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GuardianEdge has hooks into Active Directory, so we can put policies in place that encrypt devices or lock out devices based on the Windows ID and password. And if an external drive is connected to an encrypted laptop, GuardianEdge ensures that the drive is encrypted, too.
Marlene Kolodziej, Manager of Network Operations and Client Support Services, FMC.
GuardianEdge to Provide Endpoint Data Protection to Johns Hopkins Laboratory
GuardianEdge to provide the Applied Physics Laboratory encryption solutions for protecting laptops and removable storage devices.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – June 1, 2010 – GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection, today announced the company has been selected by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to provide encryption solutions for protecting laptops and removable storage devices. The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a not-for-profit engineering, research, and development center and a division of The Johns Hopkins University, meets critical national challenges through the innovative application of science and technology.
GuardianEdge provided APL with its Hard Disk Encryption and Removable Storage solutions to ensure the organization’s compliance with all government standards for mobile data protection. GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption combines strong encryption capabilities and enterprise-class management features for a comprehensive solution for protecting data on laptops. GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption enables administrators to set custom policies to prevent data from being downloaded on to portable storage devices such as USB thumb drives.
"GuardianEdge is proud to offer the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory with encryption solutions which help safeguard their data," said Ralph Clark, president and CEO of GuardianEdge. "APL solves complex research, engineering, and analytical problems that present critical challenges to our nation."
Named as a leader in the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, GuardianEdge provides enterprise-class encryption solutions for organizations seeking to protect their proprietary information against data breaches. The company counts a large number of Department of Defense, civilian and intelligence government agencies, as well as many blue-chip, commercial enterprises as customers, protecting millions of endpoints. All of the company’s products enable organizations to maximize their existing IT infrastructure with the industry’s only true native integration with Microsoft Active Directory. By leveraging industry and government standards such as NIST Federal Desktop Core Configuration, GuardianEdge makes endpoint data protection simple to deploy and cost-effective to manage.
About GuardianEdge
GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection, enables enterprises to safeguard confidential and proprietary data, ensure regulatory compliance, and securely mobilize computing environments. The award-winning GuardianEdge™ Data Protection Platform combines managed encryption and device control technologies to protect data on laptops, desktops, portable storage devices, and smartphones. GuardianEdge solutions have been deployed by leading enterprises such as Lockheed Martin, Providence Health Services, and The Hertz Corporation to protect millions of users worldwide. GuardianEdge government customers include the Internal Revenue Service; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Justice, State, Treasury, and Veteran Affairs; the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps; as well as numerous state and local government agencies. For additional information, please visit: http://www.guardianedge.com/.
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