TRUE Clarity News

Endpoint security software offers valuable tool in fight against USB data theft

10/24/2008 12:23:00 PM

Theft of customer records at leading organizations is more common than organizations think.

October 22, 2008 - In the wake of worldwide announcements of data theft at many leading organizations, TRUE Clarity, a leading supplier of IT management software solutions, emphasized that the use of USB and other portable storage devices leaves organizations open to security breaches caused by lax business controls.

James McCracken, Managing Director of TRUE Clarity, commented, “We estimate that 99 percent of data theft involving devices such as USB flash drives, MP3 players and other storage media goes undetected. Many organizations – both in the public and private sectors – simply haven’t acknowledged the threat that comes from failing to control the flow of data to and from the corporate network via a PC’s USB port or other local connections.”

TRUE Clarity now offers the DeviceWall endpoint security product line, which helps prevent both malicious and accidental security breaches. DeviceWall can be easily configured to manage users’ and groups’ access rights to different classes of portable devices. The product also provides a complete audit trail of all device connections and data transfers.

“We find that IT managers who install DeviceWall are surprised at just how many device connections occur on their network every single day,” said McCracken. “Without a solution to automatically record and manage these attempted data transfers, IT and business managers simply have no visibility into not only what data is leaving the organization, but also what risks are being brought into the network.”

- Ends -