DIGISTOR Digest
Securing Data at Rest
2021: A Data Security Year in Review
The coronavirus pandemic clearly changed the way many of us work. From daily downtown commuters to military base employees, vast numbers of employees saw their day job location change virtually overnight nearly two years ago. According to a report published by Pew...
Why You Should Buy TCG Opal SSDs
Previously, we discussed why you should buy FIPS-certified SSDs. In a nutshell, FIPS certification assures you that the SSDs meet federal cryptography standards for securing your data at rest (DAR). They’re also a starting point for secure data storage in many...
Why Should I Buy FIPS-Certified SSDs?
The short answer? You can be assured that FIPS-certified SSDs meet federal cryptography standards for securing your data at rest. Now for a little bit more. First, let’s take a step back. When people hear “cyberattack” or “cybersecurity” they often think of viruses,...
Hardware Full Disk Encryption (HWFDE) and Software Full Disk Encryption (SWFDE)
As you investigate how to secure your data at rest (DAR), you may see the terms “hardware full disk encryption” (HWFDE) and “software full disk encryption” (SWFDE). “Disk encryption" refers to technology protecting the data stored on a hard drive (HDD) or SSD....
Is BitLocker Sufficient?
Microsoft Windows includes a software encryption feature called BitLocker. BitLocker is designed to protect data by encrypting entire storage volumes. A volume, or logical drive, is a single storage area that has a single file system. By default, BitLocker uses the...
Specialized SSDs for Headless Data at Rest (DAR) Applications
We live in a digitally turbulent world. Data is continuously created, stored, analyzed—and coveted. Especially surveillance data obtained by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Accordingly, the U.S. military goes to great lengths to protect data stored in UAVs, as well...
Pentagon Creates ‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Office
Previous blogs highlighted headline-making cyberattacks. Of course, there’s the infamous 2020 SolarWinds attack: the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service injected malicious code into network management software, infecting thousands of users in federal agencies like...
Introducing DIGISTOR PCIe Gen 4 SSDs
Today, we’ve announced our commercial-class PCIe Gen 4 SSDs. These M.2 format NVMe SSDs have four PCIe lanes (so we often refer to these as Gen 4x4) and are more than twice as fast as our PCIe Gen 3x4 SSDs. You can get the most out of your high-speed applications that...
CISOs: Maintaining Cybersecurity at a Global Scale
Last week, I ran across a column by CNN’s Sean Lyngaas called Hackers Have Breached Organizations in Defense and Other Sensitive Sectors. Security firm Palo Alto Networks recently discovered that suspected foreign hackers have breached nine organizations in the...