Peer Storage Device Messaging for Vulnerability Management

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• establishing, from a first data storage device, peer communication with a plurality of peer data storage devices, wherein the first data storage device and each peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices include:
• a host interface configured to connect to a host system;
• and
• a peer interface configured for peer communication with a plurality of peer data storage devices;
• determining a security issue for the first data storage device;
• and
• sending, through the peer interface and responsive to determining the security issue, a threat notification to at least one peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices.

A storage system, comprising:

• a control bus;
• and
• a plurality of peer data storage devices, wherein each peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices comprises:
• a processor;
• a memory;
• a host interface configured to connect to a host system;
• a control bus interface configured to connect to the control bus;
• means for establishing, through the control bus interface, peer communication among the plurality of peer data storage devices;
• means for determining a security issue for a first data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices;
• and
• means for sending, through the control bus interface and responsive to determining the security issue, a threat notification to at least one peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices.