Law firmIrwin Mitchellhas deployed
Smartline's DeviceLock across the organisation to ensure data
security and confidentiality.
DeviceLock controls access to all ports and devices on the
corporate network, including USB ports and memory sticks,
preventing information from being removed or copied without
authorisation.
"We recognise that one of the most common ways to lose [data] is
through otherwise innocuous portable storage devices that users
connect to our network," said Craig Thomas, IT network manager at
Irwin Mitchell.
He said DeviceLock enables the firm to protect the endpoints of
its network and still have the flexibility that enables staff to
use laptops without compromising security. Individual ports and
devices can be blocked or limited to particular users.
DeviceLock also protects Irwin Michell against
hardware keyloggers. "Keyloggers are a major concern for
companies of all sizes. It takes almost no time for for someone
with malicious intent to install one on a PC and start siphoning
off data," said Thomas.
Sacha Chahrvin, Smartline managing director UK, says Irwin
Mitchell is proactively ensuring it is not vulnerable to security
breaches and stays on the right side of data protection law by
putting all the necessary protection in place before a problem has
occurred.
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