As the standard media to share all kinds of files with multiple individuals, USB drives are frequently sought by enterprises to streamline their daily operations both in and out of office. However, enterprises sometimes hesitate to put USB drives into actual implementation because the potential risks that arise from not being able to authorize, protect, and manage USB drives easily can outweigh the various advantages that USB drives bring to enterprise work environments. Such risks can negatively impact the confidentiality of enterprise files head-on. Therefore, the decision to implement and use USB drives in enterprises hinges on the availability of USB drive security solutions that deliver enterprise file protection and comprehensive remote management of USB drives.
With Secudrive's USB drive security solutions can the enterprises deploy USB drives on an enterprise-wide scale safely for employees both in and out of office. The solutions below will help enterprises with protection, authorization, and management of USB drives to ensure that enterprises files remain protected at all times.
Implementing enterprise-wide usage of USB drives starts by using the secure USB drives with security measures that protect the stored files from being leaked or breached by not only the external individuals but also insiders. Secudrive USB Drives provide such security benefits with the most fundamental AES-256 hardware encryption and TMUSB Anti-Virus against external threats, as well as an innovative integration of digital rights management. Let's find out how the three measures provide security for enterprises.
USB drives will perhaps spend most of the time outside the office, traveling with confidential data to different places. Thus naturally, USB drives are exposed to external threats like unauthorized access in case of loss or theft, and ransomware infections. Firstly, AES-256 hardware encryption prevents unauthorized file access by adding the primary security layer with keys, which must be set by the administrator. As for ransomware infections that could occur from repetitive USB drive usage on multiple external PCS, TMUSB Anti-Virus will detect, quarantine, and eliminate malware before it causes any harm to enterprise infrastructure after being recovered from usage.
While the two security measures prove to be effective against external threats, the insider threats to file confidentiality still looms large, as it is often overlooked by most of the secure USB drives. Secudrive's understanding is that the most critical threats to file confidentiality lies 'after' the encryption; therefore, Secudrive USB drives go beyond encryption by integrating digital rights management (DRM), which is capable of restricting specific functions like file copy, screen-capturing, printing, and more. With DRM in place, enterprises no longer has to worry about insiders accidentally or maliciously risking the confidentiality of stored files after accessing the USB drives with credentials.
Secudrive Device Control assures tightened control over authorized USB drives on endpoint PCs.
With USB drive security in check, the next step is to ensure that none of the unauthorized or personal USB drives can access the endpoint PCs. Secudrive Device Control is a solution that helps enterprises regulate and monitor the device access to endpoint ports, ensuring that only selected devices, Secudrive USB drives, in this case, are permitted. Enterprises can initially block all endpoint ports from access, and follow by allowing specific ports for access only by selected devices, under close surveillance from start to finish. In the case when an employee needs to access a blocked port for specific tasks, Secudrive Device Control is capable of temporarily 'unblocking' certain ports to ensure that work productivity remains uninterrupted.
Secudrive USB Management Server monitors and manages multiple USB drives simultaneously.
If an enterprise is using USB drives in high numbers, negligence of ownership and responsibility that falls upon the users can cause chaos, which can further lead to costly losses and thefts of assets. To avoid such calamity, Secudrive USB Management Server (UMS) provides a centralized platform where multiple USB drives can be managed and monitored conveniently. Enterprises can remotely track, control, and see multiple USB drives real-time with a bird's eye view for streamlined management and instant response to potentially catastrophic losses and thefts of USB drives. If such events occur, enterprises can lock or wipe the stored files to make sure that stored enterprise files are kept safe from being leaked. Hence, together with comprehensive remote management, UMS extends the degree of security even outside the office.
The three solutions, Secudrive USB Drives, Device Control, and USB Management Server form a perfect security architecture that provides holistic security to enterprises that wish to use USB drives for functional and streamlined daily operations. With three solutions working hand in hand, Secudrive USB Drive Security & Management will ensure granular security against both external and insider threats to file confidentiality, both in and out of office.