Safend USB Data Protection

By combining Safend’s granular port protection solution together with highly secure removable storage, Safend brings to the market a strong enterprise-grade solution.

The Solution:

• Enforces regulatory compliance by allowing only secure drives to connect
• Provides protection from unauthorized users and devices
• Eliminates headaches – if the drive is lost, there’s no security risk
• Enhances productivity for the enterprise and mobile users

The Need:

In wake of the recent regulations like HIPAA, SOX, GBLA, etc., data security is of prime importance to organizations. For instance HIPAA regulations mandate that data cannot be taken out of an organization unless it is in a secure (encrypted) format. Additionally, best practices call for inventory and logs of all connected devices and all data transferred to a device.

While USB drives and other portable storage devices improve mobility and enhance productivity amongst employees, it is also a major source confidential data loss due to unauthorized access.

Organizations are looking for solutions that can block access of confidential data to unauthorized devices/users, while allowing access to authorized users with secure devices – all in compliance with regulations.

Safend Solution:

Safend’s Protector blocks all ports and opens a secure tunnel for approved devices only. Complimenting Safend’s port protection solution with best-of-breed secure USB drives ensures that corporate data can be accessed only by company provided (or approved), fully encrypted USB flash drives, without the fear of data leakage or theft.

Organizations can now be assured that only devices that are provided to employees will work on the employee’s specific PC. Any attempt to connect the USB drive to other PCs in the company, or to connect other devices to that same PC will be blocked (unless specifically approved by the company). When combining this capability with encrypted drives, the solution is complete.

While employees continue to enjoy mobility and portability, organizations can reap the benefits without comprising regulatory compliance.

How does it work?

Safend’s granular solution grants access to devices based on the unique User IDs (UIDs) or the unique serial numbers of the device. Administrators can grant access to individual devices, based on their UIDs. Thus an organization can create a "whitelist" of all the secure drives allotted to specific employees, granting unrestricted access of corporate data to authorized users on authorized machines only.

In the event of theft or loss of the drive, it can be erased from the "whitelist", thus preventing future access to the network. With its secure encryption, the data on the drive remains safe and inaccessible to any malicious user.

Which Drives to Use?

Safend works closely with device manufacturers and examines the different products available on the market, making sure that the highest standards and best practices of security are utilized. Only the most secure drives in the market are offered by Safend.