Transparent Data Encryption

Enterprises Prioritize Customer Data Protection But Continue to Leave it Exposed, Reveals Entrust 2021 Global Encryption Trends Study

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

b"Enterprises see protecting customer personal information as the top reason to encrypt data, and yet report actually encrypting customer data at a far lower rate.

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  • b"Enterprises see protecting customer personal information as the top reason to encrypt data, and yet report actually encrypting customer data at a far lower rate.
  • The big reported disconnect is that customer information ranks fifth on the list of information that enterprises actually encrypt, indicating a wide chasm between an organization's priorities and the realities of deploying encryption.
  • Protection of customer information (54%), protection against specific, identified threats (50%), and protection of intellectual property (49%) all rank higher than compliance, which now sits at 45%.\nThe study highlights encouraging trends as well.
  • Encryption tools abound, with organizations report using an average of eight different products that perform encryption.

Entrust nShield HSMs Now Support Microsoft Double Key Encryption

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Entrust , a leading provider of trusted identities, payments, and data protection solutions announces the integration of its nShield hardware security modules (HSMs) with Microsoft Double Key Encryption.

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  • Entrust , a leading provider of trusted identities, payments, and data protection solutions announces the integration of its nShield hardware security modules (HSMs) with Microsoft Double Key Encryption.
  • Double Key Encryption (DKE) for Microsoft 365 protects a companys highly sensitive data using two component keys one key that is in the customers control and a Microsoft key stored securely in Microsoft Azure.
  • The addition of certified Entrust nShield HSMs to Microsoft Double Key Encryption service accelerates cloud adoption and facilitates auditing and regulatory compliance.
  • As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Entrust nShield HSMs have helped companies maintain strong controls over their encryption keys for Microsoft applications for more than two decades including SQL Server, Active Directory Certificate Services as well as having pioneered with Microsoft Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) to Azure Key Vault and Microsoft 365.

Thales Helps Microsoft Customers Protect Their Sensitive Data in the Cloud

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Thales announces a new data protection capability for Microsoft customers to benefit from the power of the full range of Microsoft 365 applications while protecting sensitive data in the cloud and meeting major data privacy regulations and requirements.

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  • Thales announces a new data protection capability for Microsoft customers to benefit from the power of the full range of Microsoft 365 applications while protecting sensitive data in the cloud and meeting major data privacy regulations and requirements.
  • The integration of Luna HSMs with Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365 delivers the protection required to protect highly sensitive data and meet unique regulatory requirements.
  • Our Double Key Encryption integration with Thales enables customers who have enhanced data protection requirements, compliance obligations and regulatory restrictions to protect their highly sensitive information.
  • This allows customers to protect their most confidential or sensitive data while maintaining control of their encryption keys in the cloud.

DuoKey Partners With Sepior to deliver Double Key Encryption (DKE) Services For Microsoft Office 365

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The solution uses two keys to protect data; one key managed securely by the customer in DuoKey and a second key stored in Microsoft Azure.

Key Points: 
  • The solution uses two keys to protect data; one key managed securely by the customer in DuoKey and a second key stored in Microsoft Azure.
  • Microsofts understanding and dedication to creating new innovative services that support highly-regulated environments like financial services and healthcare allows DuoKey customers to move securely to public cloud services such as Office 365.
  • I had an opportunity to work with Duo Key during a data encryption project, said Seyfallah Tagerout, Microsoft MPV at AiM Services SA.
  • This solution offers a unique service that allows customers to protect their Microsoft Office 365 data with their encryption key in a Double key encryption context.

SecureAge brings its data security and enterprise encryption solutions to the UK

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

And with its transparent, universal encryption, data security is completely invisible to the user removing the human element entirely.

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  • And with its transparent, universal encryption, data security is completely invisible to the user removing the human element entirely.
  • Placing real security and usability on equal footing, SecureAge Technology is a data security company headquartered in Singapore and historically known for protecting government and enterprise data from the most advanced and persistent cyber threats.
  • The user-centric and simple solutions arising from the SecureAge philosophy offer clarity and calm within the most complex security environments.
  • SecureAge's patented technologies provide total data protection, leveraging advanced encryption techniques designed to provide everyone the world's highest level of data security.

