Protecting a company’s confidential data can make people happier
I’m quite convinced people who work for companies that protect their private data and do not allow it to be easily lost or stolen are happier. And I’ll explain why!
I work in such a company. This company uses software that ensures protection against confidential data theft, so no company data leaves the network. No data leaks means no financial loss on this side. No loss means stable revenue, investments in the growth of the company, which translates into a job that is secure, bigger salaries, more employees.
And even if money doesn’t buy us happiness, it is obvious that an employee who doesn’t worry much about tomorrow is more relaxed, more productive, in a better mood and finally happier.
So, a CEO and a CIO who want to add more value to their business, who want to reduce loss and increase revenue, who want more productive and happier employees will invest in a solution to protect their company against data theft and leakage.
What do you think? Can protecting a company’s confidential data make us happier?
The first fully compatible Device Control solution for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Yes, folks it was bound to happen. Device Control, Data Loss Prevention and endpoint security applications were bound to conquer the new over-hyped platforms, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. And the first one to reach this performance is the latest version of Endpoint Protector 2009, developed by CoSoSys, a leading developer of endpoint security and portable storage device applications. The new version has a clear purpose, one that is a must for all companies interested in security: allowing them to test and implement the most recent operating systems, while protecting them from common threats yielded by extreme data portability and mobility.
“Our goal is to keep companies safe while allowing them to test, implement and turn the latest breakthroughs in software and hardware platforms into a profitable advantage. Releasing a version for the Windows 7 operating system – which is currently one of the most hyped and critically appraised platforms – and for Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a natural step in our ongoing strive to adapt to as many IT environments as possible. It also complements our efforts of maintaining a high level of mobility and productivity for non-technical users by providing them with a continuously increasing range of controlled portable devices, from iPods, cameras and USB sticks to ExpressCard SDD and printers,” explains Roman Foeckl, CoSoSys CEO.
To test the new version of Endpoint Protector 2009, you can download the 30 days trial or check out the online demo at http://www.EndpointProtector.com.
Oops, I accidently copied the Goldman Sachs “secret sauce”!
There has been much noise about the Goldman Sachs ex-employee who managed to leave the company with their secret solution to be faster and better than their financial services competitors. At first, the name of the company reporting the data breach was unclear, then more started whispering Goldman Sachs. Let’s sink into the juicy details.
It all started when a computer programmer was arrested for stealing classified application code that powerd his former employer’s, later identified as Goldman Sachs, high-speed financial trading platform. The programmer’s name, along with more details on the incident, were reproduced from an FBI affidavit by DarkReading:
According to an affidavit (PDF) filed by the arresting FBI officer and subsequently posted by news media, the programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, copied “proprietary trade code” from his company and uploaded it to a Website in Germany. He later quit his job at the New York firm and moved to a new company in Chicago that “intended to engage in high-volume automated trading” — and paid him around three times his old salary of $400,000, according to the affidavit.
The programmer says it was all a mistake. Apparently, he only wanted some open sourced files he was working on and ended up with the entire shabang. The fact he never sold the code or tried to otherwise use it plays in his favor. The fact he tried to hide all traces of the data transfer, doesn’t. But that’s somehting to be settled in a court.
What’s fascinating, as ZDNet’s Larry Dignan explained on one of the network’s blogs, is that Goldman Sachs, “a master at gauging risk”, was able to overlook the danger of inside threats. Especially when it’s something all security experts have been talking about for a long while.
When you think about it, nothing happened to Goldman Sachs. Other than a much needed wake up call. What could have happened? The competition actually improving their own platforms and taking over more and more clients from Goldman Sachs. I have a feeling adding up the numbers of this potential loss would make us all dizzy!.
Data Leakage and Endpoint Security from a Sexy Perspective
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CoSoSys Products reach Australia and New Zealand
CoSoSys, a leading European developer of security solutions for USB devices, has just appointed Chillisoft as distributor of its products n New Zealand and Australia. That means companies and home users in these areas will be introduces to their Endpoint Security and data loss precention solutions.
Who’s Chillisoft? According to the press release, Chillisoft is a specialist software distributor and finalist in the APAC Deloitte Fast 500 for the last 3 consecutive years. Our security solutions are carefully selected leading or emerging products from reliable and reputable vendors that can benefit our resellers and end-user clients in our target markets.
We’ve covered CoSoSys and their products before, but here’s a little info on what they do:
CoSoSys was founded in early 2004 with a strong business focus on software development, marketing and support of applications for portable storage devices such as USB Flash Drives and flash based MP3 Players. In a second business unit CoSoSys is developing endpoint and data leakage security solutions that enable a secure working environment for portable storage devices.
Happy shopping, Australia and New Zealand! And stay safe
