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data protection & it asset management
Computrace Data Protection
1 800 220 0733 | www.absolute.com
Protect Your Business With Computrace Data Protection
Your Data Is Your Responsibility – Protect It!
Protecting your data is no longer an option, it is a requirement.
Government legislation mandates that organizations must publicly
report any security breach that is reasonably believed to have
compromised personal information. Yet 66% of breaches involve
data the company did not know was on their systems.1 If a
computer goes missing, you need to be sure that the sensitive
information on it does not fall into the wrong hands.
Minimize Corporate Liability - Permanently Delete Data
Computrace Data Protection gives you the ability to delete data
from computers, on or off the network. Once removed data
cannot be recovered, because Computrace uses a data delete
algorithm that meets the US Department of Defense standard for
data removal (DoD deletion standard DOD5220.22-M).
• Delete sensitive data at the end of life or lease
• Prove compliance measures with report details
• Delete everything or target specific files
Prevent Data Loss – on or off the LAN
Computrace Data Protection takes your IT asset management
further. Unlike traditional asset management systems,
Computrace Data Protection can track mobile computers
anywhere they connect to the Internet. That means you can
remotely delete data and know where a computer is located even
it it’s not connected to your network. With Computrace Data
Protection, you get reports on changes in asset information on a
daily basis – regardless of user or location.
Secure IT Asset Management
With Computrace Data Protection, you can centrally manage your
entire computer population, including remote and mobile assets.
Reports enable you to locate and computers that have drifted
within your organization, have gone missing or have been used
for unauthorized activities. You also can see changes in software
and hardware. Knowing who has the asset, what software and
hardware is installed on it and where it is located helps you
comply with government regulations.
Persistent Technology
Computrace Data Protection is powered by the Computrace
Agent. This patented software is embedded in the firmware of
computers from the world’s leading computer manufacturers right
at the factory for tamper-resistance.3 The stealthy Computrace
Agent is capable of surviving operating system re-installations, as
well as hard-drive reformats, replacements and re-imaging. The
Agent calls into the Absolute Monitor Center once every day to
report asset information to you.
Consider:
A data breach costs $197 per missing record.3
data protection & it asset management
Computrace Data Protection
1 800 220 0733 | www.absolute.com
Delete Everything or Target Specific Files
Computrace Data Protection can remove data at the file, directory or operating system level. Deletion options for pre-authorized administrators include:
• Data Delete with Operating System (OS) – All files including the OS
• Data Delete excluding OS – All files except the OS
• File or Directory-Specific Data Delete4 – Choose specific files, file-types and/or directories
• Customized policies4 – Specific sets of files and folders on PCs as defined by you
Predefined Reports & Custom Asset Tracking
Absolute’s Customer Center features 30 predefined reports, as well as the option to create custom reports or assign user-defined fields. Manage your IT assets from one website:
• Track computers on or off your network
• Get GPS coordinates for computers with supported wireless modules5
• Create predefined alerts to manage users who are operating outside corporate policies
• Proactively diagnose problems remotely
• Use reports to plan and budget for individual or company-wide upgrades, migrations and machine retirement
1 Verizon, 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report 2 Ponemon Institute, U.S. Cost of a Data Breach, 2007 3 For a complete list of firmware-supported computers visit www.absolute.com/firmware. 4 Available for PCs only. 5 For complete list of supported GPS receivers visit www.absolute.com/geolocation. © 2008 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. September 11, 2008
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