INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTYK PLATFORM : Decentralized Cloud Security for Enterprise
Good day everyone,i would be writing on the CRYPTYK PLATFORM,this is the first complete cloud security and storage solution for enterprise.Today i would be writing on the following which would be listed below;
A) WHAT IS CRYPTYK ?
B) CRYPTYK PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE
WHAT IS CRYPTYK ?
The CRYPTYK platform is a hybrid decentralized data processing architecture designed for secure, scalable management of online data storage, file sharing, document editing, user access, email, messaging and other cloud-based applications within businesses, enterprises, government organizations and for individual consumers. This decentralized technology designed by Cryptyk Inc utilizes CRYPTYK Tokens (or CTKs) to power an open source cyber-security platform benefitting all industries that are susceptible to cyber-security breaches including banking, finance, law, insurance, healthcare, transport, logistics, media, construction and government.
This technology seeks to displace single source Cloud Storage Providers (CSPs), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs), Cloud Security Gateways (CSGs), Storage Partitions, Anti-Virus Scanners, Threat Monitors and other security products. The CRYPTYK ecosystem manages security for data-at-rest (storage), data-in-motion (email / chat / payments) and datain-use(file editing / sharing / collaboration). The ecosystem is structured to provide scalable benefits and incentives for all participants to grow the security, integrity, financial competitiveness and performance of Cryptyk technology for the benefit of the CRYPTYK token or CTK value (and hence all its participants).
Blockchain based networks that use a large number of consensus driven processing nodes are ideal for managing network security. However, they are not well suited for managing file storage and sharing applications because of inherent latencies of the order of tens of seconds or more. Instead of storing files on a consensus-driven node structured blockchain network, the CRYPTYK ecosystem uses a low latency, decentralized cloud platform with multiple dedicated cloud storage providers as file storage nodes. In addition to a decentralized multi-cloud platform for file storage, the hybrid ecosystem integrates a private blockchain platform for a secure immutable record of all user access sessions and file transactions.
The fundamental weakness of existing cloud storage and enterprise security technologies lies in their centralized design architecture that relies on trusted third-party vendors. Every cloud storage vendor is vulnerable to cyber-security attacks, and once a security breach has been successfully achieved enormous amounts of confidential data can be readily stolen from a centralized network. They can identify the five main security threats to enterprise networks:
(1) External threats from remotely located syndicated hacker groups.
(2) Viral threats from malicious software programs such as viruses, malware and ransomware.
(3) Operational failure threats and denial of service attacks.
(4) Internal threats from bad actors, disgruntled employees.
(5) Surveillance intercept threats or man-in-the-middle attacks.
To counter these five security threats an enterprise can invest in a complex, expensive combination of:
• Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) or Cloud Security Gateways (CSGs) that monitor and control user / employee access to cloud storage and cloud application services,
• Data Leak Prevention (DLP) and Threat Analysis products that analyze user access and the sharing of files to minimize potential insider threats and data losses due to human error,
• Multi-Factor Authorization (MFA) login tools that verify the identity of users / employees,
• Firewalls and Partitions that act to prevent or minimize unauthorized access from external
sources to confidential files and data,
• Anti-Virus and Spyware Software that scan for hazardous black-listed viruses, malware and ransomware, and
• Encryption and tokenization tools such that use cryptographic data encoding algorithms with public/private keys to protect and audit data-at-rest and data-in-motion assets.
CRYPTYK PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE
Low cost cloud storage services for data-at-rest applications are a fundamental weakness for all conventional security solutions that are complex and expensive to deploy. Building a complete enterpriseclass security solution must also incorporate cloud storage as a fundamental building block to ensure an optimal security profile. The design philosophy that underpins the hybrid CRYPTYK architecture is based on optimizing specific characteristics of three different decentralized platforms to meet the varying multitude of critical performance requirements for both enterprise security and storage applications.
Not every decentralized platform is ideal for every online application and it requires the integration of three different but complimentary platforms to meet the broad performance and usability demands for a complete enterprise-class security and storage solution. Cryptyk digital tokens or CTKs are an essential ingredient that powers the entire CRYPTYK platform architecture by:
• Enabling the three different decentralized storage platforms (VAULT, PASSPORT and CODEBOOK) to operate with each other and provide multiple layers of security,
• Allowing enterprise customers and individual users to purchase a complete range of security and storage services,
• Providing incentives for enterprise customers to initially trial and deploy security and storage services,
• Providing incentives for open source developers and alliance partners to support the CTK ecosystem by developing an expanding range of compatible API and plug-in products, and
• Providing incentives for ecosystem participants and crypto-currency miners to preferentially process CTK Proof of Security (Ps) calculations that powers the private blockchain platform PASSPORT.
The CRYPTYK solution does not attempt to disrupt the existing cloud storage market by displacing large entrenched players that already provide reliable storage services at very low commodity level prices. Instead it combines a more secure decentralized multi-cloud storage platform (that leverages existing storage services from major cloud providers) with two decentralized blockchain security platforms that verify, record and manage user access and file sharing for individuals and enterprises.
Consequently, the CRYPTYK solution disrupts the much larger enterprise security market by providing a more secure and cost-effective product bundle that includes both enterprise security and cloud storage services. Nonetheless the CRYPTYK solution offers a cost competitive solution for cloud storage alone. Products and services built on the CRYPTYK platform architecture have the potential to displace a variety of more expensive products and services from existing vendors in the enterprise security market such as CASB, CSG, DLP, Firewall and Threat Monitoring products. The benefits for both enterprise and individual customers include
(i) dramatic improvements in security profiles,
(ii) simpler trial and deployment of products via a single product solution, and
(iii) lower total operational costs for online security and storage.
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