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New Thales CipherTrust Monitor 2.0 delivers convenience and operational savings for monitoring Hardware Security ModulesSAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data security, announces a new version of CipherTrust Monitor, the company's flagship monitoring tool that allows network operations teams to monitor their complete estate of Thales hardware security modules (HSMs), both payShield and nShield, 24x7 and from one centralized location, giving them instantaneous visibility into alerts, tamper attempts, real-time status and capacity. CipherTrust Monitor can now monitor both Thales payShield and Thales nShield HSMs through a single pane of glass. Additional capabilities of CipherTrust Monitor 2.0 include enhanced monitoring and displays as well as a new auditor role, improving separation of duties. Click to Tweet: CipherTrust Monitor 2.0 brings convenience, cost reduction, reduced downtime for @thalesesecurity customers http://bit.ly/2qPajda HSMs are used to ensure the trust of critical business applications by managing the encryption keys that protect these applications and data. Typically, HSMs are housed in unattended, lights-out data centers or private-clouds in remote locations. This environment creates a challenge for customers who need to access their HSMs to ensure they are operating smoothly, without error and at optimum loading. The need to visit distant data centers can make data collection haphazard, complex and time-consuming, as well as costly. With these challenges top-of-mind, Thales has created CipherTrust Monitor, a solution that allows IT personnel to proactively respond to potential issues and optimize operations – both important requirements with increasing internal and external IT security threats. With its around-the-clock visibility, CipherTrust Monitor 2.0's benefits include:
"Encryption is a well-accepted best practice for securing sensitive data, with HSMs providing the root of trust for critical business applications by protecting and managing the encryption keys. CipherTrust Monitor 2.0 provides customers with the ability to monitor their HSMs from the convenience of their own office, dramatically reducing their ongoing key management costs. The ability to remotely and centrally track HSM operational health, capacity and loading reduces the need to travel to manually retrieve important data. This together with audit logs that can be used as proof of regulatory compliance, brings convenience, cost reduction and reduced downtime." The latest version of CipherTrust Monitor will be available in Q2 2017 and is priced according to the number of hosting workstations and number of HSMs being monitored. For more information, please click here. About Thales e-Security Industry insight and views on the latest key management trends can be found on the Thales e-Security blog at blog.thalesesecurity.com. Follow Thales e-Security on Twitter @Thalesesecurity, and on LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube. About Thales Positioned as a value-added systems integrator, equipment supplier and service provider, Thales is one of Europe's leading players in the security market. The Group's security teams work with government agencies, local authorities and enterprise customers to develop and deploy integrated, resilient solutions to protect citizens, sensitive data and critical infrastructure. Thales offers world-class cryptographic capabilities and is a global leader in cybersecurity solutions for defence, government, critical infrastructure providers, telecom companies, industry and the financial services sector. With a value proposition addressing the entire data security chain, Thales offers a comprehensive range of services and solutions ranging from security consulting, data protection, digital trust management and design, development, integration, certification and security maintenance of cybersecured systems, to cyberthreat management, intrusion detection and security supervision through cybersecurity Operation Centres in France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-thales-ciphertrust-monitor-20-delivers-convenience-and-operational-savings-for-monitoring-hardware-security-modules-300462998.html SOURCE Thales |