Security News > 2020 > December > IBM Security allows companies to experiment with fully homomorphic encryption

IBM Security launched a new service that allows companies to experiment with fully homomorphic encryption - an emerging technology designed to allow data to remain encrypted even while being processed or analyzed in cloud or third-party environments.

The new IBM Security Homomorphic Encryption Services provide companies with education, expert support, and a testing environment for clients to develop prototype applications that can take advantage of FHE. With the growth of hybrid cloud, sensitive data will be even more broadly stored, shared and analyzed across platforms and parties, exposing it to varying security controls and risks.

"Fully homomorphic encryption holds tremendous potential for the future of privacy and cloud computing, but businesses must begin learning about and experimenting with FHE before they can take full advantage of what it has to offer," said Sridhar Muppidi, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Security.

Building on groundwork and tools developed IBM Research and IBM Z, the new IBM Security Homomorphic Encryption Services provide a scalable hosting environment on IBM Cloud, along with consulting and managed services to help clients begin learning about and designing prototype solutions which can take advantage of FHE. As FHE technology advances, these solutions can allow companies to apply functions like search, analytics and AI to their sensitive data in an environment, without revealing that data to the underlying service - helping them to maintain existing compliance and privacy controls as part of a "Zero trust" security strategy.

Early this year, IBM released tools and educational materials for developers, and have been working with select clients on early pilot programs for FHE. IBM Security is now taking the next pivotal step in bringing FHE to a broader audience, launching a first-of-its-kind service offering to help companies get started with Fully Homomorphic Encryption.

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