RSA tunnels deep inside Windows
RSA tunnels deep inside Windows
December 8, 2008: Future releases of Windows will incorporate security technology from EMC's RSA Security Division after the two companies announced they have expanded their technology partnership.
The companies will be working together with a built-in "systems" approach that helps protect information throughout the infrastructure based on content, context and identity.
Microsoft will build the RSA Data Loss Prevention (DLP) classification technology into the Microsoft platform and future information protection products.
Additionally, in the near term RSA's DLP Suite 6.5 will be engineered to integrate tightly with Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (RMS) within Windows Server 2008.
The companies claim that current information protection solutions are complex and costly, as they require separate tools and lack visibility into the sensitivity of the data, the context of identity and centralized policy management.
"Companies continue to struggle to protect sensitive data across the enterprise," said Christopher Young, senior vice president of products at RSA.
"Point solutions require that multiple policies and technologies be stitched together and independently managed, which is costly and complex. By building technology such as RSA DLP classification into the infrastructure, Microsoft and RSA are providing a new approach that balances the need to help ensure protection with accessibility."
Scheduled to ship later this month, version 6.5 of RSA's DLP Suite will include support for Microsoft Active Directory RMS, part of Windows Server 2008. The integration will allow customers to automatically apply RMS-based information access and usage policies, based on the sensitivity of information.
In addition, the RSA solution's integration with Active Directory will help tie data loss prevention controls to employee identity or group membership.