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- What's New in DeviceLock 6.2 (versus 6.1.1)
-
- - Added granular access control, auditing and shadowing for Windows Mobile
- devices. Now you can set permissions for different objects (files, contacts,
- e-mails, etc.) transferring from/to PDAs running Windows Mobile OS. Also, you
- can enable auditing and shadowing for files and other objects (contacts,
- e-mails, etc.) copying from the PCs to PDAs. All connection interfaces (USB,
- COM, IrDA, Bluetooth, WiFi) are supported.
-
- - Added integration with PGP Whole Disk Encryption. DeviceLock now can detect
- encrypted PGP disks (USB Flash Drives and other removable media) and apply
- special "encrypted" permissions to them. Using these "encrypted" permissions
- you can, for example, allow writing only to the encrypted removable devices
- and deny writing to the unencrypted media.
-
- - Added integration with Lexar SAFE PSD encrypted flash drives. DeviceLock
- detects Lexar SAFE PSD drives and applies special "encrypted" permissions
- to them.
-
- - Now DeviceLock can prevent PS/2 keyloggers from recording keystrokes.
- DeviceLock obfuscates PS/2 keyboard's input and forces PS/2 keyloggers to
- record some garbage instead of the real keystrokes.
-
- - Added stream compression for audit logs and shadow data sending from
- DeviceLock Services to DeviceLock Enterprise Server. By enabling stream
- compression you can decrease the size of data transfers and thus reduce
- the network load.
-
- - Now white-listed USB devices which have access control on both interface
- (port) and type levels can be allowed to bypass control on the type level.
- For example, by disabling the "Control as Type" flag for a USB flash drive
- that has been added to the USB Devices White List, you can bypass security
- checking on the Removable level. Also, this "Control as Type" flag is always
- disabled for devices authorized via a Temporary White List. This new feature
- allows you to avoid permissions conflicts (double control) for white-listed
- devices and simplifies defining access control policies.
-
- - In DeviceLock Enterprise Manager, a new Set Service Settings plug-in is
- added, replacing the former Set Permissions/Auditing plug-in. Using this
- Set Service Settings plug-in you can apply DeviceLock Service parameters
- (including permissions, audit and shadowing rules, settings, etc.) to
- remote computers.
-
- - Added a DeviceLock Service Settings Editor which allows you to create
- and modify all DeviceLock Service parameters (including permissions, audit
- and shadowing rules, settings, etc.) in an external file. Later this file
- can be loaded into DeviceLock Management Console and DeviceLock Group
- Policy Manager, used in the Set Service Settings plug-in of DeviceLock
- Enterprise Manager or signed using the DeviceLock Signing Tool.
- The DeviceLock Service Settings Editor is a snap-in for MMC and has the
- same interface as DeviceLock Management Console and DeviceLock Group Policy
- Manager.
-
- - Changed the interface of Permissions and Audit & Shadowing dialogs. Now these
- dialogs support new permissions and audit and shadowing rules for Windows
- Mobile devices, encrypted PGP and Lexar SAFE PSD disks.
-
- - In DeviceLock Management Console's audit and shadowing logs viewers,
- parameters in the filter dialogs can now be saved/loaded to/from the external
- files.
-
- - Changed parameters for the silent setup. Now all DeviceLock Service settings,
- permissions, audit and shadowing rules can be defined in the external XML
- file and applied during the silent setup. To load an external XML file during
- the silent setup, specify the "SettingsFile" parameter.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 6.1.1 (versus 6.1)
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- - Build 9011: Fixed incompatibility issues with Guardant USB tokens,
- MS SoftGrid and Blackberry Desktop.
-
- - DeviceLock Service now works on 64-bit platforms (Windows XP/2003).
-
- - Changes in the remote installation routine. Management consoles can now
- install DeviceLock Service to 64-bit platforms.
-
- - Added the new MSI package with 64-bit DeviceLock Service.
-
- - Renamed parameters in Security Settings. "Enable access control for..."
- renamed to "Access control for...".
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 6.1 (versus 6.0)
-
- - Audit records can now be automatically collected from remote computers and
- centrally stored on DeviceLock Enterprise Server. This provides a level of
- security beyond using the standard Windows Event Log on every computer. Even
- users with local admin privileges can't edit, delete or otherwise tamper with
- audit logs set to transfer to DeviceLock Enterprise Server.
