Info Security Products Guide Names Safend Protector Winner of the 2009 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award

April 29, 2009 – Philadelphia and Tel Aviv – Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies has named Safend Protector a winner of the 2009 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award. This prestigious award recognizes security vendors with advanced, ground-breaking technologies and solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of information security. Safend Protector was selected based on technologies that are making the most positive impact on security in today’s highly sophisticated and blended attacks environment.

Safend Protector is part of the Safend Data Protection Suite which also features Safend Auditor, Safend Encryptor and Safend Reporter. The combined suite is designed to offer an unprecedented level of enterprise data protection by combining data leakage technology with hard disk encryption, removable media encryption, and data analysis and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA, SOX, BASEL and PCI. Management features include file-shadowing, load balancing and management by domain.

“Threats have no boundaries and security awareness is the key to a proactive approach,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Info Security Products Guide. “Probably nothing differentiates any product or solution more than the superior technologies that make them suitable for today’s needs while pro-actively being ready for tomorrow too.”

“Info Security Products Guide’s continued recognition of Safend’s data protection solution provides further validation for what our customers around the world already know – that Safend offers the most comprehensive total data security solution available today,” said Gil Sever, CEO, Safend. “As cyber criminals get smarter and advanced malware perpetuates, we are committed to continuing to enhance our offerings to ensure that all enterprise data remains safe.”



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Frost & Sullivan Honors Safend with 2009 European Technology Innovation Award

April 28, 2009 – Philadelphia and Tel Aviv– Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, today announced that it is the recipient of the 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Technology Innovation Award in the field of enterprise endpoint security.

“After careful evaluation and research of the Safend technology we are pleased to recognize Safend for its pioneering efforts in developing the Digital Membrane™ Technology that helps companies protect sensitive data without sacrificing security and productivity,” said Gaurav Sundararaman, research analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “Safend’s innovative Digital Membrane Technology Platform has the potential to revolutionize the security industry and could pave the way for a new breed of enterprise security applications.”

Safend’s Digital Membrane Technology is the foundation of the Safend Protector and Safend Encryptor products’ abilities to provide customers with port and device control and encryption for internal and external hard disks and removable storage and media. Safend's comprehensive data protection solution delivers complete visibility, control and protection of enterprise endpoints.

“We are honored to receive the 2009 European Technology Innovation Award in the field of enterprise endpoint security,” said Gil Sever, Safend CEO. “In today’s productivity-driven workplace, there are more laptops in use and an increasing number of devices connecting to the enterprise. Business and security executives are looking for solutions that maintain a balance between employee productivity while still ensuring data security. Safend is pleased to offer a comprehensive solution that makes this form of security possible – out of the box at an attractive price.”

Frost & Sullivan’s Technology Innovation Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.


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Safend Announces the Safend Data Protection Suite to Protect Data Stored on Laptops, PCs and Portable Media

Apr 20, 2009
Safend Announces the Safend Data Protection Suite to Protect Data Stored on Laptops, PCs and Portable Media

Leading Data Protection Vendor Announces FIPS – 140 Certification and Enhancements to Safend Encryptor, Safend Protector and Upcoming Content Inspection Solution

April 20, 2009 – Philadelphia, Tel Aviv, and Luxemburg – Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, today announced a new release of Safend Encryptor, a hard-disk encryption solution that is a component of the Safend Data Protection Suite. By fully integrating Safend Encryptor with Safend Protector, which encrypts data stored on removable media and CD/DVD, and Safend Reporter, Safend provides an end-to-end solution for guarding confidential corporate data from loss or theft, with a single agent, single management server and single management console.

Safend Encryptor is a flexible solution that combines strong management and enforcement policies with stringent security levels. The solution is completely transparent to end-users; it does not require them to activate the encryption/decryption process themselves, and all processes run in the background without interfering with users’ ongoing work. Unique to Safend, Safend Encryptor provides “True Single Sign On” functionality which uses an existing Windows login interface for user authentication.

“The large-scale proliferation of storage devices, PCs and laptops by employees has made organizations much more vulnerable to security and data breaches,” said Gil Sever, CEO, Safend. “All around the world, incidents involving the loss or theft of data are reported on a daily basis and many more likely go unreported. Using Safend Encryptor ensures that data stored on PCs and laptops is safe even if files are lost or stolen. By combining the power of Safend Encryptor with the proven security of Safend Protector, our customers can rest assured that they have a complete endpoint data protection solution to ensure sensitive data is never compromised.”

