Check Point has today released the long-awaiting ABRA product, a new solution which turns any PC into a fully secure corporate desktop. Abra provides users access to company emails, files and applications anywhere whether offline or online through integrated virtual private network (VPN) connectivity. Abra loads itself automatically on any PC, and contains local encrypted storage to protect any data stored on the device.
Features and benefits of Check Point Abra include:
- Standard Windows user environment enables easy navigation and rapid end-user adoption
- Prevents data loss by controlling outgoing traffic to networks and websites
- File transfer control allows exchange of files between personal and corporate workspace environments to be controlled by security policy
- Compliance scanning automatically scans the host PC to ensure an antivirus solution from a known vendor is active on the endpoint.
- User authentication enforces minimum password strength, as well as certificates and tokens for multi-factor authentication. A ‘virtual keyboard’ can be used at login to block password theft by key loggers
- Central management with Check Point SmartDashboard® provides policy administration and updates through Check Point gateways, including authentication and compliance scanning rules and VPN settings
“In our business we need to demo solutions at our partners’ corporate premises, and often they do not allow us to bring our own PC,” said Loup-Fred Regent, marketing manager at Computerlinks. “With Abra, we just stick in the key and securely connect to the Intranet. Check Point is the only company to provide this level of ultra mobility. Abra is the best experience and the best overall solution to connect to the Intranet without a PC.”
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