Atakama Multifactor Encryption is a data protection solution that combines advanced encryption with multifactor authentication to safeguard unstructured data against exfiltration and ransomware. It secures individual files rather than protecting systems or locations, offering enhanced security and efficiency compared to traditional encryption and identity and access management (IAM) based data access methods. The product utilizes AES-256 encryption for data at rest and employs a distributed key management (DKM) approach that leverages threshold cryptography to split encryption keys and distribute key shards across multiple devices or Atakama Key Shard Server (KSS). This approach eliminates centralized key servers as a single point of failure and decouples file access verification from identity and access management systems. Atakama's solution is platform agnostic, compatible with major desktop and mobile platforms, ensuring data security across various systems and devices.
