Zecurion's Zlock rewrites the rules

Having the best security appliances, software and architecture is often not nearly enough to keep a business and its data safe.

Practices unrelated to technology, including hiring and vetting, are an important first step in making sure data isn't put at risk. But even when best practices in human resources are employed, and best practices in data security are deployed, data loss due to human activity can still be a big risk and bigger problem.

Even well-meaning and well-trained employees can put data at risk on a network, and even heightened network firewalls can't keep all data from walking out the door. Having data on a network means it could become available for download onto DVDs, floppy drives or thumb drives. Sensitive data could even be errantly left on a printer's hard drive or cache--allowing anyone with the know-how to steal it.

That's why we think the approach taken by emerging security vendor Zecurion makes so much sense. Zecurion's Zlock application provides a straightforward approach to securing and managing a network's potential open doors and breaches, and it's an approach that it makes too much sense to ignore. Zecurion's technology could very well become a must-consider by many in the channel.

Zecurion, based in Moscow, Russia, with offices in New York, was founded 10 years ago but only recently began to aggressively pursue the IT market in North America. It has several key products in its lineup, including Zgate and Zserver Suite, for protecting data inside a network. In this review, we looked at Zlock, which protects against data breaches at physical end points ranging from USB ports on PCs to printers to applications themselves.