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AutoSign^TM

Problem:

How to prevent the leakage of sensitive corporate information via portable storage devices with no impact on productivity and ease of use.

Information leakage is a growing problem as organizations are increasing susceptible to inadvertent exposure of sensitive material via portable memory products. Large amounts of information can get transferred to Flash and Micro drives that are then lost or stolen. The recent discovery of military data on stolen Flash drives being sold in an Afghan market is a prime example.

Some companies fill USB ports with epoxy. Others employ "port management" or end-point security (EPS) software solutions on each corporate computer. EPS enforces policy to permit the connection of certain types of mass storage while rejecting all others. This creates an added headache for IT and an administrative burden that results in password proliferation.

Solution:

AutoSign is an Automatic Sign On technology that can be applied to any portable storage device. When applied to DataLock, it has all the features of the DataLock device plus the ability to self-administer access policy.

AutoSign is able to recognize a safe environment to automatically unlock and can be used freely while inside the corporate network or on a trusted computer. When outside, it is locked and requires authentication measures to access. For example, when applied to DataLock device, it requires an authentication PIN to access. Current EPS solutions can work seamlessly with DataLock Pro as it does not depend on the host to administer security. Access is controlled by the storage device based on authentication of its environment. The device can be easily pared with a computer(s), network, and or user login to allow both more freedom and security to the user.