Device Control

Device Control regulates access to external storage devices and network resources connected to computers. Device Control helps prevent data loss and leakage and, combined with file scanning, helps guard against security risks.

You can configure Device Control policies for internal and external clients. CPM administrators typically configure a stricter policy for external clients

You can enforce specific policies to client groups or individual clients. You can also enforce a single policy to all clients.

After you deploy the policies, clients use the location criteria you have set in the Location Property Wizard (for details, see the Core Protection Module Administrator’s Guide, Chapter 9) to determine their location and the policy to apply. Clients switch policies each time the location changes.