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Conclusion
My days in Monte Carlo were chock full of
We at Blancco strive to be a truly
manage
interviews, attending event presentations
innovative company and brand. We
the secure erasure of data on a device
and meeting new people such as world
want to do our utmost to serve you,
is an important part of corporate asset
renowned individuals including Kofi Annan,
our valuable customer, with the most
management.
leading-edge data erasure solutions.
Administering
solutions
to
Management
former United Nations Secretary General,
Console allows your organization to fully
Dambisa Moyo, international economist
automate the process, together with a full
and author, John Cleese, actor, author
have localized technical support to serve
array of Blancco products to suit every
and comedian, and even Prince Albert
our customers in eight different languages
of Monaco. Returning home to Finland
which is coordinated from local offices who
inspired me to further think of how we at
liaise with our headquarters office to give
Blancco can further develop our product
you service at each of our global locales.
Blancco
erasure need. These can be seamlessly
integrated
through
the
Management
Console with your organization’s own asset
database
and
provide
comprehensive
CEO news
CEO and Co-Founder
Kim Väisänen
Finland
and customer relationships.
data reports and statistics. Reporting
Having the privilege of attending the
creates a comprehensive audit trail and
Ernst & Young World Enterpreneur of
We at Blancco strive to be a truly innovative
We welcome your feedback which can help
with further development of our brand to
provides other important details to create
the Year Competition was invaluable
company and brand. We want to do our
further improve your organization´s erasure
a complete picture of the asset’s lifecycle.
to me. I had the honor of representing
utmost to serve you, our valuable customer,
process efficiency and secure crucial data. ®
Have you thought about what could
Finland as one of 49 entrepreneurs from
with the most leading-edge data erasure
ultimately happen if your organization’s
over 50 different countries vying for the
solutions on the market. Therefore, we invest
assets were to end up in the wrong
world title in Monte Carlo last June. I
time and resources in product management
hands? “Proper data erasure management
learned that passion, energy, and focus
and research.
can create peace of mind and help your
are essential to succeed in the world
organization avoid fines and the damage
of business as an entrepreneur, and no
We have a global sales support network
that a loss of reputation or intellectual
matter what your roots, the drive to
ready to assist you at our 17 different
property can bring,” Tuupanen asserts. ®
succeed is necessary to garner success.
offices in 15 different countries. We also
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Credit Card Information
Confidential Document
Strategy Plan
How An Organization Can Prevent Data Leaks
Targeted data erasure is ideal for removing
Scripting and automation
for all erasures using the Department of
sent to the Blancco Management Console
confidential data such as credit card
Scripting and automation are some of the
Defense three-time overwriting method.
for synchronization with a database for a
details, confidential customer information
most sought after features of this product.
and internal office documents to prevent
Erasures can be set to perform automatically
Many other scenarios are possible for using
data leaks. Blancco File securely erases
at a certain time and/or day. Rules can also
Blancco File. Network erasures are possible
selected data to ensure full compliance
be set to target specific file extensions. As
for users who have access to network shared
with new legislation and regulations
an example, if a .docx file is converted into
folders and files. Erasures through NFS
demanding secure removal of customer
.pdf and must then be erased, Blancco File
(Network File System) and CIFS (Common
data such as the PCI DSS (Payment Card
can be scripted to automatically target
Internet File System) are a popular solution
Blancco File is driven in
three different ways:
Industry Data Security Standard) and the
the .docx for erasure after the conversion
as well. Integration with Microsoft’s FCI
1. User-driven execution
upcoming EU Protection Directive. This
is complete. Erasures are also possible in
(File Classification Infrastructure) is possible
When the user of the computer
advanced file shredding solution makes
virtual environments such as ESX and ESXi
in case a company has the need to search
gives the “Erase” command.
day-to-day shredding easy and supports
where the datastore of a virtual machine
through entire folder structures to find
all leading erasure standards.
needs to be securely removed instead of just
certain documents. This means all files can
When an event dictates that
the inventory.
be targeted within the folder structure for
an erasure will be performed.
automatic erasure is possible rather than
For example, when a .docx is
Blancco File is DIPCOG* approved, and one
complete audit trail. ®
Execution methods
2. Event-driven execution
of Blancco’s most flexible software solutions
Examples of use
manually digging for specific files which
converted into .pdf, the .docx is
for corporate and enterprise companies. The
An administrator has the ability to install
saves time, ensures 100 percent success, and
then automatically erased.
software can be installed in both Windows
Blancco File on all client computers by
removes the possibility of human error.
and Unix environments and is used for
pushing
securely erasing files, folders, free disk space,
through the network so every end-user will
Audit trail
temporary files and even virtual machines.
be able to target their daily files and folders
After every erasure, a report will be
This also makes it a useful tool in data centers
for secure erasure. The administrator also