Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg Selects WinMagic's SecureDoc(TM) Full-Disk Encryption to Protect All Data on Laptops.SecureDoc's Unsurpassed Flexibility made it Simple for Staatsministerium B-W to Integrate Full-Disk Encryption with Existing Single Sign-On Biometric Authentication MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & LONDON -- WinMagic([R]) Inc. (www.winmagic.com), the innovative leader in full-disk encryption, today announced that its SecureDoc full-disk encryption software has been selected by Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg (B-W), the government body of the Premier in the province of Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany) to protect all data on its laptops. SecureDoc was selected based on the robustness and flexibility of its highly-secure data encryption, including its unique ability to seamlessly integrate with Staatsministerium B-W's existing single sign-on biometric authentication. Taking into account corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. regarding security, Staatsministerium B-W recognized that the pre-boot authentication component would be just as crucial as the actual data encryption component. Having had previous experience with biometrics as a means of authentication, Staatsministerium B-W understood that secure user authentication had to take place at pre-boot time, instead of at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows logon. Therefore, in order to adhere to its strict security policy, the full-disk encryption solution selected had to be able to seamlessly integrate with multi-factor user authentication via password, smart card, and biometrics at pre-boot. Only one solution met this critical requirement: SecureDoc. "WinMagic was the only disk encryption vendor that was able to meet all the requirements," said Mr. Manfred Maier, Managing Director of StarTech Competence Center GmbH. "StarTech had the necessary expertise in order to integrate the required biometrics component with SecureDoc," Maier continued. "Our experience and our competent service enables us to turn complex customer requirements into customizable and easy-to-use solutions." WinMagic's unparalleled experience integrating full-disk encryption with smart cards, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. crypto tokens, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of certificates, and biometric devices at pre-boot, enabled it to develop a solution that met all Staatsministerium B-W's data security requirements in a matter of days. The solution, which comprised of SecureDoc full-disk encryption, IBM's JCOP JCOP Joint Common Operating Picture JCOP Java Card Operating Platform JCOP Joint Controls Project 41 smart card, Precise Biometrics' 250MC fingerprint reader, and A.E.T. Europe's SafeSign Precise middleware was successfully demonstrated by StarTech, WinMagic's Stuttgart-based certified SecureDoc reseller for the region of Baden-Wurttemberg. The need for simple system administration was met by SecureDoc's intuitive management GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. . Administrators were further assisted during set up by the fact that SecureDoc does not require its own partition on the hard drive, which also improved system efficiency by saving as much as 1GB of hard drive space. And, as SecureDoc installs transparently in the background without interrupting work in progress it also eliminated the user resistance administrators usually encounter when installing an additional layer of security. "WinMagic met all Staatsministerium B-W's strict encryption requirements, and now all data on all laptops is protected by SecureDoc," explained Mr. Christoph Schonnenbeck, IT Manager, Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg. "The nature of the confidential data is very diverse and relates to all the tasks and assignments for which Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg is responsible." SecureDoc's unique full-disk encryption has provided Staatsministerium B-W with unparalleled data protection that is simple to install, integrate, and manage. This functionality includes: * The fastest to encrypt hard drive * Ensures maintained and sustained integrity during the hard-drive encryption process, regardless if interrupted by power failure, or if Windows OS conducts pre-fetch (defrag), etc. * Supports enterprise features such as remote deployment, remote challenge response one-time password recovery, and remote control * Provides data recovery in case of virus infection (makes restoring an encrypted disk as easy as an restoring unencrypted disk) * Encrypts every portion of the hard drive - not leaving any residual bytes unencrypted should the hard drive be partitioned * Ensures encryption of the entire hard drive regardless of bad sectors or whether the hard drive needs to be defragmented * Ensures that utility functions like Ghost, and others, work properly SecureDoc's flexibility also makes it possible for users to automatically encrypt Flash Cards, SD Cards, Multimedia Cards, Micro Drives, and other removable media. This functionality facilitates system administrators to utilize one encryption solution for LANs, WANs, and GANs, eliminating the administration nightmare from having to manage different security solutions for different devices. Believing that, "whatever you can do with an unencrypted disk, you should be able to do with an encrypted disk by SecureDoc," WinMagic provides disk-imaging capabilities and full support for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows built-in defragmentation See defragment. software and hibernation mode. Users can even resize Verb 1. resize - change the size of; make the size more appropriate size - make to a size; bring to a suitable size rescale - establish on a new