Data is the most critical asset of every business and securing data is the primary objective of cloud and application security initiatives. However, the security controls of data stores are ineffective or non-existent, which means any gap in an enterprise’s security posture may result in unfettered access to sensitive data. Cyral prevents data breaches and unintended access by serving as the last line of defense for your data. Cyral protects sensitive data, delivers real-time data governance, and drives secure data democratization by applying consistent authentication, authorization, and auditing controls to all data stores hosted in your cloud and on-prem environments. Unlike other security controls in the tech stack, Cyral builds a secure perimeter around data stores regulating who has access, how much access, and when access can be granted to your most sensitive data — eliminating the risk of insider threats, direct attacks, and compromised devices, users, applications, APIs, and networks.