According to a study from Forrester Research, the average security breach costs about $200 per record, a cost that is expected to rise in the upcoming years. And, open standards requirements combined with the limitations of access control security make protecting systems a challenge. This white paper reviews the drivers behind data breaches, the technical hurdles facing both management and IT, and the necessary technologies to lock, monitor, and audit the use of sensitive information within the larger information system. Then, it explores an encryption and key management approach that enhances security by providing the following key features:

Authority-based

OS-based security integration

Random Key Generation

User transparency

Audit-ability