If your security vendor can access your data, it's not sovereign. If the US government can subpoena it, it's not sovereign. If an outage shuts it down, it's not sovereign.
January 20, 2026
"Deploy the CrowdStrike Falcon platform with data resident in-country."
"Remain fully connected to CrowdStrike's global telemetry, threat intelligence, and expert-led threat hunting services."
"Regional data residency must reinforce protection from adversaries, not isolate defenders."
Residency: Where the bits are stored (AWS Saudi Arabia data center)
Sovereignty: Who controls access (CrowdStrike can still access it, US law still applies)
Storing data in a foreign data center doesn't change who owns it or who can access it.
CrowdStrike is a US company. Under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, US government can:
Doesn't matter if data is in Saudi Arabia. US law follows US companies globally.
From CrowdStrike's own press release:
"Remain fully connected to CrowdStrike's global telemetry, threat intelligence, and expert-led threat hunting services."
Translation: CrowdStrike engineers can access your data for "threat hunting."
That's not sovereignty. That's vendor access to your security data.
July 19, 2024: CrowdStrike update crashes 8.5 million Windows systems globally
Result: Airlines grounded, hospitals disrupted, financial services offline
Cloud dependency = single point of failure. When vendor goes down, your protection goes down.
Control, not just location
Data stored on hardware you own, in facilities you control, on networks you manage.
Data subject only to laws of your country. No foreign government can subpoena it.
Security vendor cannot access, view, or transmit your data. Ever.
Zero cloud dependency by design
SYNTEX runs on your hardware, in your data center, on your network. Data never leaves your physical control.
SYNTEX works with zero internet connectivity. No "phone home" to vendor cloud. No telemetry uploads.
Native Python. No npm packages. No AWS SDK. No vendor libraries. No supply chain risk.
GDPR Requirements: Data must stay within EU jurisdiction
CLOUD Act Problem: US companies can be forced to hand over EU data
SYNTEX Solution: On-prem in EU = German law only
Actual sovereignty, not "regional cloud"
Requirement: Air-gap for classified networks
Cloud Problem: Cannot connect to internet at all
SYNTEX Solution: Air-gap mode works offline
No cloud connection = no data leakage
Examples: Power grids, water systems, transportation
Risk: Cloud outage = protection offline
SYNTEX Solution: On-prem = no single point of failure
Your infrastructure, your control
Requirement: Zero internet connectivity
Audit Requirement: Complete isolation from outside access
SYNTEX Solution: Air-gap mode with local audit logs
Maximum isolation for election security
What it does: Allows US government to compel US companies to produce data stored anywhere in the world
Applies to: CrowdStrike, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, any US-based vendor
Your risk: US government can access your data via subpoena without your knowledge
Even if data is in "regional cloud" in Germany, CLOUD Act still applies
Requirement: Personal data of EU citizens must remain in EU jurisdiction
Fine: Up to €20 million or 4% of global revenue, whichever is higher
Schrems II ruling: Invalidated EU-US data transfers due to CLOUD Act
US company "regional cloud" in EU still subject to US law = GDPR violation
What happened: EU court struck down EU-US Privacy Shield
Reason: US surveillance laws (CLOUD Act, FISA 702) incompatible with EU privacy rights
Impact: Transfers of EU data to US companies face legal risk
Cloud vendors are scrambling - true on-prem solves this completely
On-prem in EU: Data stays in EU, subject only to EU law
SYNTEX LLC (US): Cannot access customer data remotely - no CLOUD Act exposure
Air-gap capable: Zero internet connection = zero foreign access
Simple: Data you control can't be subpoenaed from a vendor
| Capability | SYNTEX | CrowdStrike "Regional Cloud" |
Microsoft Sentinel |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-premise deployment | ✓ | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| Air-gap capable (zero internet) | ✓ | Requires cloud | Requires cloud |
| Zero vendor access to data | ✓ | Vendor has access | Vendor has access |
| Immune to US CLOUD Act | ✓ | Subject to CLOUD Act | Subject to CLOUD Act |
| Works during cloud outages | ✓ | Fails when cloud down | Fails when cloud down |
| Customer controls update timing | ✓ | Vendor pushes updates | Vendor pushes updates |
| Local jurisdiction only | ✓ | US + local law | US + local law |
| True data sovereignty | YES | NO | NO |
On-premise. Air-gap capable. Zero cloud dependency. True data sovereignty.
EU customers: Deploy in Frankfurt with German jurisdiction only
Government: Air-gap deployment for classified networks