On August 13, RedData, an RPI-CS, Inc. division, and Carahsoft Technology Corp. announced the availability of RedData’s NIAP-evaluated NVMe PCIe Gen3 and SATA III Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Solid State Drives (SSDs) for data-at-rest protection. Designed to meet U.S. Federal Government data security requirements, the NIAP-evaluated SSDs provide approved cryptographic confidentiality protection for sensitive data. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as RedData’s Master Government Aggregator, making the company’s solutions available through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and GSA Schedule, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), OMNIA Partners, E&I Cooperative Services Contract and The Quilt contracts.
The RedData SED SSDs offer hardware full disk encryption at interface speed and safeguard stored data from unauthorized access or disclosure. For U.S. federal government use cases, this level of security helps to protect data on devices that may be lost, stolen or accessed outside an authorized environment.
“RedData’s SED SSDs are targeting U.S. Government use cases where an independent NIAP Full Drive Encryption security evaluation for storage devices is required,” said Manuel Offenberg, chief technology officer at RedData. “By offering a NIAP-certified storage product that is ready for listing on the NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Approved Components List, we are providing federal agencies with a trusted building block for CSfC data-at-rest architectures.”
RedData’s SSD lineup is well suited for applications that require secure storage, responsive system performance and broad compatibility with existing platforms. Whether used in edge deployments, enterprise systems, workstations or specialized computing environments, the drives are designed to help reduce bottlenecks and strengthen data protection.
“We are pleased to expand our partnership with RedData to bring its NIAP-evaluated Self-Encrypting Drive solutions to the public sector,” said Patrick Spinosa, sales director overseeing the RedData team at Carahsoft. “As agencies continue to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and protect sensitive data across increasingly distributed environments, access to trusted, standards-based storage solutions is essential. Through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and contract vehicles, we are making it easier for Federal, State and Local agencies to procure RedData’s high-performance encrypted storage technology and advance their data-at-rest security initiatives with confidence.”
Source: Carahsoft
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