BYOK OR BRING YOUR OWN KEY MANAGER
In today’s digital age, the data security of public and private organizations is paramount. Salesforce, and its vast suite of enterprise applications, is no exception. But safeguarding data stored in the cloud can be a daunting task, particularly due to the susceptibility for centralized, legacy key management solutions to introduce vulnerabilities in security and usability. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) is a key manager that integrates with Salesforce and its applications to ensure enterprise clients have complete control over their data security and retain as much control of their data as possible. BYOK is an ideal solution for Salesforce customers seeking to establish a strong data security posture without sacrificing speed and usability. It allows customers to certify their encryption keys and store and manage them in their own on-premise/private cloud key storage with total autonomy. This is a marked differentiator from legacy key management solutions as all encryption keys remain in the customer’s control and can be managed through the customer’s established hardware security module (HSM). By retaining authority over their keys, businesses can guarantee only trusted personnel can access their data. A major benefit of leveraging BYOK is that it eliminates the need for Salesforce users to manage or understand encryption keys while delivering the peace of mind that comes with cloud encryption. This is because BYOK is highly intuitive and fully automates the process of encryption, meaning businesses are free to focus their resources elsewhere without worrying about putting their data at risk. BYOK also makes it simpler to scale encryption securely and across multiple platforms. For organizations dealing with sensitive data, Salesforce data backup and recovery operations also rely heavily on data encryption through BYOK. BYOK simplifies the backup and recovery of Salesforce data by encrypting data both at rest and in transit. This ensures that only the customer holding the encryption keys can restore their data, meaning they have complete control over the security and encryption of their data. This level of control also frees up businesses from dealing with unforeseen consequences associated with other vendors’ vendors holding the encryption keys. Finally, BYOK integrates seamlessly with Salesforce’s release management tools, enabling organizations to securely manage the deployment of applications in the Salesforce platform. This allows companies to maintain control and visibility across their entire IT landscape. For organizations that need to ensure their applications comply with relevant security regulations, BYOK makes it easy to integrate and configure established threat-detection solutions directly into Salesforce’s release management process. This level of synchronization and control set BYOK apart from other legacy solutions, providing businesses with a comprehensive data security solution. BYOK is an innovative yet easy-to-use Salesforce solution that enables enterprises to leverage encryption and manage their keys accordingly. With its streamlined integration for Salesforce data backup and recovery, release management, and security, BYOK provides organizations with the level of control they need, when they need it, to properly safeguard their sensitive data.
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