A Necessity

Consider the challenges faced by today’s small, mid-sized & large organizations. Not only must they comply with regulations concerning customer privacy and electronic data security, but they must also guard against the staggering costs—both tangible and intangible—that a security breach could incur. In addition, the latest information technology can be a two-edged sword: easily portable laptops, CDs, and USB “flash” drives (also called memory sticks) to email, the internet, and collaborative tools streamline a professional’s work, but also open new avenues of risk for security breaches. Fortunately there are solid and proven technologies that any organization can implement to secure their data, helping them comply with existing regulations and deal with the other security issues they face. Paramount among these is Hard Disk Encryption.


Very simply put, encryption is a way of “scrambling” the information on a disk so that only authorized users can “unscramble” it. Even if an encrypted computer or drive were stolen, the information on it would not be accessible. You can encrypt the data on a file, a particular drive (for example, a portable memory stick), or the full disk (called Full Disk Encryption). Simple enough for a one-person operation, yet robust enough to meet the demands of the largest enterprise, Password Protection and Disk Encryption, taken together, form the basis of a solid security framework that addresses many of the most pressing concerns in the industry today.


Rivendale Software’s Disk Encryption Solution

Rivendale Solution provides Disk Encryption of the highest order, industry leading encryption with pre-boot authentication . It enables Full Disk Encryption – that is, software you can use to encrypt an entire drive, using 256 bit encryption. This type of Full Disk Encryption offers some unique benefits that might not be immediately apparent.

  • Once Full Disk Encryption is in place, the drive cannot be “slaved” into another PC. Slaving a drive is a way of adding the drive as a secondary or subordinate drive on a separate computer – and thereby gaining access to the information on the slave drive. With Full Disk Encryption in place it becomes impossible to use the encrypted drive as a slave drive.
  • Full Disk Encryption is so powerful that it is considered the method of choice to “erase” information on an unused or outdated drive. Because the encrypted information is Inaccessible, it is safer to encrypt the undesired drive than to try to destroy or dispose of it.
  • With Full Disk Encryption, your data is effectively protected against theft; even if a laptop, computer, server or backup tape is stolen, only the hardware is lost. The confidential customer data on the stolen device is safe and secure – and you and your organization are protected from the cost and headaches of dealing with a major security breach.

Features

Management Center

  • Central administration
  • Central key management
  • Central logging for compliance
  • Hierarchies of administration

Device Encryption

  • Full Disk encryption
  • Pre-Boot-Authentication (PBA)
  • Emergency tools
  • Full disk encryption of all data (incl. OS)
    • Enforced security policy
    • Compliance: Comprehensive logging
    • User transparent encryption
    • No productivity impact
  • Power on Authentication (POA)
    • Fingerprint Sign-On
    • Flexible extendibility for smartcards
    • Single-Sign-On to OS
  • Secure and simple emergency procedures
    • Challenge/Response for lost passwords/Token
    • Support Rescue & Recovery