Secure storage

Secure Storage

In an era where threats to digital assets are greater than ever, organizations face an increasingly complex challenge. Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, ransomware attacks are a constant threat, and threats from foreign powers are greater than before.

Swedish companies and authorities must be able to guarantee that their critical data is secure and protected from foreign interests. Furthermore, Scandinavia is dependent on submarine cables for the internet, which have proven to be vulnerable, and the cloud market is dominated by American players (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google account for 72%, while European providers only have 13%). According to experts, Donald Trump could exploit Europe's dependence on American tech giants to exert political pressure, and the CLOUD Act gives American authorities the right to request data from American cloud service providers regardless of where the data is stored. All this highlights an urgent need for secure, sovereign storage solutions on Swedish soil.

The Vault - a Swedish secure storage

To meet these challenges, Elastx offers The Vault, a digital panic room designed to provide exceptional security for sensitive data. With The Vault, Swedish companies and organizations can secure their most sensitive data if the worst happens, which is an important step towards increased digital sovereignty. Swedish companies and authorities must be able to guarantee that their critical data is secure and protected from foreign interests. Here, The Vault can be a solution.

What is The Vault?

The Vault is a secure object storage service for critical backups and logs, providing full control and rapid recovery even after the most severe incidents. The service ensures that data is available even if a foreign power shuts down a service in, for example, American clouds, and protects against cybercriminals destroying backups or logs. Digital sovereignty is about control; no one else should control your digital destiny. The Vault makes this possible for all Swedish organizations.

The Vault is strategically located in a secure underground facility, far from most Swedish companies' primary data and the American providers' regions. This geographical separation is crucial to ensure that primary and secondary data are not affected by the same incident, such as natural disasters, power outages, communication disruptions, or bombings.

Unique features of The Vault:

• Encryption at rest and in transit: All data is encrypted both when stored (at rest) and when transferred (in transit). Users also have the option to use their own encryption keys for maximum control.
  • Immutable storage (Immutable function): The Vault uses object locking that prevents data from being modified or deleted for a predefined period. This feature is crucial for protecting against ransomware and other manipulative attacks, ensuring that backups and logs are always intact and recoverable.
  • S3 compatibility: The service is S3-compatible, enabling easy migration and integration with existing systems and applications.
  • Geographical and physical security: The location in an underground facility provides robust physical protection against intrusion and other physical threats, which is particularly relevant given the current geopolitical situation in Europe.

Given Sweden's and the EU's significant dependence on foreign cloud services, a Swedish, secure storage solution is needed. The Vault can be a central component in an exit strategy from foreign clouds and contribute to securing Sweden's critical infrastructure.