Corporate losses as a result of the theft of confidential information were 30 million US $ according to the 2006 CSI / FBI Computer and Security Survey *. This is two times the cost of damage caused by viruses. But the risk is underestimated by most organizations - and attacks from inside are as likely as attacks from outside. Computer crime is not only present in large organisations. Many small and new products and technology. These developments are always interesting for the competition.Almost any device attached to a computer can become a vehicle for the theft of confidental and private information. Driven by the development of smaller memory chips these devices today are large enough to transport nearly anything from customer database to development blueprints to company strategies. Thanks to user-friendly operating systems you only need to attach these devices to your computer - no driver is necessary.
The solution is CenterTools DriveLock. It eliminates a majority of the dangers associated with abusing removable storage devices. DriveLock runs in the background and is activated as soon as a removable storage device is attached to the computer. Access to this device - for instance a USB memory stick - is then denied by DriveLock (configurable).The organisation can also specify users or groups that are able to use removable devices. Using a device allow-list it is possible to allow access to approved devices (based on vendor and product information). This fexible configuration is centralized. To deploy this configuration to all workstations DriveLock uses ActiveDirectory Group Policy. A special infrastructure or database to store and deploy configuration is not needed.* Source: CSI/FBI survey based on the responses of 530 U.S. corporations and government organizations. 251 respondents reported approximate losses caused by computer crime.