A miniature computer, known as the Yoggie Gatekeeper, has been developed, to allow portable host computers the same security previously only afforded by computers in a corporate network
The Gatekeeper, a credit-card-sized security device, links up to a portable host computer, and provides Pentagon-level security to laptops, says Shlomo Touboul, CEO of Yoggie Security Systems. He adds that the device will be particularly useful when users access the Internet via hotspots, airports and hotel rooms.
"Today, corporations have excellent security, but once you leave the office, you leave behind all the great security, and your laptop is vulnerable to attack. We've developed a tiny computer dedicated to protecting its host computer."
Touboul says the Gatekeeper is designed specifically to protect the Windows XP platform. It is a security package that includes 13 different security programs, including a firewall, a VPN client, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing, four proxy systems, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and a security engine.
The solution is easy to install and completely transparent to the user. There are no installations, configurations or updates. Until recently, laptop users could only protect their machines by installing a wide range of security software onto the device, says Touboul.
People are tired of adding new security software to their laptops, because it's difficult to manage and the performance of the laptop deteriorates dramatically, he says. "We take the security software off the laptop and place it onto a mini-computer, restoring the laptop to 100% productivity.
"This gives the laptop the same level of security that large corporations and organisations like the Pentagon, the Federal Reserve Bank and Disney now experience in their offices, but in a pocket-sized form that you can travel with easily," concludes Touboul.
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