Cloud Backup Solution Provides End-to-End Protection with up to AES 256-bit 32 Key Encryption Certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST FIPS 140-2)
TORONTO – April 19, 2012 – Asigra Inc., a leading cloud backup software provider since 1986, today announced that financial services firms globally are selecting Asigra Cloud Backup™ to enhance the security, compliance and simplicity of their data protection efforts. Delivered as a private, public or hybrid cloud solution, Asigra delivers the advantages of cloud computing while providing a framework for the compliant, secure and efficient recovery of data when and where it is required.
"Sensitive data in any company's backup set is sure to be just as critical as the information in their production environment. Therefore, the security of backup data should receive equally high levels of protection," said Erik Smith, IT Manager for Purdy Insurance Agency. "With encryption in-flight and at-rest from cradle to grave, we trust Asigra-based backup services by Data Storage Corporation to meet the strict standards of FIPS 140-2 certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - making it the right choice for us."
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The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is an internationally recognized standard for cryptography products, developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. Certification of Asigra’s Cloud Backup software platform encompasses the entire system for all data in-flight and at-rest. The security requirements cover eleven areas related to the secure design of Asigra Cloud Backup, from physical and logical integrity of the software to system level functionality such as user access control and key management. This certification provides one of the highest levels of assurance for security products, and requires extensive third-party lab certification.
Asigra Cloud Backup Security Features: • ALL data encrypted in-flight and at-rest • FIPS 140-2 certified • Key escrow management • Password rotation support • Data destroyed with certificate of destruction
Financial organizations responsible for volumes of sensitive customer data require the ability to protect this information wherever it resides, whether in the data center, on desktops, or mobile devices such as laptops, tablets or smartphones. Governmental and corporate compliance in addition to public assurance that information is held in strict confidence are top among priorities in this much scrutinized and highly regulated industry. The main challenges from the perspective of backup and recovery include the ability to enforce strict data privacy requirements, respond to new reporting, comply with longer data retention times, meet compliance mandates from both government and IT-infrastructure and improve IT responsiveness in a competitive environment.
