Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic keys that are used to encrypt and decrypt secure, captured data in a customer center. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: establishing a secure communication over a network between the key management system and a retrieval component; transmitting a duplicate copy of at least one electronic key to a cache that is electrically coupled to the retrieval component; receiving a request to retrieve the electronic keys; and transmitting the retrieved electronic keys for decrypting the stored data.