The news from the last few years is littered with stories about security breaches from electronic point-of-sale malware attacks on large US retailers, leaked online credit card payment details, sensitive defense documents being published, to celebrity private photos being stolen. Why is this happening, and are these organizations really following data encryption best practices? The fact is that many [...]
Encryption is the process of protecting data by changing it from a readable form to an unreadable form. It uses complex algorithms to “scramble” and therefore protect data - as it’s unreadable and can’t be accessed.
As another year comes to a close, the folks at StorMagic have been spending some time reflecting on the past year and contemplating what IT trends and transformations they expect to see in 2022. Here are some of the technology predictions our experts anticipate for the year ahead: Advancements to Technology: Year over year, technology continues to evolve, and 2022 [...]
Data compliance is a term used to describe formal standards and practices for ensuring sensitive data is protected from loss, theft, corruption, and misuse.
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), also referred to as Customer Supplied Encryption Keys (CSEK), is a model of encryption key management that enables customers to take full control of their encryption keys when storing data in the cloud.
What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is a term used to describe the practice of defending networks, devices, applications, and data from unauthorized access, hacking, malware, and other forms of cyber threats. It consists of a variety of different technologies, tools, processes, and approaches, for ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, also known as the CIA triad. They are just [...]
We are excited to announce that StorMagic was selected as a gold winner in two different categories of the 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. StorMagic KMaaS was awarded gold in the “Cybersecurity Product / Service Awards -- Data Security” category, and SvKMS in the “Cybersecurity Industry Solutions Awards -- Manufacturing” category. Each year, Cybersecurity Insiders hosts its Cybersecurity Excellence Awards program, [...]
2020 is coming to a close, and oh what a year it has been. Over the past 12 months, the Coronavirus pandemic swept the globe and changed the world significantly. COVID-19 not only had an impact on our personal lives, but also our work lives. Many employees were forced to transition to remote work, which raised concerns around privacy and [...]
High availability (HA) is vital to protecting sensitive data, and an important part of key management. Key management is central to data encryption – encryption keys are like the keys to your house, and act to protect your valuables (the encrypted data). But, much like standard house keys, key management has a number of potential difficulties that can affect the [...]
The Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) is a universal language for secure data management across platforms. It was developed by the Organization for Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), with the purpose of enabling communication between key management systems and cryptographically-enabled applications.
What is Cyber Resilience? As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the internet, and cloud computing, the level of cyber crime occurring around the globe is also on the rise. Consequently, “cyber security,” a term used to describe defending data, networks and IT systems, from cyber attacks, has become a hot topic in the business world. While [...]
Everyone has made a trip to the pharmacy at some point in their lives. But have you ever stopped to think about the technologies pharmacies utilize and how much data they’re generating, sharing, and storing on a daily basis? There are many steps that go into the process of getting the right medication into the hands of the right patient, [...]
Ecommerce has become a critical pillar of the global economy. Prior to the current pandemic, 2 billion people were buying from over 7 million online businesses according to etailinsights. As COVID-19 has progressed, brick-and-mortar businesses around the globe have adopted many new precautions and regulations to keep their customers safe. This includes transitioning to primarily, if not exclusively, selling their [...]
The internet of things (IoT) – the interconnection of everyday devices via networks that facilitate interactions, including the exchange of data – is an ever-present force in the contemporary world. Whether in our personal or professional lives, we seem to always be “connected” to IoT endpoints. The growth of these types of network capacities comes with huge potentials, as well [...]
Key management refers to the process of creating, using, storing, exchanging, archiving, discarding, and replacing cryptographic keys in an encryption system. Its purpose is to secure an organization’s keys, and to prevent cybercriminals or unauthorized individuals from accessing and corrupting sensitive data that has been protected through encryption.
Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) is an IT analyst, research, validation, and strategy firm that provides market intelligence and actionable insight to the global IT community. This report provides insight into why organizations must prioritize an efficient key management strategy alongside encryption for adequate cybersecurity and breaks down the challenges and requirements of modern key management. Abstract: Encryption is crucial to [...]