-
- - Now you can define what log should be used to store audit records. DeviceLock
- Service can write audit records to the standard Windows Event Log that stores
- locally and/or to its own protected log that sends to DeviceLock Enterprise
- Server for centralized storage.
-
- - DeviceLock can now detect hardware keyloggers. Hardware keyloggers are
- devices that record keystrokes. DeviceLock detects USB keyloggers and blocks
- keyboards connected to them.
-
- - DeviceLock now supports Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP). Now you can use the
- standard Windows RSoP snap-in to view the DeviceLock policy currently being
- applied, as well as to predict what policy would be applied in a given
- situation.
-
- - DeviceLock now supports traffic shaping, allowing you to define bandwidth
- limits for sending audit and shadow logs from DeviceLock Service to
- DeviceLock Enterprise Server. When the Quality of Service component is
- installed on a computer running DeviceLock Service, you can set three types
- of traffic priority: high, medium and low. Medium and low priorities reduce
- the network load.
-
- - Now DeviceLock Service can choose the fastest available DeviceLock Enterprise
- Server from the list of servers. When the "Fast Servers First" parameter is
- enabled, all servers are divided into three groups depending on their network
- speed and preference is given to the fastest. If all of the fastest servers
- are unavailable, DeviceLock Service attempts to select a server from the
- group of next fastest servers and so on. If the "Fast Servers First"
- parameter is disabled, DeviceLock Service randomly selects a server from the
- list.
-
- - A new access right for DeviceLock Administrators, "Change", has been added in
- DeviceLock Service and DeviceLock Enterprise Server. Users with this access
- right can change settings, install, and uninstall DeviceLock Service or
- DeviceLock Enterprise Server, but they can't add new users to the list of
- DeviceLock Administrators or change access rights for existing users in this
- list.
-
- - DeviceLock Enterprise Server can now automatically cleanup logs (Audit,
- Shadow, Server) according to defined rules and in a way that avoids database
- overflow.
-
- - A read-only access right for tape devices has been added.
-
- - Now you can enable audit for tape devices.
-
- - You can now export/import all DeviceLock Service parameters (including
- permissions, audit and shadowing rules, settings, etc.) to/from an external
- file from DeviceLock Management Console or DeviceLock Group Policy Manager.
- To avoid unauthorized modification this file can be signed with DeviceLock
- Certificate using the DeviceLock Signing Tool. Upon receiving this signed
- file, the user can import new settings using the DeviceLock applet from the
- Control Panel. This setup method is ideal when a user computer is not online
- and thus out-of-reach via management consoles. Moreover, using this
- export/import feature, DeviceLock Administrators can create and save a
- standard template and use it for applying settings to new computers.
-
- - The DeviceLock Temporary White List Administration Tool is now a part of the
- DeviceLock Signing Tool.
-
- - The DeviceLock Temporary White List Authorization Tool is now a part of the
- DeviceLock applet. To use the Temporary White List feature, users should run
- the DeviceLock applet from Control Panel.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 6.0 (versus 5.73)
-
- - DeviceLock now supports data shadowing - the ability to mirror all data
- copied to external storage devices (removable, floppy, DVD/CD-ROM) and
- transferred via COM and LPT ports. A full copy of the files and data is
- saved. Shadowing is an extended function of DeviceLock Audit and like
- auditing can be defined on a per-user basis.
-
- - A new Media White List feature allows you to uniquely identify a specific
- DVD/CD-ROM disk by the data signature and authorize access to it, even when
- DeviceLock has otherwise blocked the DVD/CD-ROM drive. Any change to the
- content of the media will change the data signature, thus invalidating
- authorization. In this way, a white-listed disk cannot be used to introduce
- unwanted data to the network. A DeviceLock Media White List can be configured
- to grant access to a collection of approved DVD/CD-ROM disks by certain users
- and groups, so that only authorized users are able to use the approved
- information.
-
- - DeviceLock Enterprise Server is added for centralized collecting and storing
- of shadow files. DeviceLock Enterprise Server uses MS SQL Server to store
- received data.
-
- - DeviceLock Management Console (MMC snap-in) now includes a module for remote
- administration of DeviceLock Enterprise Server. Using this console, you can
- manage DeviceLock Service and administer DeviceLock Enterprise Server at the
- same time.
