Data security is one of the largest issues many industries face today. When you are deploying Big Data on networks, it can become problematic trying to protect information throughout the chain. HP Security Voltage provides data-centric protection to ensure that you are guarding your business intelligence and customers’ private information.

Sudeep Venkatesh, vice president of solutions architecture, HP Security Voltage, spoke with John Furrier and Dave Vellante on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s Media production team, at the HP Big Data Conference 2015 about data security.

High walls don’t protect you

“Security comes from different places,” said Venkatesh. “You can build high walls to secure the data, but someone can always breech it. You need to go the source – the data.” He explained that encryption and tokenization at the data level enable you to move protected data throughout your network.

He also recommended coupling encryption with stateless key management that is not stored but managed at the enterprise level. This allows the customer to generate key codes as changes take place within an organization, such as replacing personnel and vendors.

A secure analysis

When asked about what security problems attendees at the event are talking about, he stated, “Many industries are seeing their Big Data projects stalling due to a lack of security.” The solution he offers up is HP Security Voltage, which encrypts data and preserves the format. This allows companies to perform analytics on encrypted data.

He also recommended that companies used standardized products — something that is open source and has been peer reviewed.

Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of the HP Big Data Conference 2015.

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