Unbound Security Core With Support for Google Cloud External Key Manager

Unbound Security announced their support for Google Cloud External Key Manager (Cloud EKM), following months of development and integration to Unbound CORE.

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Via CORE key management platform, Unbound offers Google customers a single pane of glass, to centrally manage and control the encryption keys protecting all of their data stored on Google Cloud. The solution decrypts the data encryption keys necessary for any query on-the-fly while maintaining a tamper-proof audit.

Bahul Harikumar, head, infrastructure security partnerships, Google Cloud, commented, “We would like to provide a range of flexible options to meet customers’ encryption needs. Together with Unbound Security, we are bringing enterprise customers the ability to have control over their data in our cloud environments, easing their workflows and providing transparency without adding increased risk – a must in the current all-digital climate and a double must in terms of compliance.“

The Unbound CORE External Key Manager for Google Cloud enables businesses worldwide to protect and be in full control of their data on Google Cloud. Data stored and used by Google Cloud, including services such as BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Kubernetes engine and compute engine persistent disks can now be encrypted at-rest using Unbound keys that are controlled and owned by the customer. Google Cloud does not have control to these encryption keys; they are protected and managed solely by the enterprise customer using CORE.

“We are elated to see the realization of our integration with Google Cloud EKM,” Rocco Donnino, VP, strategic alliances, stated. “Thanks to Unbound’s multiparty computation-based technology, businesses worldwide will be able to secure and manage their Google Cloud keys as easily as they would with their keys on-premise – via a centralized, secure system deployed across multiple sites.“

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Secure multiparty computation – the technology at the heart of CORE – makes this a fit for Google Cloud EKM. The customer can enjoy security and performance, based on a simple architecture controlled by the client on its own dedicated systems. All this enables a smooth and secure transition to cloud services.

“More importantly, we bring tamper-proof audit logging to the market,” Donnino added. “In a world where compliance and transparency are more important than ever, we are excited to bring the same tools to Google Cloud users as we do to our broad range of customers.“

The CORE External Key Manager for Google Cloud uses a virtual Hardware Security Module (vHSM) to deploy the solution in the cloud, as close as possible to protected data in the cloud. The solution also scales to match the needs of the business. There is no need for unique hardware deployment; this is a cloud-era solution – secure, performant and easy to use.

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Unbound CORE GCP External Key Manager DS

About Unbound
it is a provider in cryptography and empowers enterprise customers worldwide to confidently secure, manage and authenticate all critical business transactions, information, identity, and digital assets – anywhere, anytime. Unbound Security CORE is the enterprise platform for secure key management, trusted by many of the world’s largest banks and Fortune 500 companies. It is a recent recipient of the Deloitte Fast 500 award and is headquartered in New York, with R&D facilities in Tel Aviv, Israel.