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San Jose, Calif., May 18, 2021 - Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a global leader in NAND flash controllers and a complete line of storage solutions, and Cigent® Technology, Inc., the leader in embedded cybersecurity technology, today unveiled design details behind the partnership that has delivered the industry’s first and only line of self-defending storage devices with cybersecurity built into the firmware itself to protect against ransomware, data theft and malicious insider theft.
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| Phison and Cigent Partnership Sets New Standard in Cybersecurity with Self-Defending Flash Storage Drives |
Phison’s innovative and robust NAND flash solutions support a broad range of applications including embedded, consumer, enterprise and automotive. The Phison Crypto-SSD™ is a line of TCG enabled Self-Encrypting Drives that are designed to pass FIPS 140-3 Level 2 certification. Phison is committed to data security which helps to protect business and government users against loss or theft. Phison’s collaboration with Cigent expands the E12 Crypto-SSD security architecture to add additional compute capabilities, attack detectors and sensors directly on the drive. Together with Cigent, Phison has created a product that raises the bar of data security to a whole new level.
Cigent Secure SSD™ drives, originally developed for U.S. government and military use, are the world’s first commercially available cyber-secure SSDs. Cigent’s K2 and Denali Secure SSDs integrate multi-patented firmware-based cyber security features into Phison’s PCIe NVMe controller firmware. This firmware integration places active protection as close to the data as possible - inside the storage device and beneath the software, BIOS, and the operating system layers. Cigent Secure SSDs detect and repel ransomware attacks, automatically encrypt and hide sensitive files when a threat is detected and include “safe rooms” that makes data fully invisible to any attacker.
"As the world’s first and only self-defending solid-state storage devices, the Cigent Secure SSD family is a true breakthrough that challenges conventional thinking about data security," said Michael Wu, President and GM of Phison Electronics US. "Combining Cigent’s pioneering development of software and firmware-based security solutions with Phison’s leading expertise in providing highly customized secure SSD platforms ensures end-users can trust that their data remains fully available and free from the effects of ransomware or other malicious intrusions."
“The Cigent Secure SSD product family was developed by Cigent’s team of experts in data recovery and cybersecurity working in close cooperation with the cutting-edge storage experts at Phison. This combined team developed holistic data protection solutions with security built-in, making it virtually impossible for critical data and applications to be accessed from unauthorized sources,” said Greg Scasny, CTO of Cigent. “Software-only security is often easily bypassed, but our multi-patented, multi-layered self-defending storage is able to make critical data completely inaccessible and literally invisible to adversaries, giving customers peace of mind that their sensitive data and digital assets are safely stored and protected.”
Denali and K2 combine embedded firmware features such as ransomware detection and response working in conjunction with Cigent’s D³E® for Windows®-based agent to protect data at all times. D³E adds a layer of seamless Zero Trust multi-factor authentication to any file, protecting data from any threat.
When Phison’s E12 Crypto-SSD is paired with paired D³E, the collaborative cybersecurity solution relies on machine learning, deception detection, and a family of threat sensors to identify security anomalies and actively respond with integrated data defense for industry-leading protection. Data can be stored in threat-aware safe rooms that cease to exist from the operating system’s point of view during an attempt to ransom or steal data. Cigent’s innovative Dual Mode feature allows for private/secure and non-private storage partitions that are independent and invisible to one another and adversaries.
Cigent’s K2 Secure SSD and D³E software are both available now. The Denali Secure SSD with added machine learning-based data protection will be available in Summer 2021. Drives can be installed as primary internal Windows PC storage, as secondary internal storage (such as in a desktop tower), or as external USB-connected media.
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Phison Electronics has been committed to public welfare and caring for disadvantaged groups for a long time. The 2021 shareholders meeting specially selected LSY's japonica rice (蓮心園庇護農場無毒蓬萊米) as a gift to shareholders. The gift of LSY's japonica rice is not only practical and environmentally friendly, but also represents Phison’s implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The "LSY Social Welfare Charity Foundation (蓮心園社會福利慈善事業基金會)" in Baihe, Tainan has been established for more than 20 years, focusing on improving the growth of slow children. The care of each slow child is a touching story. In 2014, the LSY sheltered farm (蓮心園庇護農場) was established, with a farm manager, agricultural technicians and employment attendants to guide sheltered employees to promote agricultural work.
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| Phison presented LSY's japonica rice to shareholders |
K.S.Pua, chairman and CEO of Phison, said that LSY Shelter Farm (蓮心園庇護農場) provides services and job opportunities for disabled friends, helping them learn a skill, solve family problems, and cultivate the ability to be self-reliant. In addition to treating the mind and body of slow children, it also gives them the opportunity to contribute to society, to protect this land with non-toxic and non-chemical fertilizer planting and solar farming. Through the opportunity of cooperation with LSY (蓮心園庇護農場), Phison not only helped these disadvantaged friends, but also continued to implement Phison's commitment to corporate social responsibility.
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LSY Social Welfare Foundation (蓮心園社會福利基金會) continues to grow in compassion, giving disadvantaged groups the opportunity to change, deeply rooted in the community, providing a full range of services and companionship, caring for the physically and mentally handicapped, and helping the handicapped to lead an independent life.
In addition to the establishment of the LSY Special Education Center (蓮心園啟智中心), it has also entered the community to establish day work centers (日間作業所), sheltered agronomic factories and farms to help the disabled integrate into the actual services of the community, and look forward to creating a better life in Taiwan.
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Phison Electronics has been committed to public welfare for a long time, and this year launched a five-year "Fun to Go to Schools" program to support rural students in Miaoli. In addition to inviting colleagues to participate in the program and to be volunteers at LIYUES Elementary School (苗栗鯉魚國小) and NANHEPS Elementary School (苗栗南河國小), Phison also initiated fundraising and donation activities within the company. All employees are doing their best to contribute to the local schools in Miaoli. It is also hoped that such support programs can attract more companies to participate and help rural school children.
