Layered Data Security: Cigent's Full Feature Set

Layered Data Protection

Cigent solutions provide layer protection for data at rest. Additional capabilities extend protection to when a device is in-use, mitigates insider threats, and sanitizes data.

Cigent’s complete list of capabilities are listed below.

	Value	Description
CSfC Required Capabilities
Hardware Full Drive Encryption	Data at rest protection	Full-drive AES 256-bit hardware full -drive encryption validated by NIAP with multiple drives listed on NSA CSfC for DAR component list. With PBA provides an outer layer of CSfC for DAR compliance requirements.
Pre-boot Authentication	Prevents adversary from compromising OS boot	PBA provides a separate, secure authentication prior to initiating boot. Validated by NIAP and listed on NSA CSfC for DAR component list. With hardware FDE provides an outer layer of CSfC for DAR compliance requirements.
Software Full Drive Encryption	Data at rest protection	Full-drive AES 256-bit software full -drive encryption validated by NIAP. Undergoing CSfC certification. With MFA provides an inner layer of CSfC for DAR compliance requirements.
Multifactor Authentication	Mitigates threat from credential compromise	MFA supports software FDE requiring multiple authentication factors. Requires use of both U/N Password and smart card (CAC) or security key. With software FDE provides an inner layer of CSfC for DAR compliance requirements.
Advanced Protection
Enterprise Management	Streamline administration	Cigent Command Line Interface (CLI) seamlessly integrates within existing management.
Verified Data Erasure	Data sanitization	Cigent employs crypto and block data erasure executed locally, remotely, or with rules-based policy. Additional patented firmware-based verification ensures all data has been successfully destroyed.
Secure Partitions	Clone and wipe prevention \| Quantum and insider threat mitigation	Ability to create separate locked partitions where data is locked and unreadable at the sector level. Adversaries cannot detect drives even with direct device access. Can create up to eight drives to segment data and limit user access.
Zero-trust Data Access Controls	Clone and wipe prevention	Data remains protected in encrypted environments until user accesses data with step-up authentication.
Data Access Logs	Insider threat mitigation	All data access stored in secured logs accessible only to admin. Logs can be exported to SIEM for analysis or used for forensics.

The Cigent Advantage

Cigent solutions were designed and developed with and for US Intelligence and Defense communities. All employees, including Cigent software development, are based in the US. The team includes multiple personnel with TS/SCI clearance with decades of data protection and operational experience to support your requirements.

Cigent solutions have been tested and validated by leading Federal agencies including MITRE, NIST, NSA, NIAP, the Air Force, Cyber Resilience of Weapon Systems (CROWS), and NSSIF (UK) and are deployed across US Intelligence agencies, US Defense services, and the defense industrial base.

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