Connect Protect is a port control solution, designed to secure a desktop or laptop computer from the introduction of unauthorized material (including software, music and graphical images), and from the accidental or malicious leakage of data, via Plug and Play devices such as removable disk drives, MP3 players, and printers. Connect Protect is remotely installed using standard tools and configured via Active Directory.

Devices are configured by type and may be set to:

• Disabled or No access
• Controlled Access (Audited File Copy is allowed)*
• Read-only (write access is not allowed)*
• Enabled or Full access.

* These states apply to certain types of device only.

For some devices, Connect Protect allows fine-grained control: removable hard drives, for example, may be configured to restrict access to signed drives, to drives of a specified vendor/model, or to drives with an authorized unique ID.

Once Connect Protect is installed, the user is prevented from connecting any unauthorized device to his or her computer (whether the computer is connected to the office network or being used in a mobile environment) and Connect Protect can optionally be configured to log attempted connections for audit purposes.