Oculis Labs PrivateEye Enterprise Delivers Data-In-Use Security

OWINGS MILLS, MD, April 10, 2013 (Press-News.org) Oculis Labs, a developer of security software that protects computers from visual data leakage, today announced major feature and performance updates to PrivateEye Enterprise. Designed to protect enterprise data at the point of use, PrivateEye Enterprise is an essential tool for organizations with a mobile workforce. Mobile device use in the enterprise means that sensitive data can be viewed anytime, anywhere - on laptops in a coffee shop, tablets in the airport, and smartphones everywhere. Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) and virtual desktops expose enterprise information 24 hours a day. PrivateEye Enterprise ensures your data is available to your employees and only to them - no matter where they happen to be located.

Studies by the US Secret Service have found that 20% of all computer breaches start with an unprotected computer screen. They found that attackers gained sufficient information from simple observation of employees' displays to launch widespread and damaging attacks on organizations including financial, healthcare and the federal government.

PrivateEye Enterprise protects data whenever it appears on the screen. It runs within a user's active session to monitor user attention and potential eavesdroppers to actively prevent breaches. The key insight differentiating PrivateEye is that the most immediate risk comes from direct observation of a computer display. Organizations exclusively using conventional access controls are still at risk because they fail to protect the data when it is being viewed.

"PrivateEye Enterprise helps us protect sensitive client healthcare and financial information," said Jody Buyalos, Executive Vice President of The Insurance Exchange. "In our business client confidentiality cannot be left to chance - our customers depend on it. We like the simplicity of use, and the confidence it gives us to know that customer information is being continually protected."

The new release achieves up to a 90% reduction in power consumption through refinements in Oculis Labs' patent-pending technology for user attention sensing. PrivateEye protects on-screen data without requiring expensive face recognition for access control. The solution's continuous attention sensing capability links the person sitting in front of the computer to a prior successful login. This approach simplifies administration because there is no database of authorized user faces to be approved and managed by a central authority.

Also new in this release, is support for Windows 8 and Citrix XenDesktop. Whether it is the latest Windows tablet, or a large scale Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment, PrivateEye Enterprise will protect on-screen data.

Key PrivateEye Enterprise features include:

* Screen Protection - Automatically protects the screen whenever the user looks away from it. Instantly clears it again when the user looks back.
* Eavesdropper Prevention - Detects and/or protects whenever eavesdroppers try to read a display.
* Incident Capture - Captures and timestamps pictures of anyone attempting to eavesdrop over a user's shoulder. Enables detection and mitigation of social engineering threats.
* Policy Management - Enables administrators to manage licenses and security policies for PrivateEye Enterprise clients using standard software and policy distribution mechanisms.

SC Magazine had this to say about PrivateEye Enterprise: "This is about the coolest and, at the same time, most useful security product we have seen in a long time. It is simple to use, very effective, and actually serves a real and important purpose."

The new version of PrivateEye Enterprise is available immediately at a price of $60 for a single license, and with larger corporate licenses is available as low as $30 per seat. Customers can download a 30 day free trial at http://www.privateeyeenterprise.com.

Oculis Labs, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, develops data privacy software that secures the last two feet of the Internet - the distance from the computer screen to a user's eyes. The company's products protect valuable information displayed on mobile and desktop computers from unintended viewers. Today the company offers PrivateEye for consumers and the enterprise and Chameleon for government and military users. These two solutions safeguard all displayed information from visual eavesdropping. For more information, visit http://www.oculislabs.com.