MicroRiver Launch Xfort Network Security Solution

London, United Kingdom, January 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- MicroRiver UK based manufacturer of secure USB flash devices have Launched Xfort Network Security Software. Its launch comes after years of consultation and research to address security threats from within and making sure you always are one step a head.

MicroRiver have worked with a number of high profile UK customers including the UK Police, providing solutions for the ever growing concerns of data security.

The full name of X-FORT is enterprise eXtreme FORT. It is a system that prevents employees from stealing confidential information. Using a Client-Server based architecture with PKI public key encryption/decryption mechanism, X-FORT monitors every client computer. According to their security policy, a company can control any possible channel that employees could use to take information out of the company. The architecture of X-FORT is completely policy driven, One computer acts as an X-FORT server which will install the Client program into all other computers in the company. The Client program has multiple invisible protections to prevent malicious removal. In addition, administrators can easily manage the system through a management console.

X-FORT system has obtained more than 40 patents from different countries. It applies a client-server architecture in accordance with PKI techniques of encryption/decryption to monitor every computer in the company to prevent information breach. X-FORT system provides an application that sets limits of authority for every user based on the company’s security policy to control the channels through which users export company information. Those channels are namely 1. external storage devices(USB Flash Disk, USB/IEEE 1394 HD, CD-R/W, Floppy, MO, ZIP and all sorts of memory card), 2. internet(my network places, dial-up network, FTP, HTTP and communication port), 3. wireless communication devices (IrDA, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi), 4. printers, emails and IM tools. Moreover, with the HD protection mechanism, X-FORT system prohibits unauthorized persons to obtain hard disk information from computer using the method of booting from floppy disk, CD-ROM or hard disk cascade.

In the light of system management, MIS can apply the function of console to implement central management and security policy on file exportation, printing, Software/Hardware usage, internet browsing, internet communication, log tracing and information in/out audit.

Majid Ali Sales Director MicroRiver commented, "MicroRiver have seen a huge demand for there range of secure USB flash devices. Data Security is paramount for any business moving data, since USB Flash drives have been a preferred medium for data transport, our devices are perfect for sensitive data leaving the corporate network. Using our Xfort solution combined with our devices, you create a very safe environment for data leaving your network. With all the modules of Xfort, you can rest assured data loss will be the least of your worries."

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