Supporting Nonstop Enterprises with TAMUNIO Transit

Supporting Nonstop Enterprises with TAMUNIO Transit

HPE Nonstop customers have plenty to keep them busy. As the custodians of some of the most sensitive and highly regulated data around, they are very much in the crosshairs of escalating cyber threats.

As adversaries circle, often armed with AI tools and/or stolen credentials, the pressure is on to mitigate breach risks and stay compliant. But that’s getting harder as these same organizations strive to modernize their IT environments through cloud migration. Many may be confident in their ability to secure their most business-critical data at rest. But is the same true of data in transit — especially when it’s travelling between diverse environments?

Protecting the Crown Jewels

Data does not live in a vacuum. It continuously flows in, through and out of HPE Nonstop systems. And threat actors are always looking at ways to intercept it. They’ve developed a multitude of tactics, techniques and procedures to help them in this, from man-in-the-middle attacks to DNS spoofing.

Even traffic that is encrypted may not be safe. Experts believe harvest/store now, decrypt later (HNDL/SNDL) attacks are already happening in the wild. It means threat actors could be hoovering up encrypted data today, with the expectation that they will be able to decrypt it when cryptographically relevant quantum computers (QRCSs) become viable in a few years.

Organizations must be alert on multiple fronts. Privileged access is highly sought after, as it can provide a direct pathway to an organization’s crown jewels. A recent study reveals that 99% of cloud identities are over-privileged, exposing them to the risk of attack. Many are not secured with multifactor authentication (MFA), amplifying such risks. That same study claims that 44% of security alerts in Q3 were down to identity-related weaknesses like credential abuse. These threats are also being fuelled by an infostealer malware epidemic. Threat actors can apparently buy legitimate credentials on the dark web for as little as $2.

Keeping the Regulators Happy

These are significant business risks. Data breaches can lead to major costs. Just ask UK retail giant M&S, which recently revealed that an Easter ransomware attack cost it at least £102m in one-off charges for post-breach legal and professional support, with a further £34m hit expected in the second half of the year.

These costs, and the reputational damage that can follow, are often exacerbated by regulatory scrutiny. GDPR and PCI DSS 4.0 are always front of mind for Nonstop customers, as well as other industry and region-specific regulations they’re bound by. PCI DSS regulators have tightened their MFA and encryption requirements in the latest version of the standard.

The biggest challenge for large enterprises running Nonstop is how to mitigate these risks while embracing digital transformation. The business demand for improved efficiencies and enhanced customer experience has never been greater. But nor have the risks involved in harnessing the power of cloud and AI. Too often, legacy technology accrued over the years has led to inconsistent protection, non-compliance risk and operational friction which slows modernization.

How It Works

That’s why we built TAMUNIO Transit. As part of the unified TAMUNIO platform, it offers:

Secure File Transfer: Replaces FTP with SFTP/FTPS for teams and partners, with centralized credentials and complete transfer logs.

Application & Network Encryption: Adds encryption to existing connections without rewrites, and secures app traffic when proxies won’t fit.

Existing Flow Hardening: Protects older Telnet/FTP and other TCP sessions via tunnelling, with minimal changes.

In-Motion Payload Protection: Tokenizes or encrypts sensitive payloads during transfers to limit exposure.

Post-Quantum–Ready Transport: PQ-TLS and PQ-SSH options protect long-lived data and align with evolving compliance.

Centralized Key & Secrets Management: Delivers one place to manage certificates, keys, and secrets, with automated rotation to cut risk and effort.

Built-In MFA For Privileged Access: Strengthens admin operations with MFA without disrupting core Nonstop settings.

Protection, Not Disruption

All off which adds up to a powerful solution to the business and technology challenges presented by insecure data flows. It reduces the risk of data interception, and future-proofs Nonstop organizations against advanced quantum threats. And it does so while lowering operational overheads, thanks to centralized credential management and standards-based interoperability.

But just as importantly, it upgrades legacy connectivity without disrupting existing workflows. And there’s proxy encryption options for older endpoints not capable of supporting SFTP/FTPS yet. The idea is to support Nonstop customers, whatever stage of their digital transformation journey they’re at. And wherever their data is travelling to or from.