| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Ralph Clark, President and CEO Marc Ferrie, SVP of Engineering |
| Website | www.guardianedge.com |
Company Overview
editStarted in 1984 as Micro Security Devices Inc., the company marketing anti-theft computer products as PC Guardian. With an official name change to GuardianEdge Technologies Inc. in 2005, the company currently provides encryption software for protecting information stored on PCs, portable storage devices, and smart phones carrying sensitive information. GuardianEdge develops an array of encryption software to meet regulatory compliance standards for endpoint data loss protection, security breach disclosure, safeguarding intellectual property, and safely deploying mobile workforces.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs selected GuardianEdge's data protection platform and Trust Digital's mobile device solutions to protect sensitive information on 300,000 PCs, removable storage devices, smart phones and PDAs.[1] Other clients include Deutsche Bank, Humana, Lincoln Financial Group, Lockheed Martin, the US Department of Education, and the US Department of the Navy.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California with a Federal Operations office in Vienna, Virginia.
History
edit1984: Micro Security Devices Inc., founded by Noah Groth, began marketing anti-theft computer products as PC Guardian.
1994: PC Guardian introduces Encryption Plus® Hard Disk, which encrypts hard drives and provides mandatory pre-boot access control to PCs.
2002: PC Guardian Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of PC Guardian is formed. Company releases Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 — a major new product update that uses a FIPS-compliant 256-bit AES algorithm.[2]
2005: PC Guardian Technologies officially changes its name to GuardianEdge Technologies Inc. and announced Alan Fudge as President and CEO, with founder Noah Groth moving to position of CTO.[3]
2006: The US Department of Veterans Affairs Selects GuardianEdge's data protection platform and Trust Digital's mobile device solutions to protect sensitive information on 300,000 PCs, removable storage devices, smart phones and PDAs.
2007: GuardianEdge announces relationship with Seagate Technology that leverages the GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform for management of Seagate’s encrypting notebook hard drive, combining strong hard disk security with GuardianEdge's advanced enterprise management capabilities. [4]
2008: GuardianEdge signed an OEM agreement with Symantec to incorporate the GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage products into Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
2009: Ralph Clark (Chief Operating Officer 2005-2009) becomes President and CEO. The company adds a new solution that integrates GuardianEdge endpoint data protection with the Symantec Altiris® Total Management Suite™ software. The "GuardianEdge Altiris Connector" allows organizations to consolidate data protection on end-user devices into the Altiris Management Console.
Products and Technology
editThe GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform encompasses applications for encryption of hard disks, removable storage as well as advanced authentication, device control and smartphone protection[5], and a framework that provides a common infrastructure with common administration of services. The platform is incorporated with and requires Microsoft Active Directory-based infrastructure. The platform also controls A/D Group Policy Objects to manage and deploy access as well as encryption policies and authentication credentials synchronization.[6]
The GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform includes the following applications:
- GuardianEdge Device Control
- GuardianEdge Device Control Auditor
- GuardianEdge Smartphone Protection
- GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption
- GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption
- GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication
- GuardianEdge Altiris® Connector