Pico Gatekeeper USB Security Device

Yoggie Security Systems was awarded the CES Best of Innovations 2008 award for computer accessories for its USB security product: Pico Gatekeeper. A data security product that takes out one of the most volatile components of the practice: people. Once plugged in, it takes care of everything, and never needs IT attention.

Pico Gatekeeper came out in October of 2007. It is a “set it and forget it” type of security device. The USB flash drive is working linux computer that filters all incoming traffic to attack viruses, spyware, phishing, spam and other threats. It hides your computer from potential hackers, even on unprotected wireless connections. And it checks for security updates every five minutes.

All of this happens without intervention. All this security does not bog down any running applications.

Paired with a strong security policy, encryption and strong passwords, and a laptop recovery / data wipe product (Computrace), the Pico Gatekeeper could strongly enhance the security of mobile computers.

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