Townsend Security Brings Seamless Encryption Key Management to Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Townsend Security today announced Alliance Key Manager, its affordable FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption key manager, supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition.

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  • OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Townsend Security today announced Alliance Key Manager, its affordable FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption key manager, supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition.
  • Users of Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition can now easily meet compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
  • The solution provides full life-cycle management of encryption keys for a wide variety of applications, including Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise and Standard editions.
  • "We were pleased to see Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition would support TDE and EKM, bringing encryption and proper key management without application changes to their popular Standard Edition.

Alliance Key Manager Now Supports Encryption Key Management for MySQL Enterprise Edition Database

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Townsend Security today announced Alliance Key Manager for MySQL , an affordable FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption key manager to help users of the MySQL Enterprise Edition database meet compliance requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc.)

Key Points: 
  • OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Townsend Security today announced Alliance Key Manager for MySQL , an affordable FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption key manager to help users of the MySQL Enterprise Edition database meet compliance requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc.)
  • While MySQL offers industry standard 256-bit AES encryption, it is recommended to use an external encryption key management solution like Alliance Key Manager for MySQL to manage the encryption keys.
  • Alliance Key Manager uses the industry standard Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) to access encryption keys and MySQL users can deploy the solution and install the PKI certificates on the database server to easily begin protecting encryption keys.
  • "Encryption and key management is easier than ever and I think that MySQL Enterprise Edition users will be delighted to find how easy and affordable it is to deploy an enterprise-class centralized encryption key management solution," continued Townsend.

Fortanix Awarded FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification Enabling Businesses to Replace Legacy Encryption Hardware with a Modern Encryption Platform

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

This achievement enables businesses to replace legacy encryption technologies, including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), with the Fortanix SDKMS encryption platform for protecting the most sensitive data in the U.S. Government, technology, financial services and healthcare industries.

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  • This achievement enables businesses to replace legacy encryption technologies, including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), with the Fortanix SDKMS encryption platform for protecting the most sensitive data in the U.S. Government, technology, financial services and healthcare industries.
  • With Fortanix SDKMS, businesses can lower their operating costs up to 70 percent, scale across multi-site and multi-cloud environments, and accelerate application development through modern cryptographic services.
  • Now with FIPS Level 3 certification, the Fortanix encryption platform provides the same security and encryption standards as HSMs, and can even leverage investments in existing HSM hardware, while providing an encryption platform for the 21st century, said Ambuj Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Fortanix.
  • As part of the certification, Fortanix passed strict government requirements for Level 3 certifications, validating the Fortanix SDKMS cryptographic protections and ability to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of protected information.

Anqlave Has Announced the Launch of Anqlave Data Vault (ADV), The First Virtual HSM Stored in Azure Cloud Infrastructure That Leverages Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) Technology.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The keys used to encrypt and decrypt this data, whether to achieve transparent data encryption or to achieve geo-replication, have to be protected at all costs.

Key Points: 
  • The keys used to encrypt and decrypt this data, whether to achieve transparent data encryption or to achieve geo-replication, have to be protected at all costs.
  • Anqlave Data Vault (ADV) helps solve the secret management problem by allowing users to securely create, store, transport and use secrets.
  • Anqlave builds platforms based on hardware rooted trust technology, that allows customers to store, transfer and process data in the cloud without trusting the cloud.
  • Those components can be used to solve data security and data privacy issues existed when moving data or applications to the cloud

Kapalya Launches Intelligent End-to-End Encryption Software

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Founded in 2015, Kapalya has been developing its software by implementing feedback from various security teams.

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  • Founded in 2015, Kapalya has been developing its software by implementing feedback from various security teams.
  • Gemalto's broad and proven data encryption and key management portfolio provides the perfect foundation for companies like Kapalya to build and deliver their innovative data security solutions," said Gemalto's Todd Moore, Senior Vice President, Encryption Products, Identity & Data Protection.
  • About Kapalya: Kapalya empowers businesses to securely store and share sensitive files at-rest and in-transit across multiple platforms through a user-friendly file system.
  • Kapalya delivers a unique approach to encryption key management by serving keys in real-time and destroying them after the encrypt or decrypt functions.