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The Threat - Data Leakage & Targeted Attacks
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- USB, WiFi, FireWire, Bluetooth & other protocols make it easy to connect unauthorized external devices to enterprise PCs.
- Malicious attackers can walk away with sensitive data or introduce malware to the network
- Removable media with sensitive information can easily be lost or misplaced by company employees
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Endpoint security facts:
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- 60% of confidential data resides at the endpoint (IDC)
- Internal IP theft via USB ports has harmed almost 40% of enterprises (Yankee Group)
- Over 70% of security breaches originate from within (Vista Research)
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Recent Incidents
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These security breaches could have been prevented if companies encrypted their sensitive data when transferring it to removable media devices:
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4150 Employees’ names and Social Security numbers of Erlanger hospital were stored on a USB device that disappeared
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-- Chattanooga News, Sept. 2006
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Lost drive contains Social Security numbers of over 207,000 U.S. Marines
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-- Stars and Stripes, March 2006
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Lost flash drive containing 4,000 SSN and other personal information of people participating in a scientific study has been missing from a secured floor in the Michigan Department of Community Health
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-- Detroit Free Press, Sept. 2006
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Recent Incidents
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Most security incidents involving keyloggers remain unknown to the public
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A cyber bank robber installed hardware keylogger in the London branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Bank which enabled him to record any keystrokes and gain access to the wire transfer mechanism of the bank.
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-- BBC news, March 2005
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Safend Protector - Control
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Gain control over who uses what ports, when and how
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- Prevents data leakage and penetration via endpoints
- Granular control over physical and wireless ports and storage devices
- Blocks autorun on U3 drives
- The only solution that features Microsoft WHQL certification, NAC Compatibility, and Check Point interoperability
- Logging, alerting and reporting enables regulatory compliance
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