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Full disk encryption by Guardian Edge. This product authenticated and strong encrypts at a pre-boot level assuring that all data on the device is encrypted. Device control prevents unauthorized transfer of sensitive data to portable media. It provides for removable storage encryption. Take that!, USB thumb drives, portable hard drives, MP3 players, iPods, digital cameras, mobile phones, PDAs and CD/DVD burners. Smartphone protection safeguards organizations from the risks of exposure of legally protected data. On top of all this, the Altiris connector allows us to remotely deploy and monitor encryption status and devices on the network. Try to bring in a new thumb drive…. Done, it’s protected. Have an employee try to change the encryption policy on their laptop? It’s checked when it reconnects to the network and encryption is redeployed. If your organization has protected data concerns, especially data on laptops, thumb drives, and mobile phones that walk out the front door, the one-two punch of Guardian Edge and Altiris is Cool Technology.

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markesonr

Monday, February 01, 2010 11:08 AM

Symantec corporation examined the security practices of 196 health care IT and security professional in U.S. health organizations.
According to the survey:

    * health care security budgets remain low

    * organizations do not have a response plan for data security breaches

    * most health care organizations do not have a designated chief privacy officer or chief security officer

    * health care organizations are not utilizing current security technologies to keep data safe

    * only 67% of those surveyed utilize encryption to secure data in transmission and less than half of those surveyed encrypt stored data.

In the light of these results we need to have a security plan in place to secure patient data.

Using an encryption product like Guardian Edge to secure the data endpoints is one of the most reliable and cost effective methods to secure this data.

1/25/2010Cool Technology - Encryption that works.