Mobile security firmPointsec has released
Device Protector to deliver port and storage data security
management to networks and devices.
The product delivers port management, content filtering and
optional media encryption to protect firms’ data from USB memory
sticks and other potential threats
Erik Johannisson, Pointsec chief technology officer, said, “The
risk of data loss through unprotected ports and plug and play
storage devices is a serious concern among all organisations.
“Once sensitive information is copied through a port to a
storage device – whether by a malicious insider or a well-meaning
insider who is unaware of the security policy – it becomes
vulnerable to loss, theft and unauthorised use,” he said.
With Pointsec Device Protector, Pointsec’s customers will now be
able to control their employees’ use of personal removable media
devices such as USB drives, Bluetooth smartphones, digital cameras
and music players, that have wired or wireless connections to their
work desktop or mobile PCs.
The product prevents or limits data transfers to these devices
through a configurable security policy and content filtering, to
ensure that corporate IT infrastructure cannot be used for illegal
distribution of copyrighted content or installation of malicious
software, as well as protecting data.
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