scale partitions on encrypted disks, or run repair utilities and perform data recovery on disks in case of virus infection. WinMagic's SecureDoc Enterprise Server edition also makes it simple to deploy and manage encryption for hundreds of thousands of users. Remote features permit adding, removing, or augmenting users and profiles as well as allowing password recovery and integration with Active Directory and other LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. servers such as PKI, and Novell. "An organization cannot ensure data security unless the entire drive is encrypted, and WinMagic is proud that a security-conscious organization like Staatsministerium B-W has selected SecureDoc to protect all data on easily lost or stolen laptops," said Thi Nguyen-Huu, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. & President, WinMagic Inc. "Unlike other encryption solutions, SecureDoc's flexibility makes it easy to combine multi-factor user authentication with transparent full-disk encryption at pre-boot to ensure all data on desktops, laptops, and handheld devices is protected." About Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg The Staatsministerium plans the policies and legislation for the province and informs the government leader about interdepartmental in·ter·de·part·men·tal adj. Involving or representing different departments, as of a business, an academic institution, or a government: "the petty interdepartmental squabbling that surrounds the making of . . . coordination of the various ministries in the province. It prepares the meetings of the cabinet, organizes the cooperation with the provincial government, and takes care of the Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for the provincial government. Also, it represents the provincial government in the meetings with the Prime Minister as well as with the national assembly and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . In total, around 200 employees are active in the Staatsministerium Baden-Wurttemberg, which is, compared to other provincial government agencies, very lean and efficient. The Staatsministerium's scope of operations also comprises matters relating to the State Constitutional Court for the province of Baden-Wurttemberg as well as the Staff College of the province of Baden-Wurttemberg. About StarTech Stuttgart-based StarTech is an expert in professional telecommunication and data communication solutions. Founded in 1996, the company established itself as the largest reseller of COLT Telecom in Germany. In 2001 StarTech expanded its product portfolio and started focusing more on IT-Security solutions, resulting in the creation of sister-company StarTech Competence Center. With products of selected vendors StarTech now offers customized solutions for small and medium enterprises as well as for large corporate and government customers: monitoring and management of network users, full disk encryption Full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk. The term "full disk encryption" is often used to signify that everything on a disk including the operating system is , email encryption and digital signatures, and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and firewall solutions including remote monitoring, user authentication, and virus and spam protection. On top of that, StarTech offers a professional management service for the implemented solutions. About WinMagic Inc. WinMagic develops full-disk encryption software. WinMagic's SecureDoc full-disk encryption suite provides unmatched protection of data stored on desktops, laptops, and other mobile devices by employing authentication from password to hardware token, TPM (1) See TP monitor. (2) (Transactions Per Minute) The number of transactions processed within one minute. See TPS. (3) (Trusted Platform M , biometrics, and PKI commencing right at pre-boot. WinMagic's award-winning product suite, which consists of SecureDoc, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, Compartmental SecureDoc, SecureDoc Mobile, and SecureDoc Personal Edition, meets the requirements of even the most security-conscious users by focusing on concrete policy-driven security features while still offering unparalleled flexibility which incorporates the Unicode Standard. Utilizing Public Key Cryptographic Standard PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. #11 (Cryptographic Token Interface Standard) from the ground up for extreme adaptability, the SecureDoc line has earned an impressive list of validations including NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. Cryptographic Module Validation, FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2 Level 1 & 2, and is scheduled to achieve the Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. 4 (EAL-4) certification in early 2007. Headquartered in Mississauga (Toronto), ON Canada, WinMagic operates through direct and indirect channel support in over 43 countries. For more information on products or services, please visit www.WinMagic.com or call +1 905 502-7000, or email info@WinMagic.com. SecureDoc, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, Compartmental SecureDoc, SecureDoc PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , SecureDoc Personal Edition, SecureDoc RME RME Resource Manager Essentials (Cisco) RME Risk Management Education RME Radiation Monitoring Equipment (Space Shuttle) RME Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis (mutant lipoprotein receptor) , SecureDoc Removable Media Encryption, MySecureDoc, MySecureDoc Personal Edition Plus, MySecureDoc Media, and SecureDoc Central Database are trademarks of WinMagic Inc. Other products mentioned here in may be trademarks and / or registered trademarks of their respective owner. |
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