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Sanctuary will enable VA to create a whitelist of allowed devices, denying all others by default. Any device that is not pre-approved by the IT staff simply will not work on any of VA’s PCs, laptops and servers. Sanctuary’s ability to assign permissions based on dozens of granular parameters enables this type of flexible policy enforcement. Policies can be enforced by specific models of media such as those with automatic encryption and by time constraints, encryption, volume of data, data transfer or other criteria. Sanctuary is also equipped with a feature that monitors all information written to or from an authorized device and creates a centrally stored, complete copy of this information. This allows customers to see precisely what information is leaving or coming into its environment via removable media, creating a comprehensive audit trail.

“Removable media and consumer gadgets are ubiquitous in today’s enterprise, creating a new set of security challenges for IT administrators. These devices are an easy way for someone to pilfer sensitive data from corporate systems or to introduce viruses, spyware, keyloggers or other malicious programs,” said Matt Mosher, senior vice president of the Americas at Lumension Security. “By implementing Sanctuary across its IT environment, VA is proactively addressing these concerns by safe-guarding against data leakage, introduction of malware and other threats posed by the increasing use of removable storage media. Furthermore, this allows VA’s IT staff to enhance productivity by allowing users to enforce acceptable policies for removable media without banning them completely and inhibiting their staff.”