DeviceLock Endpoint DLP Enables Businesses to Control Google+ Usage on Corporate Computers

SAN RAMON, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 4, 2011) - DeviceLock, Inc., an international leader in endpoint data leak prevention solutions, today announced that its DeviceLock® Endpoint DLP Suite software can now be used by corporate IT to control the use of the Google+ social network on endpoint computers including content filtering of their data exchanges via Google+ services. As Google+ has become one of the fastest growing social networks, its uncontrolled use in corporate environments presents the risk of data leakage for IT security departments in organizations of various sizes and industries.

DeviceLock 7 Endpoint DLP Suite gives IT security administrators the ability to control which users on protected computers are allowed to access, read or post information on the Google+ site, even the days and times access is allowed. If needed, filtering of file and message content flowing between the protected endpoint and Google+ can be enforced to block the posting of unauthorized information. DeviceLock provides a full log of user activities and optional shadow-copying of data transferred for use in compliance auditing and forensic investigations.

"Many of our customers are worried about potential data leakage when employees communicate through Google+ with the outside world from their corporate computers. Even prior to the release of Google+, our customers had access to a recent DeviceLock version that enables them to control which corporate users can access Google+ from protected endpoint computers," said Vince Schiavo, CEO, DeviceLock, Inc. "DeviceLock controls when and how users can access Google+ and the software can monitor and filter information considered by the organization to be confidential or sensitive. The speed of implementing this unique DLP capability is a tangible confirmation of DeviceLock's dedication to its mission of providing proactive endpoint data security."

Prior to the release of Google+, DeviceLock could already control the use of other popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Live Journal along with common webmail solutions like Gmail, Live Mail (Hotmail) and Yahoo Mail. DeviceLock's Endpoint DLP Suite also includes contextual and content-aware controls over several regionally popular social networks and webmail systems, including XING.com, Studivz.de, Meinvz.de, and Schuelervz.net, as well as AOL Mail and Yandex.Mail. User access to mobile versions of social networks and popular webmail applications from endpoint computers is now also controlled by DeviceLock.

About DeviceLock Endpoint DLP Suite
For organizations of any size and industry, DeviceLock software proactively protects endpoint computers against local and network data leaks resulting from insider negligence, accidental mistakes or malicious actions. The DeviceLock 7 Endpoint DLP Suite incorporates essential content filtering capabilities and fine-grained control over network communications. It features two new separately licensed components -- ContentLock™, a content monitoring and filtering module, and NetworkLock™, a network communications control module -- fully integrated with the Suite's best-in-class, full-coverage port and peripheral device access control functionality available in the core DeviceLock component. The complete package delivers an unprecedented level of performance among endpoint DLP solutions in its price range.

About DeviceLock, Inc.
Since 1996, DeviceLock, Inc. has been providing endpoint device control and data leak prevention software solutions to businesses of all sizes and industries. Protecting more than four million computers in more than 60,000 organizations worldwide, DeviceLock has a vast range of corporate customers including financial institutions, state and federal government agencies, classified military networks, healthcare providers, telecommunications companies, and educational institutions. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, DeviceLock, Inc. is an international organization with offices in London (UK), Ratingen (Germany), Moscow (Russia) and Milan (Italy).

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