HP Unveils Cloud Access Security Protection Platform

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has partnered with cloud access security broker Adallom to incorporate cloud security monitoring, governance and control capabilities into its portfolio.

The Palo Alto, California-based technology giant today unveiled a cloud access security platform to complement its HP Atalla offerings.

HP said its new Cloud Access Security Protection platform provides “borderless” data security. This platform incorporates automatic data classification and encryption capabilities with the HP Atalla Information Protection and Control (IPC) security solution, HP said, to help organizations better secure their cloud applications.

“The Cloud Access Security Protection platform is the first of several offerings HP Atalla is adding to our portfolio to build even greater data-centric security for cloud users,” Sheryl Wharff, global product marketing leader for HP Atalla, told Talkin’ Cloud. “Organizations can govern cloud application usage, secure corporate data and react in real-time to an account compromise or risky behaviors.”

HP also noted that the platform addresses data protection needs for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, data de-identification and risk reduction associated with the use of personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI) and more.

In addition, the platform expands data-centric security to protect software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, HP said, to offer users “flexible, non-intrusive deployment options for cloud application security.”

HP unveiled its Atalla products in June, and the technology giant’s cloud security footprint continues to grow as well.

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For example, HP signed a definitive agreement to acquire Voltage Security, a Cupertino, California-based company that provides data-centric security solutions, in February.

Art Gilliland, HP’s senior vice president and general manager of enterprise security products, said Voltage’s encryption and tokenization technology would complement the HP Atalla portfolio.

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