[October 17, 2011]

CloudLock Brings Google Apps eGRC to Distributed Enterprises at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011

CloudLock, the only company that delivers enterprise-class security solutions for organizations using Google (News - Alert) Apps, has announced new upgrades to its flagship suite to enable secure collaboration with e-Discovery, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (eGRC) for distributed enterprises and will present a session entitled, "Securing Google Apps for the Enterprise," at the Gartner (News - Alert) Symposium/ITxpo 2011 in Orlando, FL October 16-20, 2011. CloudLock CEO Gil Zimmermann's presentation will be taking place at the Walt Disney (News - Alert) World Dolphin - ITxpo Show Floor - Emerging Technology Pavilion Theater on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM.

CloudLock's new features enable organizations to fully embrace secure collaboration and effectively implement eGRC policies throughout the enterprise. CloudLock's comprehensive application suite to address the needs of:

• Business Leadership -with an at-a-glance overview, monitoring and alerts needed to comply with both internal governance and external compliance requirements;
• IT and Operations - with an effective way to view and manage permissions across all data in the enterprise in an audited and secure manner and
• End-Users -by enabling secure collaboration without violating organizational policies and guidelines, or the need for rogue collaboration tools.

Key capabilities of CloudLock's upgraded flagship cloud security solution include:

• Central Management of All Corporate Data in Subdomains: CloudLock provides the option of defining a "scan scope" to include all subdomains in the organization. This approach allows IT teams to view, manage and control all users anddocuments in the company from a single dashboard.
• Delegate Access Management to Organizational Units (OUs): Domain administrators can set CloudLock to scan specific OUs. This allows customers to both skip OUs that are not using Google Docs or Sites and run ad-hoc scans on specific OUs quickly.
• Delegate to Data Owners: CloudLock provides customers with full visibility to end-users by classifying document exposure and showing how the documents they own are being shared. In the Google Apps permissions structure, end users are the real owners of documents and carry the bulk of the responsibility when it come to securing the documents they create so this functionality is critical in preventing data leaks in the enterprise. The data owners can see their documents classified into four categories:
  • Public Exposure - Documents that are exposed to everyone on the Internet
  • External Exposure - Documents that are exposed to outsiders
  • Internal Exposure - Documents that are shared with everyone in the domain
  • New Exposure - Includes all the newly exposed documents in the last 7 days

"Our move to the cloud has been more about collaboration and efficiency than cost savings. We needed a platform where we could share ideas and best practices and perform our daily functions more efficiently. The only fears we had about moving to Google Apps were related to privacy and security. We wanted to make things easier, but we didn't want our sensitive data being compromised," said Joe Fuller, Vice President and CIO, Dominion Enterprises. "CloudLock provides the visibility we need to monitor and eliminate any employee's risky sharing behavior in the entire Google Apps cloud."

As a rapidly expanding global company, Dominion Enterprises faces the challenge of managing a distributed environment. Like many innovative companies, Dominion Enterprises uses multiple domains within Google Apps to keep its distributed structure while allowing administrators to manage the entire organization from one central administration panel. The latest upgrade to the CloudLock for Google Apps solution enables the organization to centrally manage all corporate data in subdomains while delegating security and eGRC functions to organizational units.

"CloudLock is dedicated to helping enterprises of all shapes and sizes achieve the best of both worlds with security and eGRC that fosters, rather than restrict, collaboration," said CloudLock co-Founder and CEO Gil Zimmermann (News - Alert). "Distributed enterprises, academic institutions and companies with M&A operations use CloudLock to gain the ability to consolidate control and delegation for departments and organizational units. CloudLock's enterprise-class features help even the largest Google Apps customers secure their data and take advantage of operational efficiencies inherent in the Google Apps platform."

About CloudLock

Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., CloudLock is the only company that delivers enterprise-class data security solutions for organizations using Google Apps. CloudLock provides the controls and visibility that enable customers to achieve governance, compliance and operational efficiencies, and is available directly from the Google Apps Marketplace. For more information about the company, reseller opportunities or CloudLock, call (781) 996-4332 or visit http://www.cloudlock.com.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, travel, and employment industries. For more information, visit www.DominionEnterprises.com.

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