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Thales launches CipherTrust Data Security Platform as cloud-based , as-a-service subscription model
Thales announced launch of its CipherTrust Data Security
Platform on a cloud-based , as-a-service subscription model . The announcement demonstrates Thales ’ commitment to give customers the choice and flexibility to consume the platform ’ s data discovery and classification , encryption , key management , and secrets management capabilities in an as-a-service or traditional hardware or software offering . Thales CipherTrust Cloud Key Management , is the first offering available as an as-a-service offering .
Thales ’ CipherTrust Data Security Platform supports customers in reducing the impact of external threats and overcoming operational complexity by simplifying data security operations across onpremises and cloud environments .
The platform ’ s lifecycle management and data security tools help to reduce business risk significantly management time and provide access to the platforms ’ unparalleled partner ecosystem of integrations with leading enterprise storage , server , database , application , and cloud vendors .
Todd Moore , Vice President of Data Security Products at Thales said , “ We have introduced the new cloud-based delivery model for CipherTrust Data Security Platform services to meet growing demands for business agility and interest in consuming our solutions as-a-service . Through this , we can simplify the deployment of encryption and key management by lowering the cost of ownership , reducing deployment time , and helping constrained enterprises address the mounting shortage of skilled security personnel .”
According to Gartner , by 2025 , 30 % of enterprises will have adopted broad spectrum Data Security Platform , up from less than 10 % in 2021 , due to the pent-up demand for higher levels of data security and the rapid increase in product capabilities .
The CipherTrust Data Security Platform is delivering outcomes for customers . Customers say they realised a 70 % reduction in
Todd Moore , Vice President of Data Security Products , Thales
encryption and key management effort , a 35 % reduction in impact of a data breach , and 50 % reduction in interface development effort . This is according to a Thales commissioned Forrester Total Economic Impact report on the benefits of the CipherTrust Data Security Platform .
By introducing the CipherTrust Data Security Platform asa-service , Thales gives customers a choice of key management deployment options from virtual machine , physical appliance , and hybrid cluster to include a cloud-based subscription service – all backed by a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Thales Luna Cloud Hardware Security Module , HSM .
The flexible model removes the need for upfront investment in data security infrastructure and auto-scales to support capacity changes , ensuring high availability and resilience to meet industrycomparable Service Level Agreements , SLAs .
Regular updates to the service give customers on-demand access to the latest CipherTrust Data Security Platform offerings without disrupting business operations and provide real-time maintenance of CipherTrust instances .
Customers can sign up for CipherTrust Data Security Platform as-a-service offerings through Thales ’ s Data Protection on Demand Marketplace , a cloud-based online marketplace that provides a wide range of cloud data security , HSM and key management services . This platform as-a-service will provide a single pane of glass view to enterprises and is currently hosted in datacentres in Europe and North America , with additional data security services and regions to follow .
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