Pointsec, a subsidiary of the publicly traded Protect Data AB and provider of enterprise security software for endpoint devices, launched the enhanced version of its flagship product, 'Pointsec for PC'. This solution will help enterprises protect critical data on laptops, notebooks and desktop PCs using encryption technology. 

This customized version, which is the only hard disk encryption certified to Common Criteria EAL 4, has been specifically designed to assist Indian organizations comply with global security standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act and BITS. It secures mobile PCs regardless of their actual physical location.

The software provides scalable, centralize administration of disk encryption as well as mandatory user access control. Pointsec for PC's Enforceable Mandatory Access Control feature can be used with fixed passwords, dynamic tokens, and smart cards, while the disk encryption feature secures each sector on the device's hard disk, ensuring that data will remain impenetrable even if the hard drive is removed from the PC.

Commenting on the new version, Sascha Beyer, MD, Middle East and India said, "With recent data thefts and information leak at important and high security zones in India, the issue of data security is more relevant than ever before. According to the recent IDC report, information leakage was the second most prominent concern faced by Indian organizations. Pointsec solutions have been specifically developed to ensure that critical enterprise data is fully protected and is not available to unauthorized users."

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