Control network access and use of devices such as USB drives, iPods and PDAs
The proliferation of consumer devices such as iPods, USB drivers, smart phones and other portable devices has increased the risk of data leakage and malicious activity on networks. While most companies have anti-virus software, firewalls, email and web content security to protect against external threats, few realize how easy it is for an employee to copy huge amounts of sensitive data onto an iPod or USB stick. There is also a risk of viruses or malware and illegal software being introduced on the network. One way to prevent this from happening is to lock down all ports but this is neither sustainable nor advised.

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Can I install a virus scanner, or make use of backup software on the same machine that is running a GFI product?

The information in this article applies to:

GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server 6

GFI EndPointSecurity 3

GFI EndPointSecurity 4

GFI EventsManager 7

GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP 12

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