McAfee study was conducted, in which more than half of the respondents confirmed that the use of portable devices for transfer of confidential business information every week. McAfee Device Control helps you monitor and prohibit copying data to removable devices to control.

McAfee Device Control protects your data from falling into the wrong hands via removable storage devices and media, such as USB drives, MP3 players, CDs, and DVDs. It enables you to specify and categorize which devices may or may not be used and enforce what data can and cannot be transferred to these devices - in the office, at home, or on the move. Device Control provides content-and context-aware, device-blocking capabilities such as:

Comprehensive device and data management - Control how users copy data to USB drives, iPods, recordable CDs and DVDs, Bluetooth and infrared devices, imaging equipment, COM and LPT ports, and more.

Granular controls - Specify which devices can and can't be used, define what data can and can't be copied onto allowed devices, and restrict users from copying data from specific locations and applications.

Centralized management - Centrally define, deploy, manage, and update security policies and agents throughout your enterprise. Set device and data policies by user, group, or department.

Advanced reporting and auditing capabilities - Support compliance with detailed user-and device-level logging. Gather details such as device, time stamp, and data evidence for prompt and proper audits.

System Requirements:

The following are minimum system requirements only. Recommended requirements are in parenthesis, where applicable. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment.

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Server

* Operating systems
o Microsoft Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 2003 R2
* Hardware requirements
o CPU: Pentium II-class or higher, 450 MHz minimum
o RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
o Disk space: 250 MB

Device Control Endpoint

* Operating systems
o Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP1 or higher
o Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or higher
* Hardware requirements
o CPU: Pentium III, 1 GHz or faster
o RAM: 512 MB (recommended)
o Disk space: 200 MB minimum
o Network connection: TCP / IP for remote access