McAfee Data Loss Prevention Host Solution Prevents the Malicious or Accidental Transfer of Confidential Information
Auckland, 7 February 2007 -- McAfee, Inc., today announced McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Host, a comprehensive
solution which prevents confidential data loss through malicious and unintentional means. McAfee DLP offers
organisations full control and absolute visibility to data leaving endpoints via email, instant messaging, printed
documents, USB drives, CD-ROMs, and more. McAfee is the only vendor to offer Data Loss Prevention as part of a
comprehensive, integrated security risk management portfolio.
Recent data losses have translated directly into lost revenues, reduced stock price and market capitalisation, tarnished
brand reputation and reduced consumer confidence. For example, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, more than
100 million data records of US residents have been exposed due to security breaches since February 2005. McAfee
research, announced separately today, indicates that despite clear corporate policies, data loss through e-mail, print
and portable devices remains a huge problem.
“Information is the life blood of every business," said Michael Sentonas, Director, SE & Services Asia Pacific, McAfee. "Financial documents, customer data, source code, and intellectual property are
potentially just a few mouse-clicks away from being distributed to unauthorised recipients, exposing the organisation to
the risks of data loss. McAfee Data Loss Prevention Host allows organisations to gain full control and retain absolute
visibility of the data leaving the organisation."
McAfee DLP Host includes features such as content and context-aware protection to block sensitive data transfer even if
the data is manipulated, copied, pasted, compressed, or encrypted. McAfee DLP Host also provides universal protection by
preventing data loss at work, as well as "protection on-the-go" for remote users at home or on the road by enforcing
data protection policies even when laptops are disconnected from the corporate network.
"In order to successfully defend against information leaks, products must reside on the desktop of those who have access
to highly sensitive information and monitor the following: file transfer to and from peripherals like USB drives;
copying and pasting of information across applications; and the use of output channels like printing and faxing.
Context, in addition to content, is also critical for analysis and classification - and capturing full context requires
a desktop agent," wrote Jonathan Penn, vice president, research director at Forrester, in "The Forrester Wave:
Information Leak Prevention," Q4 2006, December 2006.
McAfee DLP Host is comprised of agent software and a logging and management server. From this server, security
administrators deploy centrally-managed policies to the endpoints, monitor real-time events and generate reports. With
McAfee DLP Host, endpoints are monitored and data usage and transfer is restricted based upon established polices. The
result is a cost-effective and flexible solution that offers innovative and effective methods for preventing
confidential data loss.
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