Security IP introduces InterGuard Data Loss Prevention (DLP) countermeasures.

Feb. 26, 2009 - PRLog -- Security IP has been appointed by Awareness Technologies Inc to handle the UK launch of InterGuard, an innovative suite of data loss prevention (DLP) countermeasures.  While traditional security solutions protect companies from external threats such as viruses and hacking attempts via firewalls, DLP deals with threats that originate from inside the organisation. These threats can be caused by intentional malicious behaviour, or simply careless administration and weak management procedures.

InterGuard features a Single Agent desktop software architecture, which is deployed to all computers and laptops within the host organisation. As well as improving performance, this approach has freed InterGuard from the limitations of conventional network-based security solutions. Full functionality can be delivered throughout the organisation – even to travelling employees and subsidiaries that never connect to the network.

The InterGuard suite comprises three main products: SONAR monitors and controls all employer computer activity; DATALOCK protects confidential data, IP and trade secrets; and LAPTOP-COP can track stolen assets and remotely retrieve important files.
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DATALOCK screens all email, email attachments, removable media (such as USB and flash memory drives) in a “content aware” fashion looking for types of data rather than proscribed documents. This has a significant advantage over traditional document “fingerprinting” methods, which depend on the compilation and availability of a list of an organisation’s highly sensitive documents.

Because of the enormity of keeping such a listing up to date, this is something that most prudent organisation would prefer not to do as it can drain valuable human resources. DATALOCK instead looks inside of the data being accessed for specific types of data – consistent with data that is considered sensitive, such as account numbers and id details. And because DataLock is a desktop agent, it scans the data immediately without having to make a call to a centralised server, and is thus much quicker than other data loss prevention tools, which rely on the network and a large bank of servers to handle the queries coming from all over the organisation.

This unique architectural approach allows DataLock (and the entire InterGuard suite) to be run in a SaaS environment if desired. InterGuard is the first DLP tool to provide this ability.

SONAR provides total visibility and total control over the computers in an organization both on and off of the network. It allows organizations to enforce acceptable use policies via software application use controls and an industry-leading web filter. Additionally, it lets administrators monitor all employee computer activity. It works invisibly and undetectably at each desktop, without impacting central network computer resources.

All employee communications can be recorded  – email, webmail and Instant Messaging; analyse keystroke activity and format all data into report form making it easy to find and evaluate critical security lapses. The reports can also be used to study e-mail behaviour by creating league tables highlighting sources of internal email traffic, and areas where productivity may be at risk. In conjunction with DATALOCK it can also prevent the accidental miss direction an e-mail containing sensitive information to an address outside of the intended distribution.

LAPTOP COP is the revolutionary development which draws on the capability to track and control the operation of a computer at all times even if it should be stolen or removed from its normal operational environment. LAPTOP COP allows administrators to remotely, and invisibly, geo-track the stolen computer no matter where it goes (often with a higher degree of accuracy than GPS), retrieve and/or delete any files, and record and control everything that the thief does on the computer.

This multi-angled approach provides law enforcement agencies with the “actionable evidence” that they need to recover the asset. But perhaps more importantly, LAPTOP COP allows you to access and protect the data on the computer, which in most cases is more valuable than the computer itself. Laptop Cop even allows administrators to communicate directly to the thief by remotely displaying messages on the stolen computer’s screen.

According to a recent FBI crime study report; approximately 93% of all stolen laptops re-connect to the Internet. Since LAPTOP COP relies on an Internet connection to receive the administrator’s commands from the server, and to upload retrieved files, it is therefore very likely that the opportunity will arise to take action and recover the data, and possibly the laptop, which will have been rendered useless to the thief.  


Enabling Technology

“InterGuard has two specific unique propositions that distinguish it from any other products on the market,” explains SIP Director, Andi Robinson.

“The first is the ability to scan for data types rather than relying on document “fingerprinting”. This makes InterGuard more intuitive and more secure because it does not require organisations to constantly update the list of documents that contain sensitive information. It will automatically detect an attempt to move sensitive data, even if administrators were unaware of its location.

“Because InterGuard uses a “distributed” approach, it can also be deployed on a software-as-a-service basis, eliminating the need for expensive server infrastructure inherent in traditional data loss prevention tools – giving it a clear financial advantage on return on investment.”


About Security IP:
Based in Oxfordshire, Security IP is a specialist value added distributor specialising in client and server security solutions for organisations of all sizes. Applications cover virus protection, firewall and virtual private networks, intrusion detection, web and e-mail filtering, and remote management technologies. www.securityip.com

Contact: Andi Robinson Tel: 0845 125 9092

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