AMSTERDAM, Mar 21, 2017 – (ACN Newswire) – Gemalto (Euronext
NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that
Microsoft Azure Information Protection customers can now take advantage of the
new “Hold Your Own Key” (HYOK) functionality using Gemalto’s SafeNet
Luna Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). The integration allows organizations in
highly regulated scenarios to manage, own and store their encryption keys in
on-premises HSMs and securely share data with complete control over their keys.
With this solution, enterprises can easily align data protection policies and
business processes without compromising the integrity and security of their
data.



The SafeNet Luna HSM enables HYOK functionality via native
support for Microsoft’s Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).
Companies have the option to use AD RMS protection policies for ‘top-secret’
data and Azure RMS protection policies for sensitive data. Enterprises can use
the Azure Information Protection to enable secure internal and external
collaboration. The SafeNet Luna HSM integration with the Azure Information
Protection’s HYOK feature requires no change to the user experience or
deployments. Customers control access to sensitive data by defining protection
policies and use rights. All of the other information protection features, like
document tracking and revocation, are preserved.



“Organizations using Microsoft Azure Information
Protection services now have access to the convenient security features they’re
used to, without having to hand over ownership and control of their encryption
keys to their cloud provider,” said Todd Moore, SVP of Encryption Products
at Gemalto. “Combining the SafeNet Luna HSM with the Azure Information
Protection’s HYOK functionality, customers can continue to deploy customized
data protection controls without compromising security or operational
transparency of a user’s applications.”



Dan Plastina, Partner Director, Information and Threat
Protection at Microsoft Corp. said, “Microsoft Azure Information Protection
enables selective use of on-premises AD RMS services in a Hold-Your-Own-Key
configuration (HYOK) for customers with deeply regulated data. Gemalto’s
SafeNet Luna HSMs seamlessly integrate with this hybrid Azure Information
Protection configuration providing customers the full spectrum of specialized
protection they need.”



Gemalto’s SafeNet Luna HSMs are among the highest-performing,
most secure and easiest-to-integrate HSM solutions available on the market
today, facilitating regulatory compliance and delivering the highest data
protection for enterprise, financial and government organizations. Unlike other
methods of key storage, which move keys outside of the HSM into a “trusted
layer,” SafeNet Luna HSMs store the keys in hardware to protect the entire
key lifecycle.



Related Resources



– More information on Gemalto Network Hardware Security
Modules http://bit.ly/2n2ho8g

– Encrypt Everything whitepaper http://bit.ly/2nMnkSS

– Three Steps to Securing Data in any Cloud Environment
whitepaper http://bit.ly/2nMuwhY



About Gemalto



Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the global leader in
digital security, with 2016 annual revenues of EUR 3.1 billion and customers in
over 180 countries. We bring trust to an increasingly connected world.



Our technologies and services enable businesses and
governments to authenticate identities and protect data so they stay safe and
enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in
between.



Gemalto’s solutions are at the heart of modern life, from
payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. We authenticate
people, transactions and objects, encrypt data and create value for software –
enabling our clients to deliver secure digital services for billions of
individuals and things.



Our 15,000+ employees operate out of 112 offices, 43
personalization and data centers, and 30 research and software development
centers located in 48 countries.



For more information visitwww.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.