MXI Security - Securing portable data
In a world of the Universal Serial Buss (USB) port, connectivity between
electronic devices has been simplified and has truly achieved the "plug-n-play"
status. This new ease of use as also open the door to many security
issues related to lost and or stolen data!
At the Federal Government level, new legislation [Sarbanes Oxley] has
been written to make Enterprises accountable and responsible for the
data that is warehousing. At the State Government level additional legislation
is being written to extend these Laws even further to fully encompass
all levels of data handling!

The USB interface created a new market of connectivity options and in
doing so opened the door to new security breaches from inside the network
unknowingly! Cheap flash or thumb drives solved one problem while creating
another, removing the thumb drive does not solve the problem. The portability
of the thumb drive makes it an ideal solution to move large amounts
of data around without a network.
The objective is to secure the portable data and prevent the loss of
data or malicious use! All "off the shelf" thumb drives lack an adequate
security mechanism to ensure the safe keeping of portable data.
Three Form Factor Authentication - What is it and what does it mean?
• Factor #1 - Password access, the
most common and simplest authentication to provide access
• Factor# 2 - Bio-Metric access,
the use of finger prints to authenticate the user to the thumb drive
• Factor# 3 - Digital Credential
access, the use of secure systems using token based credentials like
RSA SecureID

The use of all three or any combination can be enforced via the Information
Assurance personnel. Adding multiple layers of security further ensures
the security of the portable data.
The MXP Stealth line of secure thumb drives excels in several areas
over other thumb drive manufacturers:
• 1. AES 256Bit Encryption - FIPS-140-2
Certified
• 2. No Client software required
on host system
• 3. Management Console for deployment
and tracking
When applied as a secured process, the overall system will reduce the
total cost of ownership and increase the over all security of your enterprise
data from corporate office to the remote desktop, ensuring compliance
for organizations that need to maintain Sarbanes Oxley compliancy or
OMB directives.
No other thumb drive on the market provides a solution to manage and
secure the portable data problem. Other manufacturers offer thumb drives
that require client load software or encryption that is performed in
software not hardware and no ability to deploy and track who the authorized
users are in the enterprise network.