BYOK, Least Privilege, and Why Your DSPM Vendor's Architecture Is a Security Decision

Every data security and governance platform claims to protect sensitive data, but a fundamental question deserves attention first: does the platform itself trust you with your own environment? The architecture of a security tool is a security decision regarding where encryption keys reside, how credentials are managed, and whether data leaves your infrastructure. Third-party access to sensitive environments has historically been a breach vector, and regulators now scrutinize how security tools are configured and whether organizations maintain proper control.