Software prevents data leakage and theft.
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Designed to allow only authorized removable media devices to connect to corporate desktops, Marshal Endpoint Security enables companies to enforce policies and protect sensitive corporate information from data leakage and theft at endpoint. In addition to managing which staff are able to access different types of portable storage devices and wireless connections, program includes option to automatically encrypt all data legitimately copied to devices such as USB memory sticks.
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Marshal Extends Multi-Layered Security Strategy to Protect the Endpoint
ATLANTA, May 22 / -- Secure email and Internet gateway security provider Marshal today announced Marshal EndPoint Security, a policy-based enforcement solution that allows only authorized removable media devices to connect to corporate desktops, thereby preventing data leakage and theft. Available on June 1, Marshal EndPoint Security is the result of Marshal's strategic partnership with endpoint security specialist, Centennial Software.
Marshal's launch of its endpoint security solution is the latest in a series of announcements that shows Marshal expanding on its strong software heritage. Last month, Marshal announced a security appliance (MailMarshal e10000), a service provider edition of its MailMarshal email management software (MailMarshal SPE) and its intention to offer a managed security service later this year.
Marshal EndPoint Security will enable organizations to monitor and control what information goes in and out of the company via their removable media devices. While USB storage devices are a business enabler, the fact that they can be used to take vast amounts of corporate data outside the security perimeter is a real business risk that needs to be addressed head-on. Marshal EndPoint Security allows companies to enforce policies and protect sensitive corporate information from data leakage and theft at the endpoint.
"Locking down and monitoring the devices at the outer edge of the network such as desktop clients, for example, to prevent sensitive data from leaving the company on a USB stick, is critical today for businesses of all sizes," said Jon Collins, service director at analyst house Freeform Dynamics. "Organizations should look to adopt strategies that consider perimeter-level content filtering solutions -- for example, at the Internet or the gateway -- in close association with mechanisms for endpoint security, such that risks associated with both user-generated and external content may be treated in the most appropriate manner, wherever they should manifest themselves in the corporate environment."
"Companies don't have a physical network perimeter that they can protect anymore, as employees take their laptops home and thus expand the network perimeter," said Ed Macnair, CEO of Marshal. "For Marshal, this is yet another step towards providing customers with a comprehensive content security solution from the Internet level and the gateway perimeter right through to the client perimeter."
"We're very proud to be associated with a market leader like Marshal. Marshal is in an excellent position to capitalize on the market opportunity presented by a multi-layered approach to security," said Andy Burton, CEO of Centennial Software. "The speed with which we have been able to bring this solution to market reflects the close synergies between our two solution sets and our shared view of how multi-layered security solutions should evolve."
In addition to managing which staff are able to access different types of portable storage devices and even wireless connections, Marshal EndPoint Security will also feature the option to automatically encrypt (using advanced 256-bit Blowfish or AES ciphers) all data legitimately copied to devices such as USB memory sticks.
About Marshal
Marshal is a privately-owned company with its worldwide and EMEA headquarters at Basingstoke in the United Kingdom and regional offices in Munich (Germany), Paris (France), Johannesburg (South Africa), Houston (USA), Atlanta (USA), Sydney (Australia) and Auckland (New Zealand). Marshal is a global vendor of Comprehensive Secure Email and Internet Management solutions that integrate content filtering, compliance, secure messaging and archiving, to protect businesses against email and internet-based threats.
Forty per cent of the Global Fortune 500 companies use Marshal security solutions to secure their corporate messaging networks and web against internal abuse and external threats such as viruses, spam and malicious code. More than seven million users in 18,000 companies worldwide use Marshal's highly acclaimed MailMarshal and WebMarshal solutions to protect their networks, employees, business assets and corporate reputation and to comply with corporate governance legislation requirements.
For more information about Marshal visit http://www.marshal.com/
About Centennial Software
Centennial Software is a leading developer of IT asset discovery and security management solutions with more than four million licenses sold to blue-chip organizations around the world. Available through a global network of resellers and market-leading OEM vendors, Centennial Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better manage their IT infrastructure, maintain compliance and reduce operational risks. The company operates offices in the USA, UK, Germany and Australia. For more information, please visit http://www.centennial-software.com/.
