Seagate Government Solutions and Cigent Technology in Partnership

Seagate Government Solutions (SGS) announce a partnership with Cigent Technology, Inc. to introduce the Barracuda 515 M.2 SSD.

This partnership embeds select Seagate storage devices with Cigent’s built-in cybersecurity enhancements.

“We are pleased to partner with Cigent to provide a secure client drive with key US Federal Government certifications,” said Mike Moritzkat, CEO and GM, SGS.  “This partnership is just another step in Seagate’s legacy of delivering secure products to the US Government and its affiliates.“

Cigent’s patented cybersecurity firmware, embedded in the Barracuda 515 M.2 SSD, protects data on the drive, even if hackers have infiltrated the device through physical or virtual means.  Automated threat response actively prevents adversaries attempting to bypass the protections from accessing sensitive data. Insider detection compiles data access logs in a secure storage device area that cannot be wiped. And Cigent’s block-level verification validates that all drive data is completely wiped after a successful erasure attempt.

“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, Cigent.

Barracuda 515 M.2 SSDs were FIPS Validated (Certificate 4294) in September and are listed on the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Product in Evaluation list (VID 11297).