

Cloud File Security and Encryption
Panzura CloudFS™ incorporates FIPS 140-2 certification, military grade encryption, secure erase, and other important security features to protect your enterprise’s most valuable assets.
Panzura ensures enterprises are responsible for their portion of the shared responsibility security model employed by so many clouds today. When connected to the cloud, enterprises should make sure the cloud has strong security measures — but should also make sure not to rely on cloud encryption and security measures alone. Panzura CloudFS encrypts data in two ways:
Panzura customers don't pay ransoms.


Ransomware relentlessly targets employees and organizational infrastructure, and it’s expected to infect businesses and governments every 11 seconds by 2021. The numbers tell us that vigilance is not a complete defence. Immunity to ransomware requires immutable data architecture.
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Secure Erase
IT environments often require the ability to securely remove all traces of highly sensitive files. Secure erase makes it possible to delete a file or folder so that the contents cannot be restored, even using the most advanced technology available.
The secure erase capability is the highest purge level that can be attained without physically destroying the disk drives. It removes all versions of specified files and folders from the Panzura Freedom filer and the associated objects stored in the cloud and ensures all data is securely erased and replaced with zeros.
Secure erase can be used with any supported cloud provider.
Private Secure Sites
A private secure site, also known as a dark site, is an installation with security restrictions that requires absolutely no external communications. These installations can include government and military sites, government and military contractors, industries such as healthcare and finance, and regulated industries such as gaming.
Panzura Freedom fully supports private secure site mode, which will disable all external public communications in a manner that is compliant with the most stringent security requirements.
Additional Important Security Features
How Data is Secured
- NIST compliance
- Military-grade AES-256-CBC encryption
- KMIP for encryption certificates
- Data masking & obfuscation
- Secure erase