Symantec Endpoint Encryption Removable Storage Edition

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Laptop and notebook security software

Symantec Endpoint Encryption Removable Storage Edition provides policy-controlled encryption of data on removable media and provides organizations with a safe harbor from data breach notification if removable media is lost or stolen. This industry-leading laptop security software allows users to encrypt data according to policy on most any form of removable storage ensuring that users can safely transport and use sensitive data on portable media.

New Features

  • Expanded device controller support: USB 3.0 and eSATA-based removable storage device support provides greater control of removable device encryptions.
  • Integration with Symantec Endpoint DLP: Policy integration with Symantec Endpoint DLP for content-based encryption of removable storage (powered by FlexResponse)* increases the efficiency of data loss prevention by having content-aware DLP policies automatically enforce encryption when sensitive files are copied to removable media.
  • More Granular Control with Device Whitelisting: “Do not encrypt” device white lists allow administrators to exclude specific makes and models of removable storage devices from automatic encryption supporting hybrid environments that utilize both hardware-based self-encrypting removable storage devices and software-based encryption by avoid complexity and double-encryption. Lowers the overhead for administrators by whitelisting specific devices from automatic encryption enforcement (e.g. do not encrypt iPods)
  • User-choice encryption of files: Allows the end-user to modify the automatic encryption policy and choose which files to or not encrypt which lowers the overhead for administrators when specific power users require the ability to modify encryption policies for valid business purposes.
  • Improved end-user password management: The end-user can now set both a default password and session password. Administrators can also control how default passwords are used by end-users. This improves the end-user experience by providing end-users with better options for managing file encryption credentials.

Key Features

  • Share information with authorized users via group keys transparently
  • Manage Active Directory GPO and native policy deployment
  • Share encrypted media/devices with the Removable Storage Access Utility
  • Notebook security software allows you to deliver files with self-extracting archives for one-way distribution (email, ftp, etc.)

Key Benefits

  • Safeguard intellectual property
  • Share encrypted data easily and seamlessly
  • Transparently manage security policies through Active Directory integration
  • Allows recipients to decrypt files without having Symantec Endpoint Encryption client installed
  • Decrypts and encrypts data without an installed client
  • Laptop security software enables access to encrypted data on Windows and Mac computers

 

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Symantec Drive Encryption

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Full disk encryption software

Symantec Drive Encryption provides organizations with comprehensive, high performance full disk encryption for all data (user files, swap files, system files, hidden files, etc.) on desktops, laptops, and removable media. This full disk encryption software protects data from unauthorized access, providing strong security for intellectual property, customer, and partner data. Protected systems can be centrally managed by Symantec Encryption Management Server simplifying deployment, policy creation, distribution, and reporting.

Key Features

  • Easy Passphrase and Machine Recovery – Local self-recovery, one-time-use token and other recovery options.
  • Built PGP Strong – High performance, optimized, and strong encryption, built with PGP Hybrid Cryptographic Optimizer (HCO) technology. FIPS 140-2 validated, CAPS-approved, DIPCOG-approved, CC EAL 4+ certification.
  • User-Friendly – Background encryption with throttle capabilities. Fewer passwords to remember with support for Windows single sign-on.

Key Benefits

  • Comprehensive Multi-Platform Coverage – Symantec Drive Encryption provides constant protection across laptops, desktops, and removable media. Compatible with PC, Mac, and Linux environments, Drive Encryption encrypts and decrypts data instantaneously with no disruption to an end-user’s normal workflows.
  • Optional Silent Deployment – To ease rollouts, Drive Encryption can be pushed down by administration with no need for end-user involvement.
  • High Performance – Utilizes AES-NI hardware in Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems for greater performance.
  • Part of a Long-Term Enterprise Security Strategy – Drive Encryption is a key component and building block for many security implementations, providing organizations Safe Harbor should a device be lost or stolen and protection against unauthorized access.

 

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View event support in Google Drive audit logs

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Currently, Google Apps Unlimited customers are able to access Drive audit logs using the Reports API and in the ‘Audit’ section of the Admin console reports. The current Drive audit logs include events such as create, upload, edit, rename, move, add to folder, remove from folder, trash, delete and untrash. We are now adding view event support to the Drive audit logs.

