CMS CE-Secure DiskVault FIPS External HDD Certified by NIST

CMS
Products Inc. announced the National Institute of Standards and
Technology certification of its CE-Secure
DiskVault-FIPS product line.

The external USB and Module bay SED
storage solutions have been certified to FIPS 140-2 level 2.
DiskVault-FIPS solutions are designed to be ‘management ready’ for
secure managed environments or operated as standalone encrypted
storage/backup devices. Storage capacities range from 500GB to 4TB
and meet the Trusted Computing Group standards.

"As businesses look for
additional storage, it’s important for data to be highly secured
without sacrificing performance," said Ken Burke, president,
CMS Products. "Data breach is becoming more common and
costs businesses millions annually. By encrypting the drive itself,
customers can protect their data from intruders without affecting
performance."

It integrates Seagate’s self-encrypting
drive Momentus Thin and enterprise capacity HDDs.

"We choose Seagate as our SED
partner because they are innovators and the leaders in HDD hardware
encryption," added Burke.

The Opal standard for SEDs was created
by the Trusted Computing Group, which develops standards for secure
computing. The TCG Opal standard is designed to ensure
interoperability across vendors, technologies and platforms. While
traditional SEDs based on the Opal standard have shipped for several
years, this is the first time they have been available as a
government-grade FIPS certified external solution.

As enterprises make data available to
employees, legal and compliance regulations in their respective
industries must also be considered.

"The combined Seagate and CMS
offering will provide security-conscious customers with a highly
secure, manageable external data protection solution," said
Bob Griswold, SVP of product line management at Seagate. "External
hardware-based encryption and security provides a level of trust and
performance not achievable by software encrypted devices. CMS’s new
CE-Secure DiskVault – FIPS Edition will help companies ensure that
they meet regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley and
more."