Check Point and McAfee also have spent big--nearly $1 billion combined--on software that can encrypt local drives and control the use of removable media, such as USB drives. These technologies work hand in glove with DLP to protect data on roving devices. Encryption requirements also are found in most regulations, including PCI and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Many state breach notification laws also include an encryption exemption.
McAfee's data protection product suite leads the pack, with coverage for the network and endpoints. McAfee offers endpoint encryption as well, though the company has yet to integrate SafeBoot, the encryption software, into E-Policy Orchestrator, its flagship management console. Symantec lacks an endpoint encryption capability of its own.
Check Point Software Technologies says it focused first on endpoint encryption because more and more organizations are issuing laptops to users, and lost or stolen laptops are one significant way that sensitive data is lost. The company is working to integrate the software of recently acquired Pointsec with its Integrity Secure client, an endpoint security product that includes host intrusion prevention, a firewall, anti-spyware, and remote network access. It also plans to have Pointsec integrated into SmartCenter, the centralized management console for Check Point products, by the second half of 2008.
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