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| Phison launches a five-year program to support rural students |
In addition to donations, Phison volunteer team also led the students to learn the “STEAM” courses, integrating the learning elements of science (S), technology (T), engineering (E), art (A) and mathematics (M) to help students learn and understand cross-domain knowledge, cultivating students' hands-on ability.
In addition, the classes also arranged for students to learn about Phison’s storage products, including USB flash drives, SSD (Solid State Drives), and SD memory cards, as well as related storage applications. In the courses, students were also asked to design and hand-paint their own USB flash drive product packaging, and the students left unforgettable memories.
T.H.Kuang (鄺宗宏), deputy general manager of Phison Electronics, said that he hopes that Phison’s five-year support program of "Fun to Go to Schools" can utilize the resources of the company to broaden the horizons of students in rural areas and enhance their motivation to learn. It also hopes to attract more companies to participate in the program, and to illuminate the future of local students.
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San Jose, Calif., March 23, 2021 - Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a global leader in NAND Flash controller integrated circuits and storage solutions, announced today that it has joined the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC). The AECC is a non-profit association of cross-industry players working to build best practices for the coming vehicle and computing convergence.
"Modern vehicles are quickly evolving into mobile data centers," said K.S. Pua, CEO and chairman of Phison. "The emergence of autonomous driving capabilities and other technologies pushes the need for automotive-grade storage focused on data security and ultra-high reliability."
Phison brings over 20 years of storage experience to AECC, along with its market-leading commitment to PCIe Gen-4 innovation to the automotive industry. As an AECC member, Phison will work with the organization's global member base to define more efficient ways to support the automotive industry's distributed computing ecosystem and network infrastructure.
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Becoming an AECC member gives Phison more opportunities to understand the market and technical solutions trends, and make connections with automotive key-players to develop potential business relationships.
"We're pleased to welcome Phison to the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium," said Ken-ichi Murata, President and Chairperson of the AECC, and Fellow at Connected Company of Toyota Motor Corporation. "We look forward to Phison's contributions to this significant initiative, as our combined knowledge and expertise will help the AECC identify the connected vehicle requirements and solutions needed to support the future needs of the value chain."
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Recently, the COVID-19 vaccine has begun to be used globally. Although the side effects are still being observed at the initial stage, at least a new dawn has emerged for the prevention of COVID-19. In view of this, Phison Electronics (Phison; 8299TT) and Mediland, a medical equipment supplier, jointly donated 3 professional medical-grade high-end hyper light disinfection robots to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital (新竹臺大分院) (Phison donated 2 robots and Mediland donated 1 robot), to make a contribution to protect the homeland.
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K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, and Chun-Sung Chiang, Chairman of Mediland, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital |
Chung-Jen Yu (余忠仁), Dean of Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital, expressed his gratitude to Phison Electronics and Mediland for supporting frontline medical colleagues with technology and contributing to the epidemic prevention. Hyper light disinfection robots will be applied to the hospital’s epidemic prevention wards, intensive care wards and operating rooms. It is expected to effectively reduce the infection caused by direct contact with the source of disease by medical staff and cleaning staff, and provide medical staff with a better epidemic prevention environment. It is also hoped that the people who come to seek medical treatment will be more at ease.
Chun-Sung Chiang (江春松), chairman of Mediland, pointed out that the chairman of Phison Electronics, K.S.Pua, is young and visionary, and occupies an important position in the NAND industry. Its entrepreneurial spirit of public welfare has been implemented early, such as the use of solar power to build green R&D centers, organic farms, and annual charitable donations... are all positive actions and manifestations of corporate social responsibility. The donation of two hyper light disinfection robots to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital this time shows that Phison is very supportive of medical care after Phison’s previous donations to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital (桃園壢新醫院) and Hsinchu Mackay Hospital (新竹馬偕醫院). Phison supports the medical industry with actions and can be described as a role model for Taiwanese electronics industry entrepreneurs. Mediland admires its kindness very much, and is also inspired to donate one more unit in response to the kind deeds. I believe that more entrepreneurs like K.S.Pua will be able to join together to connect Taiwan's medical protection network to achieve the best infection control in hospitals in various places.
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Chung-Jen Yu (余忠仁), Dean of Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital Presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Phison Chairman K.S.Pua |
K.S.Pua (潘健成), Chairman of Phison, emphasized that the risk of nosocomial infection has always been a topic of great importance to medical institutions, and the threat of multi-drug resistant microorganisms has been increasing year by year. Different from traditional low-power ultraviolet sterilization products, the donated hyper light disinfection robots not only exert its maximum effect during the epidemic, but more importantly, its clinically valid effect on multi-drug resistant microorganisms can quickly eliminate bacteria up to 99.99% or more. In addition to assisting in enhancing the effectiveness of environmental disinfection in high-risk areas in the hospital (such as isolation wards, intensive care wards, emergency rooms, etc.), it can also reduce the risk of possible nosocomial infections and provide a safer medical environment for patients and medical staff; Phison continues to do its best to fulfill its social responsibilities.
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About Phison
Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX:8299) is a global leader in NAND Flash controller IC and storage solutions. We provide a variety of services from controller design, system integration, IP licensing to total turnkey solutions, covering applications across SSD (PCIe/SATA/PATA), eMMC, UFS, SD and USB interfaces, reaching out to consumer, industrial and enterprise markets. As an active member of industry associations, Phison is on the Board of Directors for SDA, ONFI, UFSA and a contributor for JEDEC, PCI-SIG, MIPI, NVMe and IEEE-SA.