Cigent Protection
Advanced adversaries continually refine their techniques, employing drive cloning, alternate OS booting, hex editing, and even electron microscopy to extract encryption keys from storage media. Meanwhile, the emergence of quantum computing introduces a new class of threat: unprecedented computational power capable of breaking traditional encryption through rapid key factoring. Threat actors are already harvesting encrypted data today, intending to decrypt it later when quantum capabilities mature.
Cigent technology was built by experts in data exfiltration prevention with decades of experience supporting top federal and defense missions. Our layered, independently implemented protections are designed to prevent even the most advanced adversaries from accessing mission data, both now and in the quantum future.
Cigent combines hardware, software, and file-level encryption using independent cryptographic implementations validated by NIAP and approved by the NSA. Each layer functions autonomously, requiring an adversary to defeat every encryption boundary to gain access.
Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) ensures that encryption keys and credentials remain isolated from the operating system. By enforcing authentication before boot, Cigent eliminates OS-level exploitation paths and strengthens the outer layer of data protection.
Cigent drives can be configured into independently locked partitions, keeping data unreadable even at the sector level. With independent access controls, these hidden partitions remain invisible to adversaries, preventing discovery, cloning, or future quantum-based decryption attempts.
Cigent’s verified data erasure ensures data is permanently destroyed, beyond recovery. Traditional block erasure may leave residual data, but Cigent’s patented firmware verification confirms every block has been erased, preventing future data reconstruction by quantum or forensic means.
