Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

Guidance Software’s New EnCase® Data Audit and Policy Enforcement Product Enables Organizations to Proactively Search, Identify and Remediate Sensitive Data-at-Rest Across the Network

Solution reduces costs, penalties and reputational risks associated with leakage of personally identifiable information, intellectual property and other confidential data

Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID), the World Leader in Digital Investigations™, today announced the release of EnCase® Data Audit and Policy Enforcement, a software solution that enables organizations to proactively audit and remediate highly-sensitive data-at-rest residing on desktops, laptops, file servers and e-mail servers across the network. The solution is truly unique because it leverages EnCase® technology to scale across an entire global network, rapidly scan endpoints with disk-level access, and remediate sensitive data in a forensically sound manner by wiping it, moving or copying it to a secure location, or bookmarking its location for an investigation, litigation or other subsequent action.

“The market for information protection and control has been fueled by the growing number of information-intensive industry and government regulations that require organizations to protect the integrity of customer and employee personal information and corporate digital assets,” said Brian Burke, Program Director of Security Products and Services at IDC. “Moreover, a series of high-profile incidents in which customer records, confidential information, and intellectual property were leaked has created an explosive demand for solutions that protect against the deliberate or inadvertent release of sensitive information.”

EnCase Data Audit and Policy Enforcement gives organizations the ability to discover, protect and control sensitive data-at-rest across the network. It addresses the need to enforce regulatory compliance mandates and ensure that personally identifiable information (PII), payment card industry (PCI) data, intellectual property and other company-confidential information remains in authorized areas of the network. The solution is based on EnCase® technology already in use across government networks, where agencies have used it successfully to search for, identify and remediate classified data leaked onto unclassified networks.

EnCase Data Audit and Policy Enforcement is complementary to data loss prevention (DLP) solutions because it uniquely addresses data-at-rest by using the targeted search and forensically-sound remediation capabilities of EnCase®, unlike content monitoring and filtering products that focus on network data-in-motion. These advanced search capabilities allow organizations to search files on desktops, laptops, and file servers, as well as emails on e-mail servers, using specific criteria such as file type, file signature, keywords, metadata, hash values and more.

"Understanding where sensitive data resides on the network is a key concern for organizations today,” said Victor Limongelli, President and Chief Executive Officer, Guidance Software. “EnCase Data Audit and Policy Enforcement’s powerful audit and remediation capabilities give organizations the assurance that they are doing everything in their power to comply with regulations and policies, safeguard customer, employee and company data, and mitigate legal exposures and reputational risks.”

EnCase Data Audit and Policy Enforcement is available immediately.

About Guidance Software (GUID)
Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase(r) platform provides the foundation for government, corporate and law enforcement organizations to conduct thorough, network-enabled, and court-validated computer investigations of any kind, such as responding to eDiscovery requests, conducting internal investigations, responding to regulatory inquiries or performing data and compliance auditing - all while maintaining the integrity of the data. There are more than 27,000 licensed users of the EnCase technology worldwide, and 1000's attend Guidance Software's renowned training programs annually. Validated by numerous courts, corporate legal departments, government agencies and law enforcement organizations worldwide, EnCase has been honored with industry awards and recognition from eWEEK, SC Magazine, Network Computing, and the Socha-Gelbmann survey. For more info about Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com.

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For further info, contact:

Vanessa Land
Devonshire Marketing
Tel: 0870 242 7469
Email: vanessa@devonshiremarketing.com