Network ENCRYPTION

When looking at ways to secure date and information, it is beyond dispute that Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are the core principles.

One technique to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of stored information or data in motion is encryption. Encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. It removes the vulnerabilities that exist once your data moves beyond the borders of the network you physically own and it helps to protect important or confidential data.

As well as encrypting stored data on centralized server, storage or end user devices, it is becoming increasingly important to protect data in motion.

S&T offers its customers three general deployment scenarios for encrypting data transmitted over networks: point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and network-wide. 

Point-to-point

Point-to-point encryption provides data protection between two endpoints. In this case, the encrypted data stream travels in a static “tunnel” through the network. Point-to-point encryption is typically used when transmitting large amounts of data to a specific LAN:
  • Disaster recovery site traffic


  • SAN traffic


  • Data center traffic


  • Other site-specific LANs where sensitive information is traveling over a company’s leased network

Point-to-Multipoint

Point-to-multipoint encryption functions much like point-to-point, except the data is sent to more than one endpoint. It is ideal for:
  • Multipoint/broadcast applications


  • Peer data sites


  • Regional offices communicating with branch offices


  • Hub and spoke networks where sensitive information is traveling over a company’s leased network

Network-wide Encryption

Network-wide encryption is the most secure way of protecting data because all data transmitted over the network get encrypted. The data can be locked down tight and you decide who gets the key to unlock it. Network-wide encryption is ideal for:
  • Full mesh networks


  • International data transmissions


  • Multiple carrier networks


  • Leased MPLS/VPLS networks


  • Metro Ethernet networks


  • Anywhere your data travels

So, whenever you need to protect one specific data stream, multiple data streams or an entire network, S&T is the right partner for you. We offer solutions from best-in-class vendors like CipherOptics or Cisco, which fit your needs, are easy to install, simple to manage and cost-effective to operate.
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Richard Neuwirth

Richard Neuwirth

Director Networking & Security
Server Solutions
S&T Group

S&T System Integration &
Technology Distribution AG
Geiselbergstrasse 17-19
1110 Vienna
Austria

Tel.: +43 1 367 80 88 1074
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