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“With GuardianEdge Encryption Anywhere Hard Disk installed on all of our notebook PCs, we have an invaluable asset for mitigating the risk of proprietary data loss for our mobile workforce.”

—Joe Rumpler, IT shareholder, Clark Schaefer, Hackett & Co.

GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption

Enterprise-Class Data Loss Protection for Removable Devices

The growing proliferation of inexpensive, high-capacity removable storage devices exposes organizations to significant legal, financial and business risk. Unless the stored information is properly protected, the loss or theft of a device threatens not only to compromise proprietary or confidential information but may also result in costly public disclosures. GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption enables companies and government agencies to maximize the business and productivity benefits of using removable storage devices and removable media while minimizing risks to data security.




By deploying GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption organizations can:

  • Drive productivity while minimizing the information security risks posed by USB thumb drives, FireWire drives and keys, MP3 players, iPods, digital cameras, mobile phones, PDAs and CD/DVD burners
  • Assure that intellectual property and sensitive or legally protected information on removable devices and media is accessible only to authorized users
  • Meet regulatory compliance requirements through strong, centrally managed encryption, including FIPS 140-2 certified and AES 128 bit/256 bit encryption
  • Leverage Microsoft Active Directory and other existing infrastructure to reduce the cost and complexity of extending data protection to removable devices and media
  • Eliminates the risk of legal liability, customer service costs and brand erosion associated with data breach disclosures when a device or media is lost with removable device encryption, auditing and reporting
  • Password-based authentication ensures that only authorized users can access data on removable storage
  • Complements GuardianEdge Device Control – the combination makes possible a two-tiered approach to preventing data loss and data leakage from removable storage media and associated ports
  • When deployed in combination with GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication – Extends data protection with certificate-based user authentication
  • Policy, device and user management fully integrated with Active Directory GPO for transparent management of security policies with system and user policies
 
Supported Ports
  • USB, FireWire, Floppy, CD / DVD
Supported Devices
  • Memory cards: SD, MMC, CDC, SMC, etc.
  • Memory sticks and thumb drives
  • Internal and external – floppy, CD and DVD writers
  • Removable hard drives
  • All devices recognized as Storage Media by supported OS releases
CD/DVD support
  • Native CD and DVD burner – can replace other CD and DVD burning software
  • Encrypt data written to CDs and DVDs for convenience and flexibility
Encryption
  • 256- or 128-bit AES encryption of stored data
  • Granular file-level data encryption policies
  • Support for password or digital certificate user authentication keys
  • FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic library
Self Extracting Files
  • Easily distribute encrypted data on storage devices and through email
  • Access data via password entry without requiring additional software
Removable Storage Access Utility
  • Enables access to encrypted data on any computer
  • Resides on removable storage media, requires a very small footprint
  • Decrypts and encrypts data
Key and Password Administration and Recovery
  • Administrator-assisted password recovery
  • Recovery of encrypted data in the event of lost tokens or passwords
GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform
  • Single Management Console: Provides a single, Active Directory integrated management console for administering the GuardianEdge suite of endpoint data protection controls
  • Shared Services: Shared security and management services across data protection applications
  • Auditing and Reporting: Unified auditing and reporting environment
Active Directory Integrated Administration and Management
  • MMC management snap in architecture
  • Tight integration with Active Directory enables GPO-based policy deployment
  • Role-based policy administration
  • Detailed audit records to verify policy enforcement
  • Role-based control over security policies and recovery of encrypted disks and data
Client Computers
  • Microsoft Windows™ XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4
GuardianEdge Management Server
  • Microsoft Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise
  • Microsoft XP Professional
GuardianEdge Server
  • Microsoft Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise for Active Directory Application Management module installation
GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication Integration

Extend data protection with certificate based user authentication by combining GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption with GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication.

Key features enabled by this combination:

  • Multi-factor authentication using tokens and smartcards for data access on removable media
  • Smartcard/Common Access Card (CAC) support