Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) enables customer-managed encryption through Azure Key Vault and AWS KMS, strengthening data sovereignty, compliance, and cyber resilience

LONDON, GB / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / CyberSentriq, an integrated cybersecurity and data protection Platform for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) today announced the launch of Bring Your Own Key (BYOK). This powerful new capability enables organizations to take complete control of backup encryption by using their own external Key Management System (KMS).

Designed for organizations with stringent security, compliance, and governance requirements, BYOK integrates seamlessly with trusted cloud key management services, including Microsoft Azure Key Vault and AWS Key Management Service (KMS). Rather than relying on vendor-managed encryption keys, customers generate, store, and control their own encryption keys, ensuring exclusive control over access to their backup data.

Myles Bray, CEO at CyberSentriq, said: "Encryption is only as trustworthy as the control customers have over the keys that protect their data. BYOK shifts ownership of encryption away from the backup platform and back to the organization, giving customers stronger control over compliance, recovery and long-term resilience without adding operational complexity.

CyberSentriq BYOK enables MSPs to deliver customer-controlled encryption and true data ownership, strengthen trust, enabling compliance use cases and unlocking new revenue opportunities without renouncing operational simplicity and security.

"As organizations place greater emphasis on data sovereignty, zero-trust security models and regulatory compliance, the ability to independently manage encryption keys has become a strategic requirement. BYOK addresses these evolving needs by combining customer-controlled encryption with resilient backup and recovery capabilities, giving businesses greater confidence that their critical data remains protected and recoverable under their control," added Bray.

The solution also supports secure key export for offline storage, enabling organizations to recover protected data even during major cloud service disruptions or hyperscaler outages.

Customers retain exclusive control over encryption keys and data access, helping them meet evolving compliance, governance and data sovereignty requirements. BYOK also reduces dependence on a single cloud provider for critical recovery operations, improves cyber resilience through secure offline key recovery capabilities, and increases customer confidence through transparent, customer-controlled encryption practices.

CyberSentriq BYOK integrates directly with customer-owned key vaults, including Azure Key Vault and AWS KMS, enabling organizations to generate and manage encryption keys within their own trusted environment, secure backup data using customer-managed encryption, validate vault connectivity and permissions before backup operations begin, support master key recovery and exported-key recovery scenarios, and protect Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and endpoint backups with consistent encryption management.

A security-first architecture ensures backups cannot proceed without access to valid encryption keys, eliminating the risk of unencrypted backup data while maintaining operational simplicity.

BYOK is ideal for MSPs supporting security-conscious SMBs, regulated organizations and customers that require greater ownership of their encryption keys. It enables partners to deliver higher-value backup services while giving customers greater confidence that their data remains protected, recoverable, and under their control.

BYOK is part of CyberSentriq's ongoing investment in helping channel partners deliver enterprise-grade cybersecurity capabilities to SMBs through a unified platform. By combining customer-managed encryption with secure backup and recovery, CyberSentriq enables MSPs to strengthen trust, simplify operations and help customers build greater cyber resilience.

For more information about CyberSentriq Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), visit www.cybersentriq.com

Media contact:

Anthony Monks
cybersentriq@itpr.co.uk

About CyberSentriq: https://www.cybersentriq.com/

CyberSentriq is an integrated cybersecurity and data protection platform purpose-built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). It brings together email and web security, backup and recovery, security awareness training, and data protection into a single, unified platform that helps MSPs protect customers and grow with confidence.

Today, CyberSentriq supports more than 60 distributors, 4,000 MSP and VAR partners, and 125,000 SMBs worldwide, helping them defend against evolving AI-driven cyber threats while strengthening resilience and recovery capabilities.

The platform combines AI-driven threat detection, multi-layered email and web security, secure backup and recovery, user-focused security training, and compliant email archiving. This integrated approach reduces complexity, lowers operational overhead, and improves service consistency.

CyberSentriq helps MSPs strengthen customer security, reduce risk, and improve margins while differentiating their services in a competitive market. As a trusted partner, CyberSentriq is committed to helping MSPs win, retain, and grow their customer base.

SOURCE: CyberSentriq