GFI EndPointSecurity 4.0 is a PC Access Control product from gfi.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, This software offers network-wide control of which users can plug in a USB or other removable storage device, access CDs and access floppies. GFI EndPointSecurity allows network administrators to control which user can access removable drives, floppy disks and CD/DVD drives on the local machine. Without protection, anyone can easily copy a gigabyte or more of confidential data from or to the machine, using an inexpensive keychain USB drive or other storage device. GFI EndPointSecurity enables you to grant usage right for such devices only to users that were either added to the newly created group for that device type and for centralized management, you can define which users can use removable media from Active Directory by making them a member of three pre-defined groups.
Protect Your Network from Portable Devices such USB drives, iPods, and PDAsAccording to the Ponemon Institute, 59% of people who lost their job admitted to taking confidential company information with them either on DVD or using USB drives. The proliferation of consumer devices such as iPods, USB devices, Smart Phones and more, has dramatically increased the risk of intentional and unintentional data leaks and other malicious activity. While most companies have anti-virus software, firewalls, email and web content security to protect against external threats, few realize how easy it is for an employee to simply walk in and copy large amounts of sensitive data onto an iPod or USB stick. There is also an increased risk of malicious and other illegal program introduction to your network through these devices. Of course your administrator could lock down all ports, an ill-advised, difficult and unsustainable solution.
Prevent Data Theft and Virus Infection from within with Endpoint Security Software
Many businesses are unaware of, or choose to ignore, the threat presented by portable devices in their network environment until some event, ranging from unfortunate to catastrophic, happens. In hard economic times, cybercrime and data leakage increase and endpoints are an easy target. The key to managing portable devices in your business environment is to give your administrators direct control over what devices are in use on your network. With GFI EndPointSecurity you not only gain control over what is in use but you also know what has been used and by who, and most importantly you gain in-depth knowledge of what data has been copied.
Control Portable Device Access to Your Network with GFI EndPointSecurity
GFI EndPointSecurity allows administrators to actively manage user access and log the activity of:
* Media players, including iPods, Creative Zen and others
* USB drives, CompactFlash, memory cards, CDs, floppies & other portable storage devices
* PDAs, BlackBerry handhelds, mobile phones, smart phones and similar communication devices
* Network cards, laptops and other network connections.
Why Choose GFI EndPointSecurity
* Prevent data leaks and theft by comprehensively controlling access to portable storage devices with minimal administrative effort
* Prevent introduction of malicious and other unauthorized program to the network
* Gives administrators outstandinger control - you can block devices by class, file extensions, physical port or device ID
* Allows administrators to grant temporary device or port access for a stipulated timeframe
* Support for 32 & 64-bit platforms: Including Windows Vista and latest RC of Windows Server 2008.
How it Works
To control access, GFI EndPointSecurity installs a small footprint agent on your user's machine. This agent is only 1.2 MB in size, your user will never know it is there. GFI EndPointSecurity includes a remote deployment tool based on GFI LANguard technology, allowing you to deploy the agent to hundreds of machines with just a few clicks. After installation, the agent queries Active Directory when the user logs on and sets permissions to the different nodes accordingly. If the user is not a member of a group that allows access to a particular device or set of devices, then access is blocked.
Manage User Access and Protect Your Network From Portable Devices
Using GFI EndPointSecurity you can centrally disable access to any portable device, preventing both data theft and the introduction of data or program that could be harmful to your network. Although you could block portable storage devices such as CDs and floppy drives from the BIOS of the individual machine, the solution is cumbersome and impractical at times of program or network upgrades. For example, a desired new program or device install would require the Network Administrator to physically visit each machine, temporarily disable protection, perform the install and then re-enable protection; and, any sophisticated user can hack the BIOS circumventing the security measure altogether. GFI EndPointSecurity allows you to take control over your environment and the access of a wide variety of devices including:
* Floppy disks
* CDs and DVD ROMs
* iPods
* Storage devices
* Printers
* PDAs
* Network adapters
* Modems
* Imaging devices
* And more
Log the Activity of Portable Device Access to your Network
USB sticks present a significant threat to your business environment. They are small, easily hidden and can store up to 4 GB of data. Even plugging a digital camera into a USB port gives users access to storage on an SD card; SD cards are available in 2 GB capacity and more. That's a lot of potential for carrying off your data or for exporting infected program onto your network. In addition to blocking access to portable storage media, GFI EndPointSecurity logs device related user activity to both the event log and to a central SQL Server. A list of files that have been accessed on a given device is recorded everytime an allowed user plugs in.
Easily Configure Group-based Protection Control via Active Directory
You can categorize computers into protection groups. For each group you may specify the level of protection and portable device access to allow. The capability to group your networked computers is a strong feature; making, for example, an entire department into one group then managing the department's setting by managing the group as a single entity. Configuration of GFI EndPointSecurity is effortless and leverages the power of Active Directory. It does not require the administrator to remember and track which policies were deployed to which computers. Other storage control program requires cumbersome machine by machine administration, forcing you to make the changes on a per-machine basis and then to update the configuration on each machine before the settings take effect. GFI EndPointSecurity does away with all of that.
Advanced Granular Access Control via Whitelists and Blacklists
GFI EndPointSecurity enables you to allow or deny access to a range of device classes, as well as to block files transferred by file extension, by physical port and by device ID (the factory ID that identifies each device). It is also possible to specify users or groups then manage their access to devices givng them permissions ranging from no access ever, some access to some devices some of the time, all of the way to full access at all times. GFI EndPointSecurity allows administrators to define a device whitelist and a blacklist allowing only company-approved devices, impactfully and easily blocking all others.
Real-time Status Monitoring and Alerts
GFI EndPointSecurity provides real-time status monitoring through its user interface. It displays statistical data through graphical charts, the live status of the agent and more. GFI EndPointSecurity also allows you to send alerts when specific devices are connected to the network. Alerts can be sent to one or more recipients by email, network messages, and SMS notifications sent through an email-to-SMS gateway or service.
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