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Recommendations for Adopting a Cloud-Native Key Management Service
Recommendations for Adopting a Cloud-Native Key Management Service
Who it's for:
  • Security Architects 
  • IT Analyst 
  • Developers 
  • System Integrators 
  • Compliance Managers 
  • Cybersecurity Professionals 
  • Program and Project Managers 
  • Cloud Customers 

Recommendations for Adopting a Cloud-Native Key Management Service

Release Date: 09/14/2021

Working Group: Cloud Key Management

The purpose of this document is to provide general guidance for choosing, planning, and deploying cloud-native Key Management Systems (KMS). The guidance within will provide recommendations that address technical, operational, legal, regulatory, and financial aspects of leveraging a cloud-native KMS. The goal is to optimize business outcomes, including agility, cost, and compliance. 

This document will help organizations understand how to assess and implement cloud key management services with regard to an organization’s needs for key management. It is then up to the customer to then use encryption keys (or other artifacts, such as secrets) in ways that follow encryption best practices.

Key takeaways:
  1. Learn how to create a list of requirements that the provider can meet. 
  2. When planning for deployment, learn how to create a list of requirements that will be used by the user deploying the cloud-native KMS.
  3. Understand how to perform the processes required to set up the KMS and start utilizing its services.
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Acknowledgements

Paul Rich
Paul Rich
Executive Director, Data Management & Protection

Paul Rich

Executive Director, Data Management & Protection

Paul Rich is the executive director, data management and protection for JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he leads the strategy and implementation within the company for unstructured data protection both in the cloud and on-premises. He is the co-chair of the CSA Cloud Key Management Working Group, which he envisions as a means of hearing diverse perspectives on the use of cloud services and expectations for both data privacy and secu...

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Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Head of Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance

Michael Roza

Head of Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance

Since 2012 Michael has contributed to over 100 CSA projects completed by CSA's Internet of Things, Zero Trust/Software-Defined Perimeter, Top Threats, Cloud Control Matrix, Containers/Microservices, DevSecOps, and other working groups. He has also served as co-chair of CSA's Enterprise Architecture, Top Threats, and Security-as-a-Service working groups while also serving as the Standards Liaison Officer for IoT, ICS, EA, SECaaS, and Cloud K...

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Mike Schrock
Mike Schrock
Senior Director Global Business Development – Cloud Strategy

Mike Schrock

Senior Director Global Business Development – Cloud Strategy

Mike Schrock joined Thales Group (formally Gemalto) in 2015 as the Senior Director, Business Development, managing Cloud Service Provider Strategy. Mr. Schrock is passionate about and has championed digital transformation for over twenty years in his technology alliance and executive management experience, particularly in the digital, cloud and network security, internet and mobile sectors. Prior to joining Gemalto, he held executive roles ...

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Michael Born
Michael Born
Director, Security Consulting

Michael Born

Director, Security Consulting

Michael has worked in and around Information Technology and Information Security for over ten (10) years with the majority of his experience in Application Security and Penetration Testing. Michael is the author of Binary Analysis Cookbook by Packt Publishing, enjoys participating in local Information Security groups such as The Omaha Chapter of OWASP, DC402, and often contributes CTF challenges to Kernelcon in Omaha, NE. When n...

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Vani Murthy
Vani Murthy
Sr. Information Security Compliance Advisor, Akamai Technologies

Vani Murthy

Sr. Information Security Compliance Advisor, Akamai Technologies

Vani has 20+ years of IT experience in the areas such as Security, Risk, Compliance, Cloud services (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) architecture

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Marina Bregkou
Senior Research Analyst, CSA EMEA

Marina Bregkou

Senior Research Analyst, CSA EMEA

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Damian Crosby

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James Underwood
Senior Security Architect at Blackbaud, Inc

James Underwood

Senior Security Architect at Blackbaud, Inc

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Abhishek Vyas
Abhishek Vyas
Head of Security Consultancy and Architecture

Abhishek Vyas

Head of Security Consultancy and Architecture

I have been working in Cybersecurity for over 10 years, and have been working on large scale multi-cloud programs in the Software and Finance industries over that period. I deliver business value through robust, scalable, fit for business cybersecurity, by establishing new ways of working to help the business to innovate. Challenging the status quo to help remove inertia, and ensuring that cybersecurity remains relevant and mea...

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