Rick Robinson

Product Manager, Encryption and Key Management

Rick Robinson comes from a diverse background of architecture, development, and deployment of new products and services that employ cryptography in one form or another. He has numerous patents in the area of cryptography and computer security and helped customers in the financial, health, retail, manufacturing, and government sectors. Rick has been an active proponent of cryptography for business – applying standards-based cryptography, key management, PKI, and secure protocols to help business stay competitive in the ever-changing world of data security.

Data Protection August 3, 2020

How Employing Encryption for Data Security Changed History

3 min read - Human history is full of examples of encryption playing pivotal roles in war, competition and transitions of power. Throughout recorded time, people have employed encryption as a tactical tool to keep information private. That data could involve military campaigns, plots to…

Data Protection March 23, 2020

Crypto-Risk: Your Data Security Blind Spot

4 min read - Start thinking about what your organization can do to manage crypto-risk before today's encryption and security measures fall prey to tomorrow's attackers and advanced computing tools.

Data Protection January 8, 2019

Podcast: Monitoring National Cybersecurity Trends With Former NSA Deputy Director Bill Crowell

2 min read - Former NSA Deputy Director Bill Crowell brings his insights and expertise to the podcast for a conversation about national cybersecurity trends and challenges.

Data Protection June 12, 2018

Ransomware Recovery: Maintain Control of Your Data in the Face of an Attack

5 min read - Organizations can significantly reduce the risk and cost of ransomware recovery by investing in cloud data protection tools that feature file and object store encryption capabilities.

Cloud Security April 18, 2018

When Nobody Controls Your Object Stores — Except You

5 min read - Object stores are inexpensive and scalable, but how can you be sure your CSP will properly handle your encryption keys? How can you maintain the flexibility to switch CSPs if necessary?

Data Protection February 6, 2018

Minimizing the Encryption Blast Radius

4 min read - The only way to reduce the encryption blast radius is to keep moving forward and embrace the advancements the technology has undergone over the years.

Data Protection August 29, 2017

Need-to-Know Only: Use Encryption to Make Data Meaningless to Prying Eyes

3 min read - Data encryption is one of the most basic — and, given the right tools, most effective — ways to protect sensitive information from cybercriminals.

Data Protection February 28, 2017

How Encryption Makes Your Sensitive Cloud-Based Data an Asset, Not a Liability

4 min read - It's critical to protect sensitive cloud-based data using encryption while it is being stored, and to delete it securely at the end of its life cycle.

Data Protection February 25, 2016

Achieving Security Conformance: The Importance of Encryption and Key Management Standards

2 min read - Modern encryption standards have the potential to drastically improve the overall security of industries and the individual security products they use.

Mainframe February 16, 2016

Three Things You Need to Know About Mainframes in the Cloud — and Why the z13s Rocks!

4 min read - IBM has announced the z13s, a secure, high-volume, transaction-designed rocket ship ready to help businesses enhance their transaction processing.

Data Protection February 15, 2016

Encrypted Data Islands: Encryption Keys Are Lost but Not Forgotten

4 min read - Managing data encryption and encryption keys is essential for organizations to keep data under their control, whether it's on-premises or in the cloud.

Data Protection October 28, 2015

Two Important Lessons from the Ashley Madison Breach

5 min read - The Ashley Madison data breach was one of the most notable of 2015 so far, and there are several security lessons buried in the scandalous headlines.

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Rick Robinson

How Employing Encryption for Data Security Changed History

Crypto-Risk: Your Data Security Blind Spot

Podcast: Monitoring National Cybersecurity Trends With Former NSA Deputy Director Bill Crowell

Ransomware Recovery: Maintain Control of Your Data in the Face of an Attack

When Nobody Controls Your Object Stores — Except You

Minimizing the Encryption Blast Radius

Need-to-Know Only: Use Encryption to Make Data Meaningless to Prying Eyes

How Encryption Makes Your Sensitive Cloud-Based Data an Asset, Not a Liability

Achieving Security Conformance: The Importance of Encryption and Key Management Standards

Three Things You Need to Know About Mainframes in the Cloud — and Why the z13s Rocks!

Encrypted Data Islands: Encryption Keys Are Lost but Not Forgotten

Two Important Lessons from the Ashley Madison Breach

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