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Download Music, Share Bank Account Info for Free on P2P Networks

A study from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business presents data showing that P2P client software poses a great security risk to individuals and corporations alike with regards to users sharing confidential data unwittingly. Furthermore, a growing number of file searches over these P2P networks involve malicious hunts for confidential data files.

The study showed that approximately 80% of the leaked information came from "home users" with the other 20% of leaked information coming from computers or networks of bank employees and bank partners.

SOURCE: Computerworld
DATE: June 12, 2007
LINK: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9024406

The AlertBoot Endpoint Security Advantage

By default, P2P file-sharing software open up and share the contents of any folders in which downloaded files reside. For those employees who are less technically-inclined (or at least those who choose not to adjust the default options of a software program), this creates a potentially large security hole.

How can you protect your files?

How can you prevent your employees from installing and using unauthorized software on corporate laptops?

AlertBoot is the answer and can solve both of these problems:

(1) AlertBoot offers advanced content encryption which provides "persistent encryption" for your selected file formats. For example, this could ensure that each and every Word document or Excel spreadsheet is fully encrypted no matter where.

(2) AlertBoot offers the ability to lock down computers and prevent the actual installation of non-authorized software on corporate computers.

Stopping the P2P software from being installed in the first place simply prevents this situation from ever occurring.