to offer
the ability to protect data in a seamless and cost-effective way across
endpoints, public clouds and private clouds. Businesses should no
longer be held back in making full use of the cloud while retaining
control of some of their most important assets."