Information is the life blood of organisations, making database systems the critical engines of success and in need of the best possible protection against criminal or commercial attack. Indeed in many industries security to guard customer or financial data is mandated.

For more than 10 years, Thales e-Security has helped organisations to protect their information not only when it is in transit, but also when stored, by preventing this information from being viewed or used outside the organisation without proper authorisation. By helping companies to prevent loss or unauthorised modification of data from their databases, Thales e-Security has contributed in providing a safer environment in which to conduct their business.

In banking, the Host Security Module (HSM) is relied on to secure back office data including business data and customer authentication credentials like passwords and PINs from alteration, theft and malicious use.

And when protecting databases demands the extra security of encryption, WebSentry™ integrates with database systems to provide flexible and scalable 'column level' encryption that delivers both high security and performance.