Seagate Government Solutions and Siqin Technology have partnered and launched their collaborative Barracuda 515 M.2 solid state drive to Enhance data protection Access specific Seagate storage devices through Cigent’s Web Security firmware.
Seagate CEO and General Manager mike moritz cat Expressed the organization’s excitement about working with Cigent to deliver secure client drives that meet important federal government certification requirements, while also expressing how the partnership with Cigent is another step in Seagate’s legacy of delivering secure products to the U.S. government and its affiliates .
The Barracuda 515 M.2’s technology uses internal detection to generate massive data access logs in an area of secure storage devices that cannot be erased. It also uses block-level verification to confirm that all drive data has been completely wiped after a successful wipe attempt.
Cigent’s firmware ensures higher security standards and options even if the device itself is affected by a physical or virtual attack. The firmware uses automated threat responses to prevent adversaries from bypassing its protections and gaining access to sensitive information.
“Our alliance with SGS makes it easy for SGS’ storage partners to provide data security to customers who require advanced endpoint data protection,” said Cigent CEO John Benkert.
The company’s Barracuda 515 M.2 SSD was certified in September to comply with the Federal Information Processing Standard, which outlines several government security requirements for data and its encryption. It was also added to the Common Criteria Product Evaluation List for National Information Assurance Partners.
This collaboration will expand Seagate’s work in advancing storage solutions while working with Ball Aerospace announced earlier this year.As agreed in the memorandum of understanding, the two organizations will develop storage and data processing technology for space.