WinMagic has launched SecureDoc CloudSync, security software that encrypts files at the endpoint before they are synchronized to enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) services across a range of enterprise platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
While EFSS services dramatically improve the productivity of enterprise employees and third-party contractors and consultants by allowing files to be easily stored and shared outside corporate firewalls, they raise security and regulatory compliance concerns. Several risks exist, the most possible being if a user’s cloud service credentials are compromised, corporate data can be exposed. Also, the vulnerability of unencrypted files while in transport to and from the cloud creates a data leakage scenario.
SecureDoc CloudSync eliminates these risks by encrypting files at the endpoint before they are saved in the cloud. The company controls the encryption keys, which are assigned and revoked based on company controlled policy. If the cloud service is compromised, or if a given cloud instance is moved to a different geographic location, the files remain encrypted and can be accessed at any given point in time.
“The undeniable convenience of EFSS solutions runs head on into the desires of IT staff and compliance officers to closely control sensitive data in an auditable way, and SecureDoc CloudSync removes risks inherent to EFSS,” said Mark Hickman, COO, WinMagic. “With the solution, companies can encrypt files so that the encryption stays with the file in the cloud. By managing the keys, the IT teams are the finally authority as to the security of their corporate data.”
SecureDoc CloudSync is available immediately as part of SecureDoc 7.1. Its starting base price is 995 INR per device.
