Discover effective strategies for protecting cloud data and meeting compliance requirements through encryption in this 11-minute conference talk. Explore how Google Cloud's key management offerings, in collaboration with Thales, can elevate data security and control. Learn about leveraging different key types, including external keys from Thales' CipherTrust Cloud Key Management platform, both in the cloud and on-premises. Gain insights into implementing a comprehensive security approach anchored around encryption key management. Understand how to utilize Thales technologies to enhance data protection in Google Cloud, covering topics such as TLS offloading, layered data protection approaches, and mitigating workload risks during cloud migrations.