View event will cover file views for Google and non-Google file formats. Admins will also be able to filter on view events and combine that with other filtering criteria like document name, user name and timestamp.

 

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

For more information:

Help Center

 

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New version of Google Drive viewer

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As part of the new Google Drive, we are updating Drive’s viewer. The new viewer is faster, cleaner and provides easier ways to connect with third-party Drive apps. It also brings a unified viewing experience across Drive content and Gmail attachments. Note that as part of this change we will remove support for adding file-level commenting of non-Google file formats. This change doesn’t impact comments in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, and existing comments on non-Google formats will be retained and available to view.

 

 

Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release (rolling out gradually)

For more information:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2423485

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New available contacts tab for Hangouts in Gmail

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With this launch, we are introducing a new tab to Hangouts in Gmail that shows a list of a person’s contacts sorted by availability, making it easier to see which contacts are currently online.

Available contacts (those with the green circle) will show in an alpha-ordered list first, followed by a second alpha-ordered list of unavailable contacts. Contacts can be hidden or pinned to the top of the contacts list regardless of their availability.

To access the new contacts tab, click on the person icon on the bottom of the Hangouts section.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

For more information:

Help Center

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Search delegated contacts

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Contacts delegation allows enterprise users to delegate full access to the contacts in their “My Contacts” group without granting access to their mail or anything else in their accounts. This is a common delegation practice between some executive users and their assistants and may be used in any situation where a user wishes to share all of his or her contacts with another user.

To save users time when locating specific delegated contacts, we’ve now added search functionality. Delegates can search delegator contacts by selecting the delegator contact group in the navigation pane, and then searching.

Note that delegator contacts will not show up in the autocomplete drop down, or in searches when the delegator group is not selected.

 

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/2590392?hl=en

 

Reference by: www.google.com

 

 

Collaborator selection announcements in Google Docs, Slides, & Sheets (for visually impaired users)

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To make collaboration accessible to visually impaired users, information about nearby collaborators is now announced. For example, if a collaborator initiates a selection in a region overlapping the region where another user is editing, this would be verbalized to the collaborator.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/docs/topic/6039805?hl=en&ref_topic=1382883

 

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Gartner’s 2014 Magic Quadrant Report for Unified Threat Management (UTM)

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Gartner have once again positioned Fortinet as a leader in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) Magic Quadrant for 2014.

According to Gartner, “The Leaders quadrant contains vendors at the forefront of making and selling UTM products” and “Vendors in this quadrant lead the market in offering new safeguarding features, and in enabling customers to deploy them inexpensively without significantly affecting the end-user experience or increasing staffing burdens.”
Of course, the FortiGate Connected UTM platform supports the comprehensive set of security features you would expect from a market leading UTM solution: Firewall, VPN, IPS, Anti-malware, URL and Application control. But Fortinet’s relentless commitment to innovation takes the FortiGate Connected UTM to the next level. Integrated High-Density Switching (including PoE) and Wireless LAN eliminates the need to deploy standalone switches or wireless controllers, further simplifying your network deployment and reducing management costs.
With Fortinet’s strong commitment to channel and MSSP partners and backed by the award-winning FortiGuard Labs Threat Research team, FortiGate Connected UTM is the ideal solution for SMB and Distributed Enterprise.

Magic Quadrant for 2014.

Thirteen new UI languages in Gmail

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We’ve added thirteen new languages to the Gmail general settings language drop down, allowing users to view the Gmail UI in these new languages: Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chinese (Hong Kong), French (Canada), Galician, Georgian, Khmer, Lao, Mongolian, Nepali, Sinhala, Zulu

 

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/17091?hl=en

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Replace image in Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings

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This feature provides the ability to replace an image in a document, presentation, or drawing with a different one without changing the general size, layout, and properties applied to the original image. This is useful for replacing images in templates.

 

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

 

For more information:

https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts/acCDweSyKrA

https://support.google.com/docs/answer/97447#replace

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