-
- - For each DeviceLock Service you can now define the name of the DeviceLock
- Enterprise Server to which the service reports shadow files as soon as they
- arrive.
-
- - In the Service Options dialog you can now set a disk quota for shadowed data,
- ensuring that the user's free disk space is not overburdened.
-
- - Now you can view logged files using a built-in viewer on the Shadow Log
- Viewer dialog.
-
- - Even deleted shadow data is now logged. When records are removed from the
- shadow data log, the binary data is deleting from the database but the
- information about these records is written to a Deleted Shadow Data Log and
- can be conveniently viewed from the DeviceLock Management Console.
-
- - A special log for DeviceLock Enterprise Server writes its internal
- information, warnings and errors for convenient viewing from DeviceLock
- Management Console.
-
- - A custom message can now be displayed when temporary access permission
- expires for devices that were authorized via Temporary White List.
-
- - Now all DeviceLock components install via a single installation package -
- setup.exe. Using this package you can install DeviceLock Service, DeviceLock
- Enterprise Server, all management consoles, as well as documentation and
- help files. The setup_gp.exe packaged was removed.
-
- - The user manual and help-files have been significantly updated to include
- information about all new features and for easier reference overall.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.73 (versus 5.72)
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- - Devices in the USB White List can now be assigned to users and groups. This
- allows you to have more granular control over which users have access to what
- USB devices on their computers. One user can be allowed to use a certain
- device, while another user can't use it on the same computer.
-
- - Minor interface's changes.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.72 (versus 5.71)
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- - A new function, Temporary White List, has been added. Useful in exceptional
- situations, this function grants users temporary access to USB devices when
- there is no network connection. In use, DeviceLock administrators provide
- users with special access codes over the phone. These codes will unlock
- DeviceLock and enable temporary access to requested devices. Two new
- administration tools have also been added to support this function:
- "Temporary White List Administration Tool" and "Certificate Generation Tool".
- Also, the Control Panel applet "Temporary White List Authorization Tool"
- installs on computers running DeviceLock Service.
-
- - Now you can define a discrete list of accounts that are able to administer
- (install, uninstall, modify permissions and other settings, etc.) DeviceLock.
- Even users with local administrator privileges can't disable DeviceLock
- Service or remove it from their computers, if they are not in this list of
- DeviceLock administrators.
-
- - The USB White List now supports devices with unique serial numbers, so you
- can now allow access to a unique device and lock out all others, as long as
- the device vendor assigns serial numbers to its products individually.
-
- - You can now define a custom message to be displayed to users when a denied
- attempt is made to plug in a USB or FireWire device.
-
- - In DeviceLock Enterprise Manager you can now browse the LDAP tree and select
- computers for processing directly from directory services (such as MS Active
- Directory, Novell eDirectory, Open LDAP, etc.).
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- - The new interface for DeviceLock Group Policy Manager. Now it allows you to
- set parameters to the "not configured" state.
-
- - Added the "Set Default" button on the "Audit" dialog. It allows you to add
- predefined accounts (Everyone and Users) to the auditing list.
-
- - There is now the option to "Enable access control for FireWire storage
- devices" for situations when you want to lock all non-storage FireWire
- devices on the port level and control access to storage devices on the
- Removable type level.
-
- - Using the context menu, you can add devices to the USB White List from the
- plug-in window "Report PnP Devices".
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.71 (versus 5.7)
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- - Build 85: In DeviceLock Enterprise Manager you can now select computers
- from Active Directory organizational units (OUs).
-
- - Build 85: Now permissions are working correctly for global groups.
-
- - Build 85: Fixed bug in the DeviceLock driver. This bug caused BSOD with
- some USB devices.
-
- - Build 85: Eliminated the memory leak in DeviceLock Service on
- Windows 2000 Professional computers.
-
- - Build 85: The minor bug in the "Report Permissions" function is fixed.
-
- - A new checkbox "Enable Individual Settings" is available in the
- "Set Permissions/Auditing" plug-in of DeviceLock Enterprise Manager for
- when you want to set different permissions and/or audit rules for different
- types of devices.
-
- - Improvements in access control features for CD burners and non-storage USB
- devices.
