Dell’s encryption capabilities are built for the future of AI

Each new technological advancement sparks new cyberattacks and requires security teams to evolve their current encryption capabilities.

At Dell Technologies Inc., cybersecurity experts developed a framework which follows three simple steps: rEducate the attack service, detect, respond and recover from the attack. This three-pronged methodology aims to help Dell users feel secure against attacks for years to come.

Dell’s Steve Kenniston speaks with CUBE Research’s Dave Vellante about protecting clients against quantum attacks.

“Customers love the setting,” said Adam Miller (photo, left), product marketing team leader at Dell. “And I think it’s because we’ve started to present things in the terms that they need. So they want to reduce their attack surface and try to stop as much as possible before it gets in. They want to do better detection and be able to see what’s coming in and then respond when it happens. If they are going to recover, of course they need a plan in place. So when they hear us come to them with this type of message, it’s very credible. This is exactly what they are looking for.

Miller and Steve Kenniston (pictured, right), Senior Cybersecurity Manager, Portfolio Marketing, at Dell, spoke with CUBE Research Dave Vellante within the framework of the “Partnerships for Smarter Security” Event 2024during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s live streaming studio. They discussed Dell’s cybersecurity strategy and how the company is preparing its encryption capabilities for new technologies such as quantum computing. (*Disclosure below.)

A complete cybersecurity solution

Although Dell presents its cybersecurity framework in three parts, Kenniston emphasizes that it is a single solution. As the company forms new partnerships, all of these new services are integrated into Dell’s security infrastructure.

“What I’m trying to educate our customers on is: Don’t think of this as an attempt to buy products from a single item to solve a particular step of that tool,” he said. declared. “I’m looking for a single solution that can solve all of these challenges… when you buy a single solution for something you’re trying to accomplish, maybe a new workload, or to do something like that, you can get these features without adding more. in addition to several layers of different security solutions.

One example of how Dell smooths over the new seams formed by the integration of different vendors and partners is that users only need a single password for all of the company’s services. Part of Dell’s cybersecurity strategy is making sure its network is on the same page, Miller points out.

“When we onboard software partners like we’ve talked about here, it means we’re deepening engagements with our partners,” he said. “It’s not just about reselling software that our customers already have on another (statement of work), but working very closely with them at the technology level, at the engineering level to start building the things we need.”

Building encryption capabilities for the future

When innovative technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing come onto the scene, they create vulnerabilities that can be exploited by bad actors. Post-quantum cryptography has become an area of ​​interest for Dell, Kenniston suggests.

“There’s a lot going on in this particular space, and that’s what sparked my interest and our curiosity,” he said. “And we try, again, to stay one step ahead of the customer so that we can ensure their safety as well. And essentially what I’ve understood so far is that encryption capabilities are going to be more easily broken by quantum solutions than we have today.

A viable quantum architecture could exist by the end of the decade, Vellante predicts, and AI will obviously continue to advance. Dell designs its cybersecurity infrastructure and encryption capabilities to solve problems with new technologies before they arise.

“We’ve kind of shifted our message to reducing the attack surface, being able to detect and respond to threats that we know are going to show up,” Kenniston said. “If we can continue to model that model around our capabilities, our solutions, and ensure that our customers meet each of their needs in each of those buckets, hopefully by consolidating solutions and making sure that our solutions do all of those things, and again, staying one step ahead of the customer.

Here’s the full video interview, part of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE Research’s coverage of Dell’s “Partnering for Smarter Security” event:

(*Disclosure: Dell Technologies Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Dell nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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