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IT Director, Media Industry

Features: supported devices

With the vast majority of desktop and laptop PCs now featuring various disk writers and high-speed data ports, it has never been easier for a user to deliberately or accidentally remove sensitive data, introduce malicious code or transfer inappropriate content.

To guard against these risks, DeviceWall actively manages the connections that can be used to transfer data to and from the PC, such as:

• USB Ports
• Diskette drive
• Firewire Ports
• Internal & external floppy drives
• Internal & external CD and DVD drives
• Wireless data connections

DeviceWall simplifies the task of controlling which devices can be connected to a PC by grouping them into the following classifications:

• Storage Devices
  • USB Flash Memory / Disks
  • iPods & media players
  • Digital Cameras and CompactFlash cards
  • Other Plug & Play storage (includes: portable hard drives etc.)
• PDAs
  • Blackberry (and other RIM devices)
  • MS pocket CE (includes: iPAQ, AXIM etc)
  • Palm OS devices (includes Zire, Tungsten and Treo phones etc.)
• Optical drive
  • DVD/CD ROM (includes internal & external drives / writers)

DeviceWall enables the policy to be set for each individual device class.

Managing wireless connections

With wireless data ports now a standard feature on many laptops and even desktops, organizations need to take steps to prevent these access points being used to transfer data to or from corporate-owned PCs.

DeviceWall provides managers with the means to disable any on-board wireless data ports including:

• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• Infrared

Unlike the USB ports - where complete lockdown would also prevent connection from human interface devices - wireless connections tend to only be used to transfer data, so disabling these ports is an effective security measures.