-
- - There is now the option to "Enable access control for virtual CD-ROMs" for
- situations when you want to lock CD-ROM drives, but allow user access to
- software-emulated CDs.
-
- - The new audit plug-in, "Report PnP Devices" creates a report showing all
- USB, FireWire and PCMCIA devices that are or were connected to computers
- in the network.
-
- - The selection of audit types has been extended to include "Full Audit",
- "Audit Read" and "Audit Write" to provide greater flexibility and resource
- conservation.
-
- - Two new installation parameters have been added for unattended ("silent")
- setup: you can now define audit rules for devices and accounts with
- read-only access to devices in the devicelock.ini file; and you can disable
- the adding of administrators and SYSTEM accounts to a device's permissions
- list.
-
- - Support has been added for the recent Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1
-
- - Other internal improvements.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.7 (versus 5.62)
-
- - Added the new function - Auditing. DeviceLock can audit user's activity for
- a particular device type. This capability allows you to audit activities
- that belong to a certain user or user group. DeviceLock employs the standard
- event logging subsystem and writes audit records to the Windows event log so
- they can be read using any event viewer software (such as EventViewer) as
- well as with DeviceLock's built-in Audit Log Viewer.
-
- - The new management tool is added. DeviceLock Enterprise Manager is a new
- generation of the "Batch Permissions" function available in DeviceLock
- Manager. Based on the multithreaded engine, it speeds up all activity -
- including installation/uninstallation of DeviceLock Service, setting
- permissions and reporting permissions - making it one of the most powerful
- management systems for large networks.
-
- - Now you can control DeviceLock via Group Policy in an Active Directory
- domain. DeviceLock Group Policy Manager allows you to manage DeviceLock
- settings and permissions via Group Policy as an alternative to installing
- DeviceLock Manager on the server. You can deploy DeviceLock Service and its
- settings to the entire network using standard policy management tools
- because Group Policy is a built-in mechanism of Active Directory. DeviceLock
- Group Policy Manager ships as a separate tool so you need to obtain it from
- our website.
-
- - The read-only access type can be set directly for USB and FireWire ports.
- However, it affects storage devices only.
-
- - Now you can instruct DeviceLock to use a fixed TCP port for the RPC
- communication between DeviceLock Service and DeviceLock Manager, making it
- easier to configure a firewall.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.62 (versus 5.61)
-
- - Added the MSI installation package for DeviceLock Service. Using Group Policy
- you can install DeviceLock Service on target computers in a AD domain.
-
- - Now external USB and FireWire hard drives are recognizing as removable
- devices instead of hard disks.
-
- - Added support for the USB 2.0 on Windows 2000 systems with Service Pack 4.
-
- - Fixed problems with the "USB\Unknown" device in the USB White List.
-
- - Fixed several problems with the network tree in DeviceLock Manager.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.61 (versus 5.6)
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- - Improved support for USB Tokens.
-
- - Fixed several problems in the DeviceLock driver.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.6 (versus 5.53)
-
- - Added support for the USB "white list". The white list allows you to
- authorize only specific devices that will not be locked regardless of any
- other settings.
-
- - Added the "Report Permissions" function that allows you to generate a report
- concerning the permissions that have been set. You can see which users are
- assigned for what device, which parameters in Security Settings are
- disabled, and what devices are on the USB White List on all the computers
- across your network.
-
- - Now DeviceLock is able to block CD/DVD burning programs (such as Roxio Easy
- Media Creator) which are using non-standard drivers.
-
- - Fixed problem with USB scanners.
-
- - Major internal and interface improvements.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.53 (versus 5.52)
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- - Now DeviceLock is able to control CDs with the UDF file system.
-
- - Improved support of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
-
- - Now you can disable access control for serial modems and for USB storage
- devices.
-
- - Fixed several problems with the Bluetooth access control on Windows XP.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.52 (versus 5.51)
-
- - Now you can define the read-only access type for devices (floppy, removable,
- CD-ROM, hard disk) to allow the reading of files and directories.
-
- - Changes in the user manual and in the help-file.
-
- - Major internal improvements.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.51 (versus 5.5)
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- - Now you can set permissions for WiFi (802.11) and Bluetooth adapters.
-
- - Added the Security Settings dialog, where you can define additional
- security parameters for USB and FireWire ports.
-
- - Now Setup protects DeviceLock Service by allowing only members