MILPITAS, Calif. -- Symitar will be a re-seller of a storage encryption appliance from nCipher, a British provider of identity management and data protection solutions.
The CryptoStor device intercepts backup/restore communications between hosts and tape libraries, centrally managing and fully off-loading tape media security functions, the company said.
The device already has been deployed at a number of credit unions, the company said, including $2.6 billion Lockheed FCU in Burbank, Calif.
"Our off-site media is now safe with this device," said Joe Gates, the credit union's data processing manager.
Compliance and security mandates require that credit unions encrypt sensitive information throughout the entire data lifecycle.
"nCipher's CryptoStor allows us to offer a risk management solution that delivers unprecedented security and superior key management capabilities all in one easy-to-deploy appliance that helps minimize potential business interruptions," said Kathy Hooker Burress, president of Symitar, a provider of core processing services to more than 600 credit unions.
