Associated tags: Government, NSA, SSD, Certification, DAR, Data at rest, Solid-state drive, TURBINE (US government project), FIPS, AES, MFA, Public Policy, Rest, Security, Hardware, Citadel, Defense, Data Management, Federal Government, White House
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Certification Cigent PBA brings a new level of security for endpoints containing classified data.
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- Cigent PBA brings a new level of security for endpoints containing classified data.
- Beyond the CSfC requirements, the Cigent Data Defense™ platform includes additional data security capabilities to protect classified data.
- These capabilities are available from Cigent Ready partners whose secure SSD drives are also on the CSfC components list .
- Commercial products must undergo stringent evaluations and be selected for inclusion on the NSA's approved components List.
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FIPS CDSG, a leading provider of secure Data at Rest (DAR) storage solutions with its DIGISTOR® secure storage drives, announced that the National Security Administration (NSA) certified its Citadel C Series Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), powered by Cigent, for inclusion on the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) storage component list.
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- CDSG, a leading provider of secure Data at Rest (DAR) storage solutions with its DIGISTOR® secure storage drives, announced that the National Security Administration (NSA) certified its Citadel C Series Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), powered by Cigent, for inclusion on the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) storage component list.
- “The CSfC listing underscores our commitment to ensuring the DIGISTOR Citadel C Series is the preferred option for organizations needing pre-boot authentication and post-boot security features,” said Randal Barber, CEO of CDSG.
- A new Citadel C Series drive, the Citadel C Series PBA, has been added to the C Series Select and the C Series Advanced.
- The C Series Select and C Series Advanced have several post-boot security features in addition to the core PBA feature while the C Series PBA only contains the PBA feature on a CSfC-listed SSD.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Solution HERNDON, Va., and FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seagate Government Solutions (SGS) is pleased to announce our partnership with Cigent® Technology, Inc. to introduce the Barracuda 515 M.2 solid state drive. This strategic partnership embeds select Seagate storage devices with Cigent's built-in cybersecurity enhancements.
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- This strategic partnership embeds select Seagate storage devices with Cigent's built-in cybersecurity enhancements.
- "This partnership is just another step in Seagate's legacy of delivering secure products to the US Government and its affiliates."
- "Our alliance with SGS makes it easy for SGS's storage partners to deliver data security to customers that require advanced endpoint data protection.
- We defend sensitive information from today's increasingly sophisticated threats," said John Benkert, CEO of Cigent Technology, Inc.
Seagate Government Solutions is theFOCI mitigated subsidiary of Seagate Technology.
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Rest FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigent, providers of advanced data security capabilities embedded in storage firmware, in partnership with DIGISTOR®, announces the DIGISTOR C Series Advanced SSDs are FIPS Validated (Certificate 4294). In addition, the SSDs are now listed on the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Product In Evaluation list (VID 11297).
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- FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigent, providers of advanced data security capabilities embedded in storage firmware, in partnership with DIGISTOR,announces the DIGISTOR C Series Advanced SSDs are FIPS Validated (Certificate 4294).
- Cigent custom firmware in the DIGISTOR Citadel C Series Advanced drives provides block-level verification that all data on the storage has been wiped after a successful erasure attempt.
- Now, with Cigent's advanced data security capabilities built into the storage itself, users can safely and securely work wherever and however they need to."
- Its other brands include CRU removable storage devices, ioSafe fireproof and waterproof data storage devices, and WiebeTech digital investigation devices.
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Ship Self-Defense System b'FORT MYERS, Fla., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigent Technology , today announced the close of a $7.6M Series A funding with In-Q-Tel, CyberJunction, WestWave Capital, and several prominent individual investors participating.\nThe funding enables Cigent to commercialize and bring to market Cigent Data Defense.
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- b'FORT MYERS, Fla., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigent Technology , today announced the close of a $7.6M Series A funding with In-Q-Tel, CyberJunction, WestWave Capital, and several prominent individual investors participating.\nThe funding enables Cigent to commercialize and bring to market Cigent Data Defense.
- DE relies onmulti-factor authenticationand encryption to secure sensitivefiles anywhere they are shared or stored, even after a security breach.
- The result is the Cigent Data Defense family of products introduced today.\n"We\'ve received support well beyond capital from our investment group,"said Bradley Rowe, CEO of Cigent.
- Cigent Data Defense is comprised of Cigent\'s DE (Dynamic Data Defense Engine) Windows-based software and Cigent\'s self-defending Secure Solid-State Drives (SSDs).
"\nCigent Data Defense combines DE software with Cigent Secure SSDs, and takes a different approach to protect against data theft and ransomware than previous cybersecurity technology.
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- "\nCigent Data Defense combines DE software with Cigent Secure SSDs, and takes a different approach to protect against data theft and ransomware than previous cybersecurity technology.
- "\nA unique fusion of world-leading data recovery, cyberthreat, and storage experts originally architected Cigent Data Defense to protect sensitive data inside select U.S. government agencies.
- The result is the Cigent Data Defense family of products introduced today.\n"With the rise of ransomware and data theft the ability to enforce data security further down the technology stack is an increasing necessity.
- Cigent Data Defense is comprised of Cigent\'s DE (Dynamic Data Defense Engine) Windows-based software and Cigent\'s self-defending Secure Solid-State Drives (SSDs).
