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Check Point Abra–Office in your pocket
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Users who work remotely , make a lot of headaches for administrators . Systems outside the central control , and where not to apply the same security as within the corporate walls , in fact, always keep a safety risk . Checkpoint has developed a secure Abra memory sticks .
Virtual Zone
Once you stick around in an arbitrary system sticks , after entering the user password, a virtual zone that is isolated from the rest of the OS . From this secure area is via a VPN set up a secure connection to a corporate network , so access to corporate data .
From this secluded area , only authorized programs already on the host system installed will be launched . This excludes the possibility that unwanted programs via the VPN to access the data on the corporate network. But then the applications you need to use it installed on the host system .
Also lets you create a secure environment via the Remote Desktop Protocol or Citrix client to connect to a portable terminal or Citrix server.
Host System Requirements
When starting the secure work environment may further be requirements on the host system , such as the recent virus definitions with a virus scanner is active. Files can only directly in the encrypted portion of the portable memory storage .
Do you want documents to the host system to move, this can only by them from the virtualized file system on the drive to export . Abra from the taskbar , you can switch to the default desktop of the host system . The secure area settles over as an icon in the taskbar near the clock . Remove the stick , then there remain no traces of your activities more behind on the host system .
Lost memory sticks
It is almost inevitable that occasional memory sticks lost. In the case of Abra , this device , the purchase cost of a new stick after , not an insurmountable problem . The encrypted data is written onto the stick , and can be lost through the central management sticks to the VPN access denied .
The Abra memory sticks offer a secure interface to the user . On server side, however, a Check Point firewall and VPN gateway is required , or another application to connect to VPNs . The management of clients that can connect via Abra , is by Check Point’s SmartCenter software.
The memory sticks , which offer a capacity of four or eight gigabytes, are not produced by Checkpoint itself , but by Sandisk . Special versions are certified for the U.S. FIPS 140-2 security standard .
Check Point Abra
Price: from 140 euros ( July 2010 )
PRO: work environment and secure network access from any location , encrypted file storage on USB stick , leaves no traces on host system .
CONTRA: Depending on the applications installed on the host system requires hardware and software on the server side .
Source : PC Magazine
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