Encryption Key Management Best Practices for Advanced Data Protection

Although encryption key management is incredibly important, many IT and security professionals are often unaware of best practices for managing encryption keys. If these best practices are not implemented, it can lead to an insecure system that increases the risk of encryption keys being compromised, opening the doors of vital systems to nefarious actors.

This white paper provides IT leaders with a list of encryption key management best practices and recommendations, to ensure maximum data security when deploying encryption. Similar to the analogy of security systems for a house, such as not leaving a key under the mat, implementing best practices for digital keys ensures bad actors can’t carry out unauthorized actions, such as read company email, access company data, or even impersonate employees. This best practices white paper covers:

• Centralized key management systems
• User roles to limit access
• Backups
• High availability (HA)
• Encryption standards
• Authentication methods
• Logging and auditing
• Automation
• Integrations