Through the combined features of the Safend Data Protection Suite, an organization can encrypt data residing on removable storage devices, CD/DVDs, external hard drives and internal hard drives using AES encryption with a 256-bit key size.

Additional features and benefits of the Safend Encryptor solution include:
• In addition to being transparent to the end-user, Safend Encryptor is also transparent to the Help Desk by using the generic Active Directory domain password reset.

• Performance is maintained by avoiding the encryption and decryption of system or program files that do not require protection.

• Automatic key management centrally generates and securely stores all encryption keys before encryption is initialized.

• Provides full visibility and an audit trail of security incidents, encryption status and administration actions.

• Highly scalable where a single management server can manage more than 50,000 agents.

The company also announced that it will offer a content inspection product later this year to round out the Safend Data Protection Suite and provide seamless, end-to-end data protection for the enterprise. Safend is enrolling beta customers for Safend Inspector, which will provide content inspection, filtering and data fingerprinting for email, instant messenger, external storage and printers. Safend Inspector is scheduled to be available in Q4 of this year.

The Safend Data Protection Suite, including Safend Protector and Safend Encryptor, obtained final certification for FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standards) Validation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and by the Communications Security Establishment in Canada (CSEC). FIPS 140-2 validation is required by most Government departments, including the Department of Defense, to protect the integrity of files on their networks and is also valued by companies in the healthcare, financial services and manufacturing markets.

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Butler Group Technology Audit Recognizes Safend Suite for Industry-Leading Enterprise Data Protection

Apr 13, 2009

Strong Management Features, Granular Policies and Extensive Interoperability Testing Identified as Safend Differentiators

April 13, 2009 – Philadelphia and Tel Aviv – A 2009 Technology Audit from Butler Group, the IT end user division of Datamonitor and leading provider of information technology research, analysis and advice, acknowledged Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, and the Safend Data Protection Suite as an ideal solution for managing a range of enterprise data security vulnerabilities.

The Technology Audit notes that the increasing prevalence of laptops and mobile devices in the enterprise – while offering a boon to productivity – also creates a significant threat to sensitive corporate data and identifies Safend as a comprehensive solution to, “guard against corporate data loss and help mitigate business risk by enforcing corporate information security policies that relate to industry, regulatory and governmental data-security standards.”

The Safend Data Protection Suite features Safend Auditor, Safend Protector, Safend Encryptor and Safend Reporter, designed to offer an unprecedented level of enterprise data protection by combining data leakage technology with hard disk encryption, removable media encryption, and data analysis and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA, SOX, BASEL and PCI. Management features include file-shadowing, load balancing and management by domain.

In the Technology Audit, author Richard Edwards states, “The need for effective tools and techniques continues to be highlighted and, in Butler Group’s view, Safend’s Endpoint Security solutions appear to be one of the few mature set of offerings in this area. Safend’s Endpoint Security portfolio offers a comprehensive set of features to protect data and information at the ‘edge’ of the enterprise.”

Key findings from the Butler Technology Audit include:

• Tamper-resistant code ensures the strongest possible protection.
• Extensive testing ensures high levels of interoperability with other applications.
• Information security policies can be enforced at a very granular level.
• Safend’s advanced technology is well supported by strong management features.
• Integrates well with enterprise VPN solutions.
• Policies can be deployed through Microsoft Active Directory and Novell eDirectory.

The Audit also finds, “Safend’s advanced technology is well supported by strong management features, and the granular control and enterprise scalability of these products are well suited to organizations committed to information security. Moreover, Safend’s interoperability testing ensures that its products work well within complex IT environments and do not interfere with the operation of third-party applications.”

“Butler Group is respected in the industry for its in-depth and impartial approach to research and we are pleased that it has acknowledged Safend as a premiere enterprise data protection solution provider,” said Gil Sever, CEO of Safend. “We strive to offer our customers the most comprehensive and robust data protection solution available to ensure that their sensitive data is never compromised. Mr. Edwards’ evaluation is further proof that Safend is on the cutting edge of information security.”

