BendBright and Cyber Security

The absolute need for secured optical links Digitalisation of society and migration towards cloud-based services are increasing the flow of traffic carried through telecommunications networks around the globe. This surge in data has accelerated over recent months, as the pandemic and the precipitation of remote activities have prompted the transformation of our work and personal habits, by necessity, towards an even more data-centric approach. Hence, with this drastic surge in data exchanges and transmission, it is crucially important to secure and protect critical data in our connected world, both at rest (when the data is onsite) and in flight (when the data is transmitted around the world, spanning access to long-haul networks). The latest Thales Data Threat Report by IDC (2020, Global Edition) 1 reported that “no organisation is immune from data security threats, with 49% of global respondents experiencing a breach at some point and 26% having been breached in the past year”. Verticals like finance, government, health and education are actually targeted well above average. These threats materialise through the stealing of customer information, resulting in loss of customer confidence and hugely impacting company finances. To prevent and counter these threats, most organisations use encryption technology – databases, data centres, storage arrays or hard drives – to fully protect data at rest. However, it is when data leaves the premises to travel across networks that interception can happen more easily, as this threat is not well understood and more difficult to quantify. Negative impact on company finances Customer information at risk Potential loss of customer confidence 49% of global organisations have experienced a data security breach at some point, and 26% have been breached in the past year. (Thales Data Threat Report by IDC, 2020 Global Edition) 1. https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/content/research_reports_ white_papers/field_document/2020-04/2020-data-threat-report.pdf DATA IN FLIGHT DATA AT REST SERVERS AND DATABASES HARD DISK DRIVES ? Figure 1