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| PGP Announces Its PGP NetShare PGP Corporation has announced PGP NetShare. The product addresses one of the greatest security risks facing companies today - unauthorized access to shared files - preventing accidental data access by internal users, IT administrators, or external partners. With PGP NetShare, authorized users can save and share files on file servers, using all applications as they currently do while benefiting from the comprehensive protection offered by PGP encryption. When organizations share project schedules, budgets, internal audit files, personnel data, and research results, they must be demonstrably secured as required by international data privacy and financial accounting regulations. PGP NetShare addresses the risks resulting from the accelerating use of shared content as well as its increasingly wide distribution and the growing number of users who have access to it. With PGP NetShare, information remains protected at all times without any specific user action. Content such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, video, and audio is automatically encrypted when saved to a PGP NetShare-protected folder and remains encrypted when transferred to and stored on local desktops. Files on the server and desktop are transparently decrypted when opened by authorized users and automatically re-encrypted when closed. Only users with proper access rights can open a file protected by PGP NetShare. If someone gains unauthorized access, the file remains encrypted and cannot be read. Administrators can synchronize PGP NetShare with existing access control lists and directory permissions to ensure network files are appropriately encrypted as well as grant users the ability to create PGP NetShare-protected folders. Organizations that deploy PGP NetShare or any PGP encryption application automatically deploy the PGP Encryption Platform. The PGP Encryption Platform automatically handles all policy enforcement, key management, recovery, and reporting. Organizations simply add other PGP encryption applications as their needs grow and change. With PGP NetShare, the PGP Encryption Platform now secures data across the full information lifecycle - from creation and desktop storage; through transmission via email, FTP, or IM; to network file sharing and archival storage - providing automatic, comprehensive protection not possible with point solutions. PGP NetShare works with all types of local and network storage devices, including Windows servers, network-attached storage (NAS), and storage area networks (SANs). It is transparent to other network and archiving products and can be implemented either by IT administrators or department managers. The product is file format-agnostic, supporting any file type or format. PGP NetShare Features: - File encryption on network servers: Files saved to PGP NetShare folders on a network server are automatically stored in an encrypted form and cannot be opened if accessed by an unauthorized user. - Encryption that follows the file: Files remain encrypted from the desktop, across the network, and when stored on the server. Files remain encrypted when downloaded and saved to local desktops as well as when backed up or archived. - Directory access control rights: PGP NetShare files and folders have an associated access control list. Because files are automatically encrypted only to this list, only authorized users can open files. Unauthorized users that access these files see only ciphertext. - Role separation: IT administrators can manage and backup PGP NetShare-protected files and folders without requiring content viewing privileges. - Transparent to users: Once PGP NetShare folders have been created, users simply create, save, and share documents as before. No change in user behavior or training is needed. - Supports all common document formats: PGP NetShare supports all common digital formats-document, spreadsheet, presentation, Web, video, and audio - without modification. - Transparent to network & storage infrastructure: PGP NetShare can be used with any NAS, SAN, Windows server, or other locally attached storage. - Multiple authentication options: PGP NetShare users can use a single PGP key or X.509 certificate to access all shared files to which they have access, including those hosted outside the organization. - Apply rules to existing folders: PGP NetShare rules can be applied to existing folders and can be synchronized with existing LDAP/Active Directory resources. - Assured data access: Patented PGP Additional Decryption Key (ADK) technology ensures corporate access to encrypted data (according to policy) in the event a key is lost or when required by regulatory mandates. - High-performance, highly scalable: Because PGP NetShare is client-based, it can scale to cover thousands of users without degrading system, server, or network performance. - Fast to deploy, easy to extend: PGP NetShare is deployed as part of the PGP Encryption Platform, enabling other PGP applications to be turned on when needed without duplication of infrastructure. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |