Don’t let an unsecure flash drive cause business disruption, productivity loss, revenue loss, and fines.
Recent events in the news have demonstrated the ease with which portable devices can be used to steal confidential data.
Avoid your own personal Wikileaks by securing your USB flash drives. Kanguru’s secure flash drives and remote management capabilities provide excellent protection against data leaks.
The Kanguru Defender Elite coupled with Kanguru Remote Management Console (KRMC) give CIO’s and CISO’s an unprecedented level of control over their flash drives. Data breaches can be prevented with features such as:
Remote Disable/Delete – Remotely disable or delete devices compromised by rogue employees to protect sensitive information and prevent data breaches.
Domain/IP Control – Restrict drive usage to approved domains & IP ranges and prevent unauthorized use in external networks.
Offline Restrictions – Control whether devices can be used offline. Prevent unauthorized use in external networks.
Auditing and Reporting – KRMC enforces a full audit trail with detailed graphical reporting and the ability to export both customizable audit logs and graphs for external analysis to ensure proper compliance.
Many organizations are looking for new ways to increase the productivity of offsite users. This no longer includes just the field team, but is now including more general employees who can be enabled to work from home. The US Government is extending its Telework policy with this sort of flexible arrangement in mind.
Security and managability are key issues to consider in a Telework policy. Kanguru and Absolute ID have designed the RocIT Defender virtual platform with these priorities in mind.
1. Secure, Portable Operating System on a hardware encrypted flash drive. (FIPS 140-2 version available)
2. Not vulnerable to infection by malware and viruses on untrusted machines. Device can bypass all of this!
3. Can be remotely managed: delete lost or stolen drives, update files on device, etc.
4. Lower total cost of ownership with stronger security than notebook and tablet computers.
Find out more about the RocIT Defender “PC on a Stick” at our website.
UPI is reporting on a story from South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, which has all the ingredients of a great mystery plot: Secret battle plans, a missing USB flash drive and a potential cover-up.
“The military unit, the DSC and ministry of defense were all informed of the case but never took action,” a source said in the Yonhap report. “It (the drive) contains confidential information on national security, but nobody knows where it is.”
The story lacks detail, but it’s not a stretch to believe that a large organization has know idea where it’s IT assets are. This is a common problem.
Kanguru’s Remote Management Console solves this issue for USB flash drives. Administrators can view exactly when and where each device is being used. The moment that a drive is reported missing, an automatic delete or disable command can be issued from the console.
A recent survey of office workers revealed that USB sticks are frequently used to store company information regardless of corporate policy.
Delving into the research reveals that more than half of the respondents said their USB sticks were not encrypted, leaving the corporate information on them completely vulnerable if they are borrowed, lost or stolen.
This ComputerWorld article makes the link between this type of weak security and the vulnerability of governments and corporations to data breaches that end up on Wikileaks.
While SanDisk has decided to abandon the Cruzer Enterprise drive and focus on basic flash memory, Kanguru continues to deliver a world-class security suite for USB Flash Drives. The FIPS 140-2 certified Kanguru Defender Elite is now the only flash drive on the market that includes onboard virus/malware protection free-of-charge.
Kanguru is offering SanDisk Enterprise users a chance to transition to the Defender Elite and Kanguru Remote Management Console. For a limited time, SanDisk customers can purchase Defender Elite and KRMC software at 20% off retail price. We are also pleased to announce a free upgrade to the next available memory capacity!
Example: Your organization owns 200 SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise 4GB drives and CMC management console. You are eligible to purchase up to 200 Defender Elite 8GB drives and KRMC licenses at 20% off our 4GB price.
This offer is available through all authorized Kanguru reseller partners. Contact us today for more information!
** Offer good through Dec 31, 2010
** Requires verification of SanDisk purchase
** Discount qty is unlimited. Upgrade qty is limited to total number of Cruzer Enterprise drives owned.
German IT distributor, OPTIMAL System-Beratung, was overwhelmed by visitors’ interest in the Kanguru Defender Elite at the it-sa security convention in Nuremberg, and the local press is beginning to take notice as well.
“The experts were particularly interested in the virtual operating system and enterprise-wide management of the sticks,” said Bert Rheinbach, managing director of OPTIMAL System-Beratung.
The UK Treasury Solicitor’s Department has published a new document that outlines security requirements for Counsel and Barristers. The TSol guidance document (PDF) recommends using only FIPS 140-2 validated encryption products, and provides tips for choosing an encryption vendor.
FIPS 140-2 validation is a comprehensive process that requires testing by an accredited security lab. Kanguru has now completed FIPS 140-2 certification with three generations of Secure USB Flash Drives: Kanguru MicroDrive AES, Kanguru Bio AES, and the new Kanguru Defender Elite, which is compatible with Mac and Windows, as well as Ubuntu and Red Hat Linux.
The partnership between BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of anti-malware security solutions, and Kanguru Solutions, manufacturer of secure, portable IT storage solutions, has helped support Kanguru’s expansion into European markets by adding BitDefender’s anti-virus software to Kanguru’s encrypted, remotely manageable flash drives.
Kanguru invites European IT Professionals to meet us at it-sa 2010, die IT-Security Messe, in Nürnberg on 19-21 October.
We will be exhibiting with our local distribution partner, OPTIMAL. Product demonstrations will include Kanguru Defender encrypted USB memory sticks, Remote Management software and the RocIT Defender “PC on a Stick”.
Visit the OPTIMAL/Kanguru stand in Nürnberg or contact OPTIMAL for more information about selling or purchasing Kanguru products in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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