Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, and
Voltage Security, Inc., the global leader in end-to-end data protection,
announce a technology integration and partnership centered around
delivering End-to-End Encryption and key management solutions for the
payments industry and broader enterprise security applications. Through
the partnership, the two companies have worked together to integrate
Voltage SecureData technology with Thales hardware security modules
(HSMs) for customers, Heartland Payment Systems being an example.
The Thales and Voltage technology integration allows customers to apply
hardened data protection measures at virtually any point along the data
path to help achieve the goal of end-to-end protection. By helping to
reduce the time and complexity of deploying data protection and by
significantly limiting the scope of security audits, the burden of
demonstrating regulatory and internal compliance is dramatically
reduced. The technology integration builds on Voltage SecureData™ to
protect data without having to make expensive changes to the point of
sales (POS) infrastructure, database and business applications. The
encryption and key management process is protected by Thales nShield
Connect hardware security modules – part of the nCipher product line
- to ensure the security and integrity of the overall solution. Beyond
initial deployment, Voltage and Thales encryption and key management
solutions further simplify the ongoing management and operation for
customers.
End-to-End Encryption is increasingly the leading method of securing
data throughout the payment stream and for enterprise security
applications. For organizations subject to PCI DSS (Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard), using hardware security modules (HSM)
solutions further reduces the scope of PCI audits – reducing the time
and money required for compliance.
“With Heartland End-to-End
Encryption (E3), Heartland is raising the bar in retail payments
security, beyond existing security mandates, by deploying End-to-End
Encryption to protect cardholder and sensitive authentication data
throughout the payment acquiring network,” says Steve Elefant, chief
information officer, at Heartland Payment Systems. “The Voltage solution
integrated with Thales HSMs just works and, in a matter of weeks rather
than months, delivered the data protection and key management that
Heartland needs to move the payments industry forward.”
“The goal of achieving end-to-end protection is a challenging one with
so many diverse endpoints in a transaction lifecycle – point of sale
(POS), databases, mainframes, and payment networks – all of which need
to be protected from compromise,” says Sathvik Krishnamurthy, president
and CEO, Voltage Security. “Key management is a critical aspect of all
encryption systems and through our partnership with Thales we are able
to enhance our End-to-End Encryption solution to protect key management
functions and other cryptographic operations in a tamper resistant and
security certified environment – an essential requirement in the
payments market.”
“Today, Thales helps secure more than 70 percent of the world’s card
payment transactions. Thales is delighted to partner with Voltage to
deliver to customers such as Heartland an innovative End-to-End
Encryption and key management solution that further helps customers in
the payments market and beyond to address their expanding data
protection needs,” says Franck Greverie, vice president, managing
director for the information systems security activities of Thales.
More information on Thales HSMs is available at http://iss.thalesgroup.com/Products/Hardware%20Security%20Modules.aspx.
More
information on Voltage SecureData is available at www.voltage.com/end-to-end
For
additional commentary on trends in payment security, please visit www.PaymentsSecurity.com.
About Voltage Security
Voltage Security, Inc., an enterprise security company, is an encryption
innovator and global leader in end-to-end data protection. Voltage
solutions, based on next generation cryptography, provide end-to-end
encryption, tokenization, masking and stateless key management for
protecting valuable, regulated and sensitive information based on
policy. Voltage products enable reduction in audit scope with rapid
implementation and the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry
through the use of award-winning cryptographic solutions, including
Voltage Identity-Based Encryption™ (IBE) and a new breakthrough
innovation: Format-Preserving Encryption™ (FPE). Offerings include
Voltage SecureMail™, Voltage SecureData™, Voltage SecureFile™ and the
Voltage Security Network™ (VSN), a SaaS service for the extended
business network.
As a service to the industry and general public, the company maintains
the Voltage Data Breach Index and Map which is continuously updated with
global data breach information: www.voltage.com/data-breach.
The Company is active in the standards community and is a PCI Security
Standards Council Participating Organization and is a member of the
Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA). Voltage has also been issued several
patents based upon breakthrough research in mathematics and
cryptographic systems. Customers include Global 1000 companies in
banking, retail, insurance, energy, healthcare and government. To learn
more about Voltage customers and sign up for the customer newsletter,
please visit www.voltage.com/customers.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace and Space,
Defence, Security and Transportation markets. In 2008, the company
generated revenues of 12.7 billion euros with 68,000 employees in 50
countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a
unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and
services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an
exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world
working with customers as local partners. www.thalesgroup.com
Voltage Identity-Based Encryption, Voltage Format-Preserving Encryption,
Voltage SecureMail, Voltage SecureFile, Voltage SecureData and the
Voltage Security Network (VSN), are registered trademarks of Voltage
Security, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective
owners.
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