Cloud Security: How to Secure Your Sensitive Data in the Cloud - Thales blog
Posted on 07 November 2018 by Prasun Srivastava
While most Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) have already deployed strong front line defense systems like firewalls, anti-virus, anti-malware, intrusion detection, etc. to thwart malicious attacks, sophisticated hackers are breaching them with surprising ease today. And once a hacker gains an inside entry by breaching the CSP’s perimeter defenses, there is hardly anything that can be done to stop him from accessing an organisation’s sensitive data. Which is why more and more organisations are encrypting their cloud data today as a critical last line of defense against cyber attacks.
To elaborate, below is the step-by-step process of how this works:
Continue to find out what to consider when choosing a Key Management solution, as well as how Gemalto can support organisations to make their BYOK journey easier.
As technology evolves, so do cybercriminals, and merely encrypting data no longer guarantees foolproof data protection today. While encrypting their sensitive cloud data, organisations must bear in mind that securing and managing the encryption keys is as important as the encryption itself.
To prevent unauthorized access and ensure that the encryption keys don’t fall in the wrong hands, cybersecurity experts unanimously recommend the use of Hardware Security Module (HSM) devices to securely store the encryption keys.
Since encryption keys pass through multiple phases during their lifetime – like generation, storage, distribution, backup, rotation and destruction, efficiently managing these keys at each and every stage of their lifecycle becomes important. A secure and centralized key management solution is critical.
Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySecure offers organisations a robust centralized platform that seamlessly manages all encryption keys. Below are some key benefits that make SafeNet KeySecure a preferred choice for organisations across the globe:
1. Heterogeneous key management – helps in seamlessly managing multiple encryption keys at each stage of their lifecycle.
2. Logging and auditing – helps in storing audit trails that can be analyzed by using any leading SIEM tools.
3. Centralized management console – helps in assigning administrator roles according to the scope of their responsibilities.
4. High Interoperability – supports a broad ecosystem of respected technology partners using the OASIS KMIP standard
5. Reduces the overall cost of data security by offering automated operations.
Learn more about how Gemalto’s suite of cloud security solutions can help your organization fully secure your data in the cloud.
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