Overview

Protect data across the compute lifecycle

Confidential computing protects sensitive data by performing computation in a hardware-based trusted execution environment (TEE). IBM Cloud® goes beyond confidential computing by protecting data across the entire compute lifecycle. You gain a higher level of privacy assurance with complete authority over your data at rest, in transit and in use.

Why IBM

Continuously innovate by accelerating your cloud adoption journey and taking a security-first approach.

Protect your CI/CD pipeline from bad actors with technical assurance. No one can access your data, not even IBM.

Get complete authority over your data. Get the highest level of Key Management protection through the FIPS 1402 Level 4 HSM.

Client stories

Aiming high in Africa

Irene Energy taps IBM and confidential computing to bring affordable electricity to remote parts of Africa.

Turning myth into reality

Phoenix Systems fuses the convenience of public cloud with unprecedented security.

Embracing the value of digital assets

Ledgermatic moves corporate assets, flows, financing to blockchain with confidential computing.

In the news

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The rise of cybersecurity debt

Recent ransomware attacks underscore the need for the comprehensive security provided by confidential computing.
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IBM to establish new cybersecurity center for US federal clients

IBM Center for Government Cybersecurity to help agencies navigate current and future threats.
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Lacero joins policy enforcement with blockchain for unprecedented security

IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers and Hyper Protect Crypto Services underpin unique confidential computing synthesis.

Related products and services

IBM Cloud® Data Shield

Convert, attest and run containerized applications in secured enclaves with data-in-use-protection.

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IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Crypto Services

Take exclusive control of encryption keys in a single-tenant key management system with hardware security modules (HSM).

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IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Virtual Servers

Gain complete authority over Linux®-based virtual servers for workloads with sensitive data and business IP in the cloud.

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IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect DBaaS

Provision, manage, maintain and monitor databases, including MongoDB and PostgreSQL, in a 100% tamper-proof environment.

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IBM® Secure Execution for Linux

Isolate workloads at granularity, scale and protect them from cyber threats through a trusted execution environment (TEE).

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Learn the basics

Broaden your confidential computing expertise.

The basics of confidential computing

Learn about confidential computing and why it’s so important.

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Video walk-through for use cases

Examine key use cases that reveal how confidential computing helps assure that your data is protected and confidential.

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Introduction to Hyper Protect Services

Learn how IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Services provide confidential computing solutions.

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Footnotes

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