Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference: Ciphertex Showcases SecureNAS Series Portable Servers Up to 737TB

Ciphertex Data Security demonstrated its SecureNAS series of storage devices and solutions at the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference, held at the Pasadena Convention Center, CA, from September 11 to 13.

The SecureNAS provides a portable and reliable solution for investigation and litigation, enabling early assessment in industries ranging from government/public sector, military forensic, healthcare/life science, accounting forensic and beyond. It also works in tandem with 3rd-party software to provide an all-in-one forensics solution to aid investigations at every stage. It brings operational resiliency to digital evidence, equipping organizations with the secure power needed for success.

Serving the U.S. military, federal government, and many forensics and law enforcement agencies, the company is the go-to high-security solution trusted by the most demanding customers and organizations around the world to protect and secure mission-critical sensitive data.

Benefits to forensic investigations include:

Speedy imaging
Secure chain of custody
Real-time data analysis
Redundant forensic archiving
Easy collaboration options; transfer data from crime scene to forensic lab
Perfect for e-Discovery process
Store millions of 20MPs of forensic images
Store thousands of 4K of forensic videos

SecureNAS Forensic CX-160KSSD-X

The SecureNAS Forensic CX-160KSSD-X storage unit is powered by a Xeon D processor (4, 8, or 16 cores) and supports up to 16 hot-swappable 2.5″ SSDs and 2 internal 2.5″ SSDs and can store up to 490TB, while improving security and endurance. The system meets the maximum-security standards of the US government. The capacity SAS SSD offers RW speeds that reach up to 400,000 IO/s and 50,000 IO/s. It can achieve up to 2,000MB/s sequential write speed at 13.5W power, making it 4x more power efficient than 15,000rpm HDDs while providing 6x the performance.

Features:

Maximum capacity of up 490TB
Pre-installed CiphertexOS with no renewal fee
Centralized storage, backup, sharing and disaster recovery
5-year warranty (3-year included)
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified
NIST 800-88 compliance
AES-256 Encryption
HIPAA compliance
Two hardware encryption keys
Key lifecycle management
Multi-factor authentication
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) Enabled
Rsync Supported
USB blocker for enhanced security
VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V supported
2 enclosure keys

Specs:

Height: 15.25 inches
Width: 11.25 inches
Depth: 10.25 inches
Weight: ~40lbs including SSDs

Benefits :

Provides professions the right equipment to observe strict protocols in collecting and preserving data to facilitate ﬁeld investigations, no matter where they take place
Meets all federal guidelines and standards for data encryption, security and data storage
Durable metal chassis to handle any investigation in the most challenging environments
Metal locked doors to prevent user error and any possible theft
Provides the tools needed to protect highly confidential and proprietary digital data, including documents, videos, emails and applications
PCI compliance protects any and all financial records
Conquer any common virtualization woes with more than 100TB of storage that can grow as data needs change

SecureNAS Forensic FIPS Rack CX-2400K NVMe-R

The rackmount server and storage device offer a portability feature, FIPS architecture, and has AMD EPYC 7003 series (ROME) processors with 24,cores (up to 64) in addition to storing data up to 737TB. It also includes the option to add an NVIDIA A2 GPU. The system meets the maximum security standards of the US government. The drives offer a low latency with an average of 2.8ms. With RW speeds of around 3GB/s and 1.5-2GB/s respectively, the NVMe drives can achieve higher transfer speeds than any other drives in the market.

Features :

AMD EPYC 7003 series (ROME) processors
Optional NVIDIA A2 GPU
Complementary dual 10Gb/s for efficient virtualization and intensive data transmission
ZFS RAID-Z configurable: Mirror, Stripe Set, RAID-Z1, RAID-Z2, RAID-Z3
Compartmentalized smart cooling: detects CPU and drive temperatures to dynamically control fan speeds for ultra-quiet operation
Supports DDR4 RDIMM (3,200MHz), LRRDIMM (2,666MHz), NV DIMM (2,666MHz)
Centralized storage, backup, sharing for business continuity and DR
Optional 5 year warranty (3 years included)
Maximum data security through FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certified and Hardware Encryption
2 Ciphertex-Protect Key (hardware encryption key, the system volumes are only accessible when encryption key is utilized)
NIST 800-88 Compliance
AES-256 Encryption
Each key serial number syncs with the SecureRack Serial number and customizable password
Key lifecycle management
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) Enabled
Rsync Supported
USB blocker for enhanced security
2 enclosure Keys

Specifications :

Length: 19 inches
Width: 17.25 inches
Height: 3.5 inches
Weight: 42 lbs. w/ NVMe drives
Power: 110V-240V/1,300W power supply

Benefits :

Portable encrypted rugged rackmount
Provides forensic professionals with the right equipment to observe strict protocols in collecting and preserving forensics data to facilitate ﬁeld investigations, no matter where they take place
Meets all federal guidelines and standards for data encryption, security, and data storage
Durable metal chassis to handle any missions in the most challenging environments
Provides all the tools needed to protect highly confidential and proprietary digital data, including documents, videos, emails and applications
PCI compliance protects any and all financial records
Conquer any common virtualization woes with more than 100TB of storage that can grow as your data needs

Various world forensic government agencies have used Ciphertex products including the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.

“Ciphertex has been our go-to company for encrypted storage for nearly two decades. Jerry Kaner and the Ciphertex team were able to get us the equipment needed in a very short amount of time,” says Joseph Greenfield, Ph.D., VP and chief forensic examiner, Maryman.

For over 23 years, Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference has been an important gathering of private and government attendees dedicated to the digital forensics and computer security industries.