Decru bags CNL security deal.Decru, Inc., the leader in storage security, announced that CNL CNL CityNightLine (German Rail) CNL Cancel CNL Clinical Nurse Leader Cnl Colonel CNL Center for Naval Leadership CNL Compensated Neutron Log (oil industry) Financial Group, one of the nation's largest, privately held real estate investment and finance companies with $13 billion in assets, has deployed Decru DataFort storage security appliances Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. to secure its enterprise tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. environment. Like other companies regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, CNL is required to store back-up data offsite. However, in light of well-publicized risks to stored data, including backup data stored on portable tapes, CNL recently invested in the Decru solution to encrypt all tapes that leave the CNL data center. "Security is a top priority at CNL, and Decru was key to the success of our encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. project," said Joel R. Schwalbe, CNL's vice president of technical services. "Because of the mission-critical nature of our information systems, our deployment requirements included wire-speed performance, reliability and ease of management. The Decru solution, including Decru DataFort FC-series appliances and Lifetime Key Management system, was installed in a matter of hours and exceeded all of our operational requirements (programming) operational requirements - Qualitative and quantitative parameters that specify the desired capabilities of a system and serve as a basis for determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system prior to deployment. ." DataFort appliances were deployed transparently without disrupting the existing backup environment, which includes VERITAS Netbackup software and Overland tape libraries with high-performance LTO-3 tape drives. All backup tapes See tape backup. within CNL are compressed and secured with AES-256 encryption by DataFort appliances before they are transported offsite. "CNL Financial Group has made a strong commitment to customer privacy and security, and the Decru team is proud to support this effort," said Dan Avida, president and chief executive officer of Decru. "By making storage security easy and affordable, Decru can help companies of every size protect their sensitive customer and corporate data." |
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