Endpoint security developer CoSoSys has released a new version of their data loss prevention, device control and endpoint security solution for Windows and Mac OS, Endpoint Protector. Offering enhanced protection, increased effectiveness and the fastest implementation time in its segment, the out-of-the-box Hardware and Virtual Appliance is now available for small, medium and large companies and organizations.

Coming with a long list of new features targeting better security, reliability, ease of use and better adapting to company structures and organization charts, Endpoint Protector 4 is designed to protect networks ranging from 20 computers (endpoints) to more than 5.000 endpoints.

Some of the top benefits of this latest Endpoint Protector solution are:

• Seamless integration in business processes
• Saving time and money when the solution is installed
• Increased security through enhanced protection
• Reducing allotted resources of the security staff
• Optimum security through enhanced stability
• Enhanced protection through complex, adaptable end efficient security
• Reliable security through enhanced monitoring and policy control

Here’s a good piece of news for companies around the world: when it comes to access to your important and confidential data, you don’t need to treat all employees as equals. In fact, it is highly recommended to make sure not anyone can access all your files, and if they can see them, you should prevent everyone from copying or transferring the information you need to keep private.

Ongoing projects, customer data bases, inventions, strategies, private records of employees, credit card and bank account information, all these must remain confidential. So if you store them, how can you make sure an employee that is unaware of the harm they are doing or who knowingly wants to harm you, fails at their attempt to expose the files in question?

The feature that enables you to take control of who does what with your data is called File Whitelisting. Backed by file tracing, not only do you see who transfers what and to where, you also prevent anyone from copying or transferring documents classified as restricted to being viewed only. It keeps you safe and it also lets you know who tried to stick their nose where they were not supposed to. An effective endpoint security, device control and data loss prevention solution will certainly offer your company these seemingly simple, but very powerful features.

What’s the alternative? You might end up in the same situation as Chocolate Emporium who had their entire customer database being transferred by an employee via Dropbox. Yes, large files no longer discourage anyone. A simple flash drive or smartphone is enough to store all the information you value the most, in a matter of minutes. In the case of Chocolate Emporium, the employee knew what he was doing and took all the information on buyers he could find. But in some cases, there is no malicious intent. An eager employee that’s not educated in the ways of security my copy a similar database on his portable hard drive to work from home, to only find himself the victim of a theft. With the hardware also goes the information, which in most cases is unencrypted.

So keep your company safe instead of making up for the loss. It’s easy and effective. So why not try it?

The in-the-cloud data loss prevention and endpoint security solution developed by CoSoSys has just been launched on the Japanese market by their local partner, Uptown Inc. For those new to the Security as a Service world of endpoint security, My Endpoint Protector is the world’s first software as a service application for device control and data loss prevention that helps companies manage internal and external threats effectively, thus dodging the overwhelming threats harbored by the broad use of portable storage devices and at the same time avoiding to put unnecessary pressure on IT departments and budgets.

My Endpoint Protector’ main benefits include:

• Proactive protection against data loss, data theft, data leakage and malware infection by controlling the use of portable devices
• Protection for Windows PCs (7 / Vista / XP) and Mac OS X
• Effective device management and control by defining specific usage rights for both devices and employees accessing the network
• Centralized Web-based interface for ease of management and reporting, plus real-time monitoring of devices



• Comprehensive audit trail through device activity logs
• Enforced encryption for all sensitive files in transit
• Easy policy enforcement using customizable templates
• Offline mode to protect PCs when they are disconnected from the network, even if the user has administrative rights on that machine

It is indeed an easy to set up, maintenance free and pain free data loss and endpoint security solution and its availability in the cloud also spares companies from pain inducing spendings on new hardware and software platforms. If you’d like to test it, here’s a link to the free trial. And if you’re in Japan and want to know more about Uptown Inc, here are a few details: they provide software solutions for multiple platforms and cloud solutions in Japan. The companies head office is located in Saitama, Japan. Uptown distributes products through resellers or directly to users at http://www.uptown.jp.

Endpoint Protector for Device Control explained in plain English

You can try it yourself today. Visit www.EndpointProtector.com

Shands HealthCare has recently announced about 12,500 of their patients that their private medical data has been stolen in January, along with the laptop that contained the personal details. As it almost always happens in the case of hardware storing sensitive records, the laptop wasn’t encrypted in any way.

The stolen info contains names, addresses, medical record numbers and medical procedure codes of the patients, as well as the Social Security numbers of about 650 people. Luckily, up to know, there is no evidence of any misuse of the data, and we should keep hoping that the thief or thieves just needed the notebook to sell it or for personal use…

At least some measures have been taken: training for the employees and system-wide encryption policy to prevent such data breaches in the future. And of course, there’s protection for those affected, eligible for 12 months of free credit monitoring.

Let’s hope the new system works, as according to Gainesville.com, security breaches involving large amounts of patient data being exposed are some what of a recurring habit at Shands.

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.

The Mozilla Foundation takes security breaches very seriously. It immediately closed its online stores after finding out a third-party company that runs one of the sites’ back-end operations had suffered a breach.

The security issues affected GatewayCDI, an SMB with offices in three US cities, which runs the Mozilla Store, the foundation said in a blog post quoted by the Register. There is still no information to confirm whether any customers of the website selling coffee cups, tee-shirts, and other Mozilla promotional goods have been compromised.

“Once notified, we took the immediate preventative step of shutting down the Mozilla Store to ensure that no additional users could be compromised,” Mozilla representatives wrote. “Mozilla immediately reached out to GatewayCDI and encouraged them to quickly inform individuals whose data had been compromised.”

Mozilla also stated they were undergoing a thorough analysis of their systems to determine the cause and extent of the breach. Additionally, GatewayCDI  will make sure to contact directly any Mozilla Store customers who may have been affected by this blurry breach.

According to the same Register article, Mozilla also closed down its International Mozilla Store, although it wasn’t run by GatewayCDI. Both stores displayed a message saying “closed for maintenance.”

Take it to the could. See how it works explaind in plain english.
Device Control and DLP taken to the cloud to help you reduce cost and deploy much faster.