AFORE's CloudLink® Cloud Security solution achieves certification under the Secured by RSA® Certified Partner Program

Award winning CloudLink® Encryption and Management Solution achieves certification through interoperability with the RSA® Data Protection Manager product (DPM), an industry-leading tokenization, encryption and key management solution

OTTAWA, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - AFORE Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Cloud Security and Management solutions, today announced it has become a Secured by RSA® Certified Partner and has certified interoperability between AFORE CloudLink and the RSA® Data Protection Manager solution.  The interoperability of these technologies is intended to enable enterprises and Cloud Service Providers to securely encrypt data at rest in cloud infrastructures with robust key management.

AFORE's CloudLink Trusted Multi-Tenancy solution, which enables users of private, public and hybrid clouds  to encrypt their data  at rest while maintaining full control of security policies and  encryption keys, now includes an option to further fortify their infrastructure with the RSA Data Protection Manager solution for enterprise-wide key management.

"We are pleased to welcome AFORE to the Secured by RSA Certified Partner Program.  Through the interoperability of our solutions and on-going collaboration, we are able to meet pressing needs for confidentiality of data in evermore pervasive cloud infrastructure. Customers will be able to take advantage of encryption with the confidence that encryption keys and key policies are managed through the RSA Data Protection Manager solution," Nirav Mehta, Director of Product Management, RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

"Security compliance in data center and Cloud environments is one of the top deployment concerns enterprises face.  Encryption of sensitive data and robust key control are all cornerstones of security regulations such as PCI and HIPAA and this is exactly what the combined power  of the RSA Data Protection Manager product and AFORE CloudLink brings  to cloud users" states James LaPalme VP Sales & Marketing AFORE Solutions.  "CloudLink successfully passed extensive testing that validates the interoperability with the RSA Data Protection Manager solution and demonstrates the performance and functionality required to enable security and compliance in multi-tenant Clouds.

About AFORE:

AFORE Solutions is a leader in Cloud Security and Management. AFORE's CloudLink® software security appliance combines cloud infrastructure security and manageability with cloud performance monitoring. Enterprises and Cloud Service Providers use CloudLink® to protect mission critical data in motion and at rest while managing SLA's for security compliance and service performance.

EMC, RSA, Secured by RSA Certified and Data Protection Manager are either trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries.

SOURCE AFORE Solutions Inc.