DATA-AT-REST ENCRYPTION

Protect stored data with strong, enforceable encryption

Data-at-rest encryption ensures sensitive information remains protected when stored in databases, applications, file systems, and cloud storage. Data Protection Services (DPS) delivers enterprise-grade encryption and tokenisation solutions that reduce breach impact, protect customer data, and support regulatory obligations across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

How DPS helps organisations protect data-at-rest

Strong encryption across databases and storage

DPS implements enterprise-grade data-at-rest encryption across databases, file systems, storage platforms, and cloud environments, ensuring sensitive information remains protected even if infrastructure is compromised.

Reduced breach impact and exposure

By encrypting structured and unstructured data at rest, DPS helps minimise the impact of unauthorised access, ransomware, and insider threats, significantly reducing financial, operational, and reputational risk.

Centralised control and compliance alignment

DPS delivers centralised policy management, key control, and reporting capabilities that support regulatory obligations, audit readiness, and demonstrable governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Why data encryption matters

Stored data is one of the most targeted assets during cyber incidents. When systems are compromised, unencrypted data can be immediately accessed, copied, or exfiltrated, often without detection.

Data-at-rest encryption ensures sensitive information remains unreadable without authorised cryptographic keys, significantly reducing the impact of breaches and strengthening organisational resilience.

DATA-AT-REST ENCRYPTION CAPABILITIES

Comprehensive protection for stored data

Enterprise-grade encryption, access control and governance designed to protect sensitive data wherever it resides.

Database and
storage encryption

Protect sensitive data across enterprise databases and storage platforms.

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Transparent encryption

Apply encryption with minimal impact to applications.

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Tokenisation and
format-preserving encryption

Protect sensitive data while maintaining usability.

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Encryption for cloud and
container environments

Secure stored data in modern architectures.

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Centralised key management and access control

Control who can access encrypted data — and how

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Governance, risk and compliance alignment

Encryption aligned to regulatory expectations

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DATA-AT-REST ENCRYPTION

Database and storage encryption

Protect sensitive data across enterprise databases and storage platforms.DPS delivers encryption for structured and unstructured data stored in relational databases, data warehouses, file systems, and object storage, ensuring data remains protected regardless of where it resides.

Our capabilities include:
Database encryption
File and object storage encryption
Encryption for on-premises and cloud platforms
Transparent encryption

Apply encryption with minimal impact to applications.

Transparent encryption enables strong data protection without requiring application code changes, reducing deployment effort and operational disruption.

Our capabilities include:
Encryption below the application layer
Minimal application modification
Support for legacy and modern systems
Tokenisation and format-preserving encryption

Protect sensitive data while maintaining usability.

Tokenisation and format-preserving encryption allow sensitive values to be replaced or encrypted while preserving data formats, supporting analytics, testing, and downstream system compatibility.

Our capabilities include:
Tokenisation for high-risk data fields
Format-preserving encryption
Reduced exposure of sensitive data
Encryption for cloud & container environments

Secure stored data in modern architectures.

Modern environments span multiple platforms and providers. DPS ensures encryption, key management, and access controls remain consistent and enforceable across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments.

Our capabilities include:
Encryption for cloud storage services
Container and Kubernetes support
Hybrid and multi-cloud consistency
Centralised key management and access control

Control who can access encrypted data — and how

Encryption is only effective when cryptographic keys are properly managed. DPS integrates data-at-rest encryption with centralised key management and access control, ensuring keys are protected, rotated, and accessed in line with policy.

Our capabilities include:
Centralised key lifecycle management
Role-based access control
Separation of duties
Governance, risk and compliance alignment

Encryption aligned to regulatory expectations

Data-at-rest encryption is a key control for meeting Australian regulatory and risk obligations. DPS designs encryption solutions that align with governance, audit, and assurance requirements.

We support alignment with:
Privacy Act 1988 and the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme
APRA CPS 234 and CPS 230
Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act
Sector-specific regulatory frameworks