Case Study: Leading Financial Institution Secures Cloud Storage with QuintessenceLabs

Cloud Storage Security for Major Bank

Leading Financial Institution, a global bank serving tens of millions of customers, wanted to use cloud storage to cut costs, improve availability and performance, and still meet strict internal and regulatory requirements for confidentiality and integrity. It needed a solution that would prevent exposure of data to cloud providers or other users while integrating with existing IT systems and cloud storage APIs, and it turned to QuintessenceLabs for help.

QuintessenceLabs implemented a cloud storage security solution built around its Trusted Security Foundation (TSF) key and policy manager and qSecure encryption appliance, which acted as a cryptographic gateway and encrypted each file with a unique full-entropy key before storing it in the cloud. The solution added secure local caching, multi-factor authentication, redundant backend storage options, and centralized key and access auditing, helping the bank reduce operating costs, improve user experience and service availability, and satisfy internal teams, auditors, and regulators.