If you grew up in the 80s, you will remember the line: “Are you the keymaster?” from the original Ghostbusters movie. In the film, a malevolent force takes hold of Louis Tully - played by none other than Rick Moranis - to turn him into the keymaster that enables evil spirits to overtake numerous sites in New York. Fast-forward to the real world in 2021, and while we have not seen ghosts overrun our cities, what we have seen is a rapid proliferation of bad actors trying to besiege the defenses of virtual machines (VMs) that perform critical functions across modern computing infrastructures. Widespread use of VM clusters processing sensitive information requires data at rest and workload security across on-premises, multi-cloud, and hybrid deployments to keep evildoers in check. In this blog, we’ll examine how the growing use of encryption across VMs and storage mediums has led to a dramatic increase in the volume of cryptographic keys that organizations must manage throughout their lifecycle.
Today’s environment
As organizations’ computing needs grow, they typically look to future-proof operations and lower data storage costs through expanding use of virtualized environments. Businesses have also shifted capital to operational expense models through cloud migration, which has also delivered more flexibility. Multi-cloud and hybrid environments have provided the resilience and assurance that many seek as they transform their businesses. The transformation has been accompanied by a rapid growth in the use of encryption, and while this has been a welcomed development, it has left many organizations struggling to control the processes that underpin the security of ..
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