Safend Protector - Looming Concerns

IT administrators know that their employees love the productivity benefits that convenient endpoint connections like USB of WiFi bring to their organization. But security professionals have to worry about the security implications of any technological developments. IT organizations have three fears of uncontrolled endpoints:
  
Data leakage The majority of corporate data is stored unprotected on desktops and laptops. With portable devices, such as iPods, holding up to 60GB of data, it's far too easy for confidential data to walk out of the building.

Targeted Attacks / Desktop as Gateway – Local ports and interfaces have become a new favored way for malicious hackers to introduce viruses and Trojans into enterprises, often turning a desktop into a gateway to access an entire network. For example, a recent corporate espionage case, resulting in multiple arrests, centered on a Trojan introduced via a presentation stored a CD.

Legal compliance –Recent legislation, such as HIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley, often specifically mentioning technological standards, dramatically increases data privacy and data control standards. Organizations need reliable ways to guarantee that they are safeguarding their data in legally acceptable ways.

With these looming concerns, organizations need ways to balance the productivity increases that new endpoint technologies offer, while maintaining robust information security.

Safend ProtectorFeatures
Safend Protector is the most comprehensive, granular, easy-to-use, and tamper-proof endpoint security product available today. Other features include:

Physical interfaces

• USB
• FireWire
• PCMCIA
• Serial
• Parallel 

Wireless interfaces

• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• Infra Red (IrDA)

 Removable storage

• CD / DVDs
• Flash Drives
• Zip Drives
• Floppy Drives
• Tape Drives

Intuitive Management

• Seamlessly integrates into Active Directory or any other network management software
• Easy, intuitive process to create and update policies

Kernel-level driver

• Policy enforcement is completed via independent real-time analysis of low-level port traffic

Redundant, multi-tiered anti-tampering (click here for complete list of anti-tampering features)

• Strong anti-tampering features prevents attempts to circumvent security policy
• Features include advanced encryption, hashed uninstall password, and continuous enforcement of last-known policy, even when disconnected

Integrated auditing and visibility (click here for safend auditor information)

• Supplemented by Safend Auditor, which audits all devices connected in last six months; highlights exact network vulnerabilities

Granular Control

• Detects and restricts devices by device type, device model or unique serial number

Policy Flexibility

• Separate policies can be defined for any domain, group, computer, or user

Storage Control (click here for more information)

• Safend Protector can block all storage devices completely, permit read-only mode, or even block devices above a certain storage capacity.

Hassle-free Deployment

• Client agent and policies install at endpoint on “silent” basis, no reboot required.
  Policies easily associated with Active Directory Organizational Units (OUs) for GPO update

Traceability and Monitoring

• Encrypted logs and alerts integrate with third-party software for immediate notification and forensic audit trails.

Highest Quality and Reliability

• Safend’s unique automatic testing tools provide unrivaled quality assurance

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