PC Guardian and Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 get high ratings from Gartner.PC Guardian recently announced that its boot access control and full-disk data protection software, Encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. Plus Hard Disk 7.0, received high ratings in a newly released study by Gartner (Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT, www.gartner.com) The largest information technology consulting firm that specializes in research and analysis. Founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner, it has grown through acquisitions, including Dataquest in 1995 and Techrepublic in 2000. , Inc. Gartner is a technology research firm headquartered in Stamford, CT. The study, released 23 December 2003, describes PC Guardian as the leading "challenger" in a crowded field of data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign software solutions, ahead of solutions developed by numerous other firms, including IBM and Microsoft See Microsoft and IBM. . Gartner defines "challengers" as firms that have "effective solutions" combined with a strong sales and customer service infrastructure. The study recommends that enterprises whose employees store sensitive data on notebooks and other mobile devices should protect against unauthorized access to computer operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , software applications, and user data. Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 does all of this. "With the release earlier this year of version 7.0 Encryption Plus Hard Disk, PC Guardian has aggressively advanced its market position with a robust, flexible, and highly competitive access control and hard disk encryption Disk encryption is a special case of data at rest protection when the storage media is a sector-addressable device (e.g., a hard disk or a flash card). Disk encryption has many facets: As noted by Gartner, Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 offers the following: --Runs on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (Palm and PocketPC versions are planned for 2003) --Integrates with third-party installation programs, such as Tivoli, for simplified installation and product verification --Offers background encryption, allowing users to work while computers are being protected for the first time --Encrypts either specific partitions or the entire hard disk --Allows for multiple levels of password recovery: administrators can recover forgotten passwords, but so can users because Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 includes PC Guardian's unique Authenti-Check technology, which provides for secure self-service password recovery and automatic password resetting Founded in 1984 and with offices in the US and United Kingdom, PC Guardian develops computer security software and hardware products for large enterprise users, including numerous blue-chip firms, large institutions, the US government, and other government agencies. PC Guardian is a member of the Aerospace Industries Association. |
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