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SAFEND ANNOUNCES 50% REVENUE GROWTH FOR 2008

Mar 23, 2009
Endpoint Data Protection Leader Records Substantial Revenue Growth, Expands Solution Offering and Shores Up Industry Partnerships

Tel Aviv, Israel, Philadelphia, PA and Luxembourg – March 23, 2009 – Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, today announced impressive growth and momentum in 2008, including a 50 percent increase in revenue and the addition of 550 new customers to its thriving customer base. The company also surpassed 1.7 million licenses in 30 different countries around the globe.

“In a difficult global economic climate, Safend continued to see success based on the strength of our solution offering and commitment to customer and partner satisfaction,” said Gil Sever, Safend CEO. “2008 was a banner year for the company in which we introduced new products, significantly increased our customer base around the world and formed key partnerships that will enable us to help even more organizations protect their sensitive data. We are dedicated to continuing to expand and enhance our solution and customer service while progressing in the field of data protection in 2009.”

Recent corporate milestones include:

Expanding Customer Install Base
“Due to significant investments in U.S. and European operations, 2008 was a breakthrough year for Safend in terms of customer adoption and software license sales,” said Avishai Fishman, CFO of Safend. “We continued to pursue larger customers and have succeeded in winning deals involving large enterprises with tens of thousands of seats. We added more than 550 organizations to our worldwide customer base in 2008, bringing the total number of customers to over 1,200. Recent customer wins include numerous Fortune 500 global companies in all major verticals including Government, Healthcare, Finance and Retail.”

Product Development
Last year, Safend significantly advanced its Data Protection Suite by releasing Safend Encryptor, Safend Protector Version 3.3 and Safend Reporter. Safend Encryptor utilizes Total Data Encryption technology that encrypts all data files and poses negligible performance impact on user productivity. It enforces an enterprise-wide policy which protects the data stored on PC and laptop hard drives so that sensitive data cannot be read by unauthorized users in the case of loss or theft.

With Safend Protector v3.3, large enterprises now benefit from the addition of load balancing, management by domain and increased options for organizations to manage their entire deployments through a single Safend Server. Safend Reporter is a data analysis tool that reports on data accessed by removable storage devices and wireless ports, providing extensive security and operational reporting that further enables data security and regulatory compliance. The tool provides a graphical, high-level view of the organization’s status, allowing administrators to quickly and easily detect irregular or suspicious behavior. The Safend Data Protection Suite comprised of Safend Encryptor, Safend Protector, Safend Auditor and Safend Reporter, have a single agent with a single management console and server.

Safend also announced the automated Safend Quality Assurance and Interoperability Lab. By testing, in an automated fashion, the Safend solutions with mission-critical hardware, software and operating system technologies found in customer environments, Safend facilitates a seamless deployment of its solution in customers’ existing IT infrastructure. Safend’s solution is tested against 32 different Microsoft operating systems, an extensive list of more than 120 different software applications and 196 different drivers.

Partner Momentum
In 2008, Safend established several strategic partnerships and expanded existing partnerships to further its global reach and product offerings. Through existing partnerships with Utimaco (acquired by Sophos), Lenovo and Fujitsu BCS, Safend’s breadth and depth of coverage expanded into 30 different countries. Safend formed a license partnership with security company CREDANT Technologies to create CREDANT Protector, which incorporates a rebranded version of Safend Protector into CREDANT’s existing technology. Other partnerships include HP, WorkShare, BigFix, Kingston and IronKey.

Industry Accolades
This past year, Safend received industry recognition and praise from several respected organizations, including the “Best of Show” award from the Data Protection Summit, the “Global Excellence Award” from InfoSecurity Products and was ranked Number 31 on the 2008 Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Israel. The company also scored high marks for its Safend Protector, earning four out of five stars in SC Magazine’s Endpoint Security Group Test, including five out of five stars in the “Ease of Use” and “Performance” categories.


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Safend Achieves Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 for Sensitive Data Protection and Reaches Key Stage in FIPS 140-2 Certification Process

Endpoint Data Protection Leader Bolsters Certifications and Credentials for Purchase by Government and Enterprise Customers

January 27, 2009 – Philadelphia – Safend, a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, today announced that the Safend Solution has received c (CC) certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL 2) after evaluation by the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). The company also announced that the Safend Solution has advanced to the Coordination stage for FIPS 140-2 (Federal Processing Standards Publication) Validation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and by the Communications Security Establishment in Canada (CSEC).

