Cigent’s mission is protecting your data. With layered data-at-rest protection, patented security capabilities, and decades of operational experience Cigent is your partner to ensure mission data integrity.
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Cigent was developed by experts in advanced data recovery, storage, and cyber security with decades of operational experience. Cigent technology was founded from the work of the leading experts in data sanitization and exfiltration. Identifying a need for capabilities to prevent advanced data recovery the Cigent team worked with United States agencies to develop a portfolio of SSDs, firmware, and software to secure mission data.
Cigent has been awarded ten patents for their pioneering data security technology to protect data throughout its lifecycle. Cigent solutions have been validated by leading US agencies including NSA, NIAP and DISA and have multiple offerings listed on CSfC for DAR component list.
Complementing Cigent technology is a team of data experts with extensive experience supporting defense operations. The team includes multiple individuals with operational experience and TS/SCI clearance ready to provide guidance and support. Organizations requiring custom solutions are supported by a US-based software team.
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Brett Hansen is Chief Executive Officer of Cigent, a cybersecurity company advancing the protection of sensitive and classified data. A technology executive with more than 30 years of experience, he has held senior leadership roles across cybersecurity, enterprise software, and SaaS. He spent more than a decade at Dell Technologies, where he led the Client Software organization and built Dell Data Security, and began his career at IBM in software leadership roles spanning IT management, development, and security. Under Hansen's leadership, Cigent has achieved more than 100 percent year-over-year growth while emerging as the leader in closing a critical national security gap: protecting data at rest wherever the mission operates. Cigent offers the industry's broadest portfolio of NSA-listed CSfC Data-at-Rest technologies and continues to advance data protection through quantum-resistant cryptography, secure data sanitization, and layered hardware and software security. Hansen is committed to translating innovation into resilient, practical security for government, defense, and enterprise organizations.
Tom Ricoy has 30 years of IT experience. Prior to Cigent, Tom was responsible for Dell commercial PC data and endpoint security for five years. While there, the team launched BIOS malware/IoA detection, in-transit supply chain security, EDRM, and the first NGAV EPP Suite. He has established global alliances with IT and cyber security leaders and worked with federal agencies to deploy new solutions to improve national security.
Matthew has over 20 years of Sales and Sales Leadership in technology sales. Spending many years working on M&A activities and bringing new technology to the market. Matthew has a knack for developing unique GTM strategies to accelerate growth. He is a passionate Sales leader with numerous awards and accomplishments.
Tony Fessel is a designer, developer, and researcher with a deep understanding of technology, a tenacious desire to identify and solve problems through creative design, and nearly 15 years of experience creating storage-focused products and applications for commercial and government markets. Tony’s design experience ranges from firmware-level storage systems up to simple, scalable, intuitive applications.
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