Cryptolab Launches 'HEracles' to Protect Source Data Even After Theft
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Cryptolab announced the launch of its homomorphic encryption-based security solution, 'HEracles (HEracles).' This solution performs searches and computations on encrypted data, keeping it encrypted during both storage and use. In a simulated hacking test, a general database produced 1,000 instances of personal data source exposure, while the HEracles-applied environment showed 0, and the Northeast Asia Biodiversity Institute has begun adoption.
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As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, security incidents are piling up across industries, including finance, telecommunications, distribution, and healthcare. As a result, security technology that blocks exposure of original data even when a company's DB is breached is drawing attention.
Cryptolab announced on the 6th the launch of its homomorphic encryption-based security solution, 'HEracles (HEracles).' The 'HEracles' solution is equipped with encryption capabilities that make it difficult to inspect the original data even if data is stolen in a cyberattack.
'HEracles' applies 'Homomorphic Encryption' technology. The solution performs searches and computations on encrypted data and keeps data encrypted not only during storage but also throughout use. As a result, even if an attacker steals DB access privileges, only encrypted data can be viewed, preventing exposure of the original text of personal information and key corporate data.
Homomorphic encryption is a next-generation encryption technology that enables search and computation without decrypting data. However, its high computing costs, long processing times, and complex system build requirements had previously been cited as limitations, making it difficult to apply in real-world business environments.
HEracles is said to be easy to introduce into existing database environments. It is offered in a Plug-in form that can be applied without setting up a separate server or making large-scale system changes, as well as through API and hybrid methods, and it supports both on-premises database and cloud database environments.
The company said it confirmed the data-source protection effect through a simulated hacking test. The test was conducted in an Ubuntu 24.04 and PostgreSQL 17.11.1 environment and targeted 1,000 synthetic personal data records for virtual university members. It also assumed a scenario in which an attacker steals a database query account and secures read privileges, and proceeded in a way that involved multiple AI agents autonomously attempting infiltration and sharing information among AI agents.
As a result of the test, 1,000 instances of personal data source exposure occurred in a general database, while in the environment with HEracles applied, source leakage was 0. The company explained that in this case, the only data an attacker can verify is ciphertext.
CEO Chung Jung-hee of Cryptolab said HEracles was developed so that companies can introduce a security solution without the burden of building complex systems or the high costs of adoption. She added that the Northeast Asia Biodiversity Institute has begun adopting HEracles, and that several companies and institutions are currently planning to do so.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=409387
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