Cigent Technology, Inc. has launched the Cigent Endpoint Data Protection Platform, an expert-derived solution designed to protect data from ransomware, data exfiltration, and data loss. Developed by exfiltration experts trained in the most demanding environments, the platform provides a comprehensive suite of endpoint data protection services, setting a new standard in the cybersecurity industry.
It is the first commercial solution that consistently protects data on Microsoft Windows endpoint devices against all types of attacks while allowing businesses to continue operating, even during an attack, with minimal impact on users and low administrative demands on IT resources.
Cigent’s team of experts, known for their data exfiltration expertise, reverse-engineered their own processes to create a solution even they could not defeat, that proactively protects data at the endpoint. Even the best EDR products cannot stop every attack every time. Ransomware, malware, and advanced persistent threats do find their way in, resulting in substantial data loss incidents. With 68% to 70% of data loss incidents occurring at the endpoint, Cigent’s platform offers a robust solution.
The platform’s key features include:
- Zero Trust Access Control: Policy-driven step-up access control protects files from unauthorized access using AI and integrating with major authentication solutions.
- Hidden Data Drives: Data remains hidden at the sector level, invisible to attackers even when compromised.
- AI Threat Defense: AI monitoring instantly elevates the threat level when ransomware or other malware attempts to access data, integrating with EDR solutions to enhance protection.
- “Set and Forget” Operations: Automated protection that requires no direct intervention or administration by security or IT resources.
- Data Protection for Modern Workforce: Minimal impact on end-user experience and sustained device usability during an attack.
Cigent’s layered defense approach starts with the assumption that PCs will be compromised. The platform provides foundational data-at-rest protection through software, hardware, or dual encryption. Additional hidden partitions on SSDs provide extra security, making data invisible to attackers. Zero-trust access controls maintain data protection with minimal disruption, and integration with EDR and SIEM solutions elevates protections based on threat status. Finally, Cigent leverages its own embedded AI to detect malicious data activity and instantly secure files. This layered approach proactively protects data.
Chris Steffen, Vice President of Research with Enterprise Management Associates, commended the platform: “Ransomware and malware continue to erode productivity and plague companies. This endpoint protection platform clearly reflects the company’s mission: Cigent’s founders and lead developers are among the world’s leading data exfiltration experts, who reverse-engineered their own processes to create a new solution that doesn’t just respond – it protects data. Just as important, Cigent is arming organizations with a new approach to cybersecurity that sharply reduces the burdens on endpoint and security managers.”
The Cigent Endpoint Data Protection Platform empowers organizations to proactively defend against ransomware and other threats, ensuring both security and productivity.
Brett Hansen, Cigent’s Chief Growth Officer, underscored the need for a new approach: “Fundamental changes are long overdue. The detect and respond approach is insufficient with today’s threats as it doesn’t provide protection of endpoint data or enable worker resilience during or following a successful breach. The Cigent Platform is an entirely new failsafe that delivers endpoint protection for the modern workforce. It protects endpoint data from threats, remote or physical, allows users to continue to operate even if a device has been compromised, and with a user-empathy design that mitigates user impact, prevents burdening IT and security staff.”
Additional Resources:
Cigent Endpoint Data Protection Platform – Demo: https://www.cigent.com/thinkshield-data-defense-cigent
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