“In today’s crowded marketplace, governments and private sector companies alike are forced to choose amongst an array of solutions for securing and encrypting their sensitive data,” said Gil Sever, CEO of Safend. “Certifications such as FIPS and Common Criteria provide prospective buyers with the extra level of validation necessary to know they are getting a data protection solution that has been extensively tested and proven. We are proud that the Safend Solution continues to move along seamlessly through the FIPS evaluation process and we remain committed to continuing to work with additional standards bodies to further establish Safend as the most reliable and trusted endpoint data protection provider in the industry.”

FIPS 140-2 specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules used to protect sensitive information. FIPS 140-2 validation is required by most Government departments, including the Department of Defense, to protect the integrity of files that cross their networks and is also valued by companies in the healthcare, financial and manufacturing markets. By achieving Coordination status, Safend has moved to the fourth step of a five-step process for final FIPS certification. The Safend Solution is expected to achieve full FIPS certification by Q2 2009.

“At e-Convergence Solutions, we work with a large government customer base where third-party validation is a necessity; when we select solution providers to partner with, it is essential for us to know that their technologies are backed up by more than just marketing claims,” said Joseph Heinzen, president at e-Convergence Solutions, a national technology distributor that works with VARs and systems integrators. “Safend’s commitment to achieving FIPS and Common Criteria certifications is further proof that the company’s data protection solutions are the most comprehensive and secure in the industry, making it easy to recommend Safend to our clients.”

Common Criteria is an internationally approved set of security standards that ensures a clear and reliable evaluation of the security capabilities of information technology products. By providing an independent assessment of a product’s ability to meet established security standards, Common Criteria offers a level of confidence for security-conscious government customers. The Common Criteria certification at EAL 2 validates that the Safend Solution satisfies all of the functional requirements stated in the documentation submitted. SAIC, an independent laboratory, conducted the evaluation and monitored it on behalf of the Common Criteria Evaluation Validation Body (CCEVS).

“Common Criteria certification ensures organizations in the government and commercial industries that certified solutions have been stringently tested to meet strict guidelines and standards,” said Jon Crotty, security research analyst at IDC. “Data leakage prevention is an important part of any organizations’ IT infrastructure and is a top concern for management worldwide. Common Criteria certification promises organizations looking to deploy an endpoint security solution to protect company data, like Safend Protector, with the validation and confidence they need to make the best technology decision.”


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CREDANT and Safend Forge Strategic Partnership to Protect Enterprise Data

New Partnership Adds Safend’s Award-Winning Endpoint Security Solutions to CREDANT’s Portfolio of Data Protection Technologies

November 19, 2008 – Dallas and Philadelphia – CREDANT Technologies, the market leader in data protection solutions, and Safend, a leading provider of enterprise endpoint Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) solutions, today announced a partnership that will provide CREDANT customers with an unprecedented level of protection for their sensitive data. The partnership adds Safend’s endpoint data leakage monitoring and protection technologies to CREDANT’s data protection portfolio. Powered by Safend technology, CREDANT’s new offering, CREDANT Protector, strengthens its existing security portfolio through the addition of comprehensive device and wireless port control solutions and extensive optical media (CD/DVD) encryption capabilities from Safend.

“In a climate where data can be downloaded to a USB stick or Smartphone in a matter of seconds, it has become imperative that enterprises protect their endpoints against these vulnerabilities,” said Chris Burchett, co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at CREDANT Technologies. “It is a natural partnership for CREDANT, one of the world’s leading data protection providers, to partner with a market leader such as Safend. The Safend Protector solution fits nicely into our portfolio, offering our customers the ability to secure their most sensitive information stored on CD-DVD drives and proactively manage port access.”

According to the 2008 Safend survey, forty-four percent of organizations surveyed have only moderate policies for endpoint and port security in place and nearly 25 percent have no policies set at all. This further demonstrates the need for a comprehensive and unified solution for device and port control and data protection.

“CREDANT’s decision to partner with Safend is further validation that our endpoint DLP solution is the leading port and device control product in the market today,” said Gil Sever, founder and CEO at Safend. “This partnership offers exciting new opportunities for Safend and CREDANT to reach new customers as well as those in CREDANT’s large client portfolio. We are confident that the power of the integrated Safend solution will further enable users to protect their sensitive data from loss, theft and malicious attacks.”

