Samsung T5 Catalina Update

In light of recent reporting for potential breach of self-encrypting SSDs in the case of expert's physical possession and specific technical settings, Samsung provides the following options of added protection for our valued consumers:

For non-portable SSDs:

I have a samsung ssd running Mojave. When I tried to install Catalina, it said my ssd was not formatted APFS. So my plan is to do an clone update from my ssd back to my iMac drive. Then boot back to the iMac drive, update to Catalina, verify it works, reformat ssd to APFS, clone Catalina to ssd, then check for bootability. For T3, T5 and X5 products, you must first reinstall Portable SSD Activation Software (Version 1.6.7), provided on the Samsung SSD Customer Support page (URL below), before updating the firmware. Please visit the following website for Samsung SSD Customer Support page. The Samsung Portable SSD T5 elevates data transfer speeds to the next level and unleashes a new experience in external storage. With a compact and durable design and password protection, the T5 is truly easy to carry and stores data securely. What is going on here Samsung? I need technical support to solve this with step by step instructions to resolve this matter. I want cause and corrective action as to why Samsung let this happen to T5 SSD Users it didnt work with the last update in mac os mojave and now it wont work with Catalina this is going on for over FOUR Months! No, when one formats the Samsung T5 or T7 to APFS or to HFS+ or anything other than what is on the drive when it is new, then the Samsung software is removed from the drive. However, Apple has plenty of security measures and encryption solutions built right into every Mac anyway, so really no need for the Samsung software as well.

We recommend installing encryption software (freeware available online) that is compatible with your system.

For portable SSDs:

Samsung T5 Macos Catalina Update

We recommend updating the firmware on your device. Firmware patch can be updated through Portable SSD Activation Software. For T3, T5 and X5 products, you must first reinstall Portable SSD Activation Software (Version 1.6.7), provided on the Samsung SSD Customer Support page (URL below), before updating the firmware. Please visit the following website for Samsung SSD Customer Support page:

For updating the firmware on T1 products, please contact the nearest Samsung Service Center.