Centennial Software, the leading developer of network security and IT asset management solutions today announced the latest version of its award-winning DeviceWall endpoint security solution, designed to help organizations prevent sensitive files leaving the network and stop malicious code being introduced onto mission-critical IT systems through individual PCs.
In addition to its ability to manage access to devices such as USB sticks, portable hard drives, smart phones and MP3 players, DeviceWall Content-Aware Edition (CAE) is the first solution of its type to introduce advanced content filtering technology.
Matt Fisher, vice president at Centennial Software, explained why content awareness is critical to managing organizations’ security policies: “It’s quite common for people trying to hide inappropriate data transfers to change the extension of file they want to copy or access. With its ability to see through such efforts and identify the original nature of the file, DeviceWall CAE gives managers a much more accurate view of user behavior and better equips them to establish and enforce the right security policies.”
Since the launch of DeviceWall in 2005, Centennial has built a reputation for innovation in endpoint security, particular in the area of ‘anti-spoofing’. For example, DeviceWall was the first solution of its type to successfully identify and defend against unauthorized U3 devices, where other endpoint security mechanisms were ‘fooled’ into recognizing them as CDs.
Fisher concluded: “This is an exciting first step in extending DeviceWall’s capabilities and creating solutions that truly address the convergence between Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and endpoint security solutions. In the future, not only will DeviceWall be able to enforce policy based upon users and device types, but it will also govern access to individual files based on their particular content.”
The DeviceWall Content Aware Edition will be available from 22nd October 2007.
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