Conseal Security has unveiled its first platform to protect data held on USB devices, such as USB pens, memory cards and external hard drives.
Cloud-based Conseal USB includes dual lock AES-256 encryption and the ability to remotely destroy sensitive data if the device is lost or stolen. It can also record an audit trail of every attempt made to access the device, whether the attempt is authorised or not, which is key for regulatory compliance purposes.
The audit trail contains information such as IP addresses, MAC addresses, drive serial numbers, system and login names.
It also features access rules that enable a company to limit access to a person, device, domain or IP address range. The designated owner of a device can also be notified when someone attempts to access data on the device.
The company claims that incidents such as HMRC losing two discs containing the details of 25 million people and Nationwide losing a laptop with the details of 17 million people show the need to be able to secure mobile storage devices, according to Tom Colvin, chief technology officer of UK-based Conseal Security.
"The fact that these, and other instances of data loss, are on-going stand as testament to the fact that current storage security solutions for removable storage are not adequate or do not fit the way that users and organisations need to operate in order to remain efficient and productive," he said.
"Conseal USB allows sensitive data owners to maintain centralised control of removable storage devices without having to resort to draconian measures that are simply not practical. The combination of strong encryption with remote management and wiping means Conseal USB affords an extra level of security and protection in the event a device is lost or stolen," added Colvin.
The platform is hardware agnostic so can be used with any storage vendor’s devices.
Conseal USB is starts at £19.95 for 12 month coverage of up to five devices.