According to a recent eWeek article by Brian Prince: “If a laptop, CD or Smartphone is stolen, encryption can be the difference between a data breach and a close call. With so much sensitive corporate and personal information at stake, a clear encryption strategy is a vital part of data protection.” Today, more and more organizations are not only recognizing the need for encryption capabilities, but also the role that a comprehensive approach to data leakage prevention serves in keeping data safe on portable devices.

"Sensitive data is not simply confined to home PCs and laptops; in today's extended enterprise sensitive data travels on everything portable from Smartphones to USB sticks to iPods. In order to ensure data integrity, organizations need to look for a combined encryption and port and device control solution," said Eric Ogren, founder and principal analyst of the Ogren Group. "With this evolving market dynamic and clear customer need in mind, a comprehensive information protection program based on encryption and data leakage prevention will enable organizations to reduce the risk of data breaches and theft via portable storage devices."

Driven by Safend’s technology, CREDANT Protector delivers unprecedented encryption and device control functionality for organizations in any industry or market. Using this solution, organizations will have access to the industry's most comprehensive, secure and easy-to-use endpoint data protection and data leakage prevention technology. CREDANT Protector also offers the ability to monitor traffic in real time and apply customized, highly-granular security policies over all physical, wireless and storage interfaces. CREDANT Protector works in conjunction with CREDANT Mobile Guardian (CMG), the only security system that can encrypt and secure data on mobile devices across multiple, diverse platforms from a single, web-based console.


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How to Stop the Grinch from Stealing Your Corporate Data

Safend Announces Top-Five Tips for Keeping Data Safe during the Holidays

Philadelphia – Month X, 2008 – The holidays can be a great time for employees – whether it’s a slower work pace, increased vacation time, the office gift exchange, or the gift giving (and receiving) season altogether. However, the holidays can also be a nightmare for employers as they worry about sensitive data being taken out of the office via new devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras and other gadgets being introduced into the workplace. In fact, industry analysts estimate that more that 100 million removable or portable media devices will be in use by the end of 2008. This holiday season, employers need to be cognizant of how to stop the “Grinch” from stealing sensitive corporate data.

Organizations are feeling the effects of data leakage every day: the average cost of a data breach for a publicly traded company is $6.3 million and the stock price drops five percent and it takes a full year to recover. Companies spend millions of dollars each year to protect their information from outside threats, but it is becoming more evident that they need to secure data from within by developing an effective Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) strategy.

Safend, a leading provider of enterprise endpoint DLP solutions, has devised the top-five tips for keeping your data safe during the holidays and beyond. These tips include:

• Employ a Sound Auditing Process: Portable storage devices such as iPods, PDAs, smart phones and other mobile devices, have become pervasive in the workplace. Allowing your employees use their iPods at work may be a good way to increase morale but it also poses a security threat. Knowing what devices are connecting to what endpoints will help administrators monitor and avoid these threats. Determining what kind—and how many—devices are accessing an organization’s network is the first step in developing an effective DLP strategy.

• Written Data Security Policies: The major concern with portable devices is the fear that the device may be lost or stolen, putting the data it contains at serious risk. In order to truly ensure the security of confidential data stored on portable devices, effective DLP strategies and policies need to be deployed, including written usage policies.
• Access Control: To make sure that users cannot easily circumvent security policies, it is important to first make sure the policies in place are flexible enough that they don’t hinder productivity, but strong enough to prevent data leakage threats. This is accomplished through granular policies that allow administrators to block, allow or restrict access to data from everything from file type, device type and even specific device serial number.
• Encrypt Everything: Many enterprises feel that they have covered all their security bases with the implementation of security policies, employee training and endpoint protection technology and are reluctant to invest in another product or add another level of security. However, encryption is essential to ensure that unauthorized users cannot access data in the case of loss or theft.

• A Smart Consumer: While tips one through four specifically address the employer, it’s important to remember as a consumer and employee, that keeping data safe benefits the employee as well. Employees should know if they are properly using their devices in the office to avoid breaking corporate policies. Also when connecting to a corporate endpoint, portable devices are at risk of receiving viruses or other forms of malware from potentially infected endpoints, thus making it essential for employees to know what they are connecting to at the office.

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