Guard your computers from the Intrusion of Portable Storage Devices.
The Risks from Removable Devices:
- The threat of viruses, spyware, Trojans and other damaging malware being unintentionally introduced in to the network after infecting and employee/ students portable device at home
- The potential for corporate data to be stolen or lost due to the ease with which these devices can be added to the network and removed from the premises.
Types of devices that pose a threat:
- Portable Storage devices like USB drives and memory sticks.
- Portable music players like ipod.
- Phones, PDAs, Cameras etc can be connected to PCs with a cable/ infrared/ Bluetooth and can be used to transfer company data.
- CD/DVD burners can write up to 8 gigabytes of data to a blank disc.
Over the years the prices of these devices has fallen whilst the amount of data they can hold has increased.
Approximately 80 million USB flash drives are sold each year whilst Apple has sold over 150 million iPods worldwide to date. The risk of such MP3 players is enhanced by the fact that they can bypass perimeter defences like firewalls and antivirus at the mail server; furthermore such devices can also transfer data much faster then writing CDs. Such devices do however play a role in companies' day to day activities so we have catered for some flexibility.
Use AccessPatrol to Eliminate Risks from your Portable Storage Devices
Codework's AccessPatrol software allows the administrator to assign different permissions to specific devices or users; ensuring the company still has the flexibility it requires to operate.
The blocking features of Codework's AccessPatrol remain in place regardless of whether a PC is connected to the corporate network or not, protecting from infection or data theft when they are used away from the workplace, including when the machine is open to attack over a wireless connection. AccessPatrol's new based console also guarantees that the manager or system administrator has constant access to devices logged on to the network.
Keep your Users in Line with a Device Policy List
The Device Allowed list in AccessPatrol provide access for portable storage devices that are authorized. It is essential to maintain this white list to guard your company from malicious virus and information leakage.
Environmental Savings
We've also taken steps to make AccessPatrol a "Greener" product. AccessPatrol can remotely turn off or reboot PCs. In our experience most PCs are left on overnight consuming substantial amounts of energy. With a simple touch of a button all the PCs in your organisation can be shutdown saving energy and reducing costs.
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