SafeNet launches cloud security solution

New Delhi, INDIA: SafeNet, Inc., a provider in information security, today announced the availability of solutions that enable organizations to ensure the security of sensitive data in cloud deployments.

Today, issues of risk, data privacy, and compliance are the chief inhibitors to most organizations’ adoption of cloud services. While security can be seen as an obstacle to the broad adoption of cloud computing, it can also be an enabler. By finding a way to effectively safeguard data in the cloud, enterprises can begin to fully maximize the business potential of cloud offerings, allowing for continued innovation and growth in the industry.

In response to customer demands, and in an effort to help mitigate the inhibitions towards the adoption of cloud computing, SafeNet is offering data-centric security solutions to protect data in the cloud, said a press release.

The offering include authentication solutions, secure cryptographic key storage, secure storage in the cloud across file, application, and database systems.

“In today’s dynamic cloud environments, the legacy physical security approaches of the past simply don’t cut it any longer,” said Rana Gupta, business head - INDIA & SAARC, SafeNet India.

He added, “With proven solutions that offer granular, persistent security controls, SafeNet enables customers to fully leverage the business benefits of cloud computing – without having to make sacrifices in security.”

SafeNet is also launching its “SafeCloud” Web site to provide organizations with a central resource for information on cloud computing and how to implement it securely within their business environment, said the release.