Securing VMs for Cloud Storage

The Challenge	A Financial Services Provider has chosen to store its dormant Virtual Machines (VMs) in the Cloud because it is a low cost way to store infrequently-used data. While the company recognizes the cost savings of the Cloud, they are nervous that those VMs could be vulnerable to a security breach both during the transfer to the Cloud and while stored in the Cloud. The Cloud storage provider could fall victim to an outside breach, or their own internal employees could wrongly access the Financial Services Provider’s data. Any breach would put the Financial Services Provider at risk of noncompliance.
The Need	The Company needed to secure their VMs that were transferred to and stored in the Cloud in order to avoid a security breach and avoid any compliance issues.
PKWARE vZip SATISFIES THE NEED	PKWARE vZip ensures that dormant VMs are protected using strong encryption while in transit and when stored in the Cloud. Additionally, vZip allows the customer to store a VM in a single file, rather than multiple files, making transfer much faster and reducing problems during transfer to the Cloud provider. The Financial Services Provider is now securing the dormant VMs in accordance with compliance regulations and reducing costs related to transferring and storing VMs in the cloud.