Washington-based security and management services provider HyBlue announced the launch of IceLock - a new patent pending software-as-a-service (SAAS) approach to laptop data encryption. The Web-based policy management protects data on laptops and other mobile devices, reduces cost and speeds up implementation of highlighted links.

 

IceLock has a special feature of protecting data that is stored on a hard-disk. The service can permanently delete data remotely over the Internet in case of theft. The service has a very easy approach to data encryption, can be downloaded from the Web and is also easily deployable.

 

"It's not enough just to build an encryption product, you've got to get the people who need it to embrace and use it correctly." said Michael Santarcangelo, founder of security catalyst, in a statement.

 

Santarcangelo added, "The software-as-a-service model has the potential to make laptop data security a lot more usable by countless organizations that are under-protected today."

 

IceLock that features Remote Shut Off can protect data on the hard disk round the clock irrespective of the Internet connection to the system. If the system detects a stolen instruction, the service immediately deletes or disables access to protected files, when the system is connected to the Internet.

 

IceLock features Web-Based Central Policy Management and Key Recovery. This feature has the capability to replace complex policy management servers with a simple, secure, Web-based service center. It also reduces implementation and operational costs   and provides complete audit reporting to reduce liability and regulatory exposure.

 

One key feature of IceLock is protection against the Princeton "Cold Boot" Attack. The SAAS very quickly responds to state changes like hibernation or screen saver activation, like mobile devices. Its independent and self-sufficient agent can remove encryption keys from memory automatically, whenever the system state changes. This avoids exposure of RAM and in turn protects the system from RAM-targeting Princeton "Cold Boot".

 

"Laptop theft is a fact of life. Everyone should use some type of encryption to protect personal and customer data. The problem has been that data security has been too hard to implement," said Matthew Sutton, CEO of HyBlue, in a statement. "Our goal is to make encryption easy. IceLock is data security for the rest of us."