{"id":42729,"date":"2022-09-26T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phisonblog.com\/?p=42729"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:23:01","slug":"the-worlds-first-and-only-self-defending-solid-state-storage-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phisonblog.com\/de\/the-worlds-first-and-only-self-defending-solid-state-storage-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Das erste und einzige der Welt
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In this article (recently published in edited form on Spiceworks<\/a>), Phison CTO Sebastien Jean focuses on the innovative built-in security features of self-defending SSDs, how they work and why you should choose them<\/em><\/p>\n

In this article (recently published in edited form on Spiceworks), Phison CTO Sebastien Jean focuses on the innovative built-in security features of self-defending SSDs, how they work and why you should choose them.<\/p>\n

The solid-state drive (SSD) is more vulnerable than one might imagine. While most SSDs are relatively well-defended by layers of OS security, if an attacker can penetrate defense-in-depth countermeasures, they can often access the data stored on the drive. This may occur in a ransomware attack or the theft of a device, including by an insider. However, a new generation of self-defending SSDs adds to data loss mitigation capabilities on flash storage devices.<\/p>\n

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Risks to data on SSDs<\/h3>\n

To reach the data on an SSD, an attacker must either break through the OS security over the network or gain physical access to its host device. This may not be as hard as it sounds. SSDs are often carried on portable devices like laptops, but even office environments are not always safe. Once the host security is bypassed, SSDs contain few, if any, protections of their own. Passwords, endpoint protection, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, among many other security tools, are designed to keep malicious users out. However, as everyone knows, these defenses frequently fail.<\/p>\n

Laptops can also be stolen, making their SSDs vulnerable to all manner of unauthorized access. Laptop thieves can try to get access to the SSD through the standard user interface. Or, they may remove the SSD from the machine and attempt to break into it, either logically, physically or both. In some cases, data thieves remove the memory chips in order to access the data stored on the drive.<\/p>\n

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What if the SSD could defend itself?<\/h3>\n

Phison, working in partnership with Cigent Technology<\/a>, the leader in embedded cybersecurity technology, is now offering the industry\u2019s first and only self-defending storage devices with cybersecurity built into the firmware itself. The result is a line of Trusted Computing Group (TCG)-enabled self-encrypting drives that are designed to pass FIPS 140-3 Level 2 certification. Each drive carries its own onboard countermeasures. Even if left undefended by external layers of security, the SSD can take action to protect its data.<\/p>\n

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Read: Data at Rest Protection for Corporate Security and Why FIPS 140-2\/-3 Validation Matters<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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The drives were originally developed for U.S. government and military use. They are suitable for enterprise use cases where organizations need to protect high-value data. Pharmaceutical companies, for example, may benefit from a self-defending SSD to protect valuable intellectual property (IP) on a laptop.<\/p>\n

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Detecting attacks<\/h3>\n

The Cigent\u00ae self-defending SSD<\/a> has the ability to detect if it is being attacked in several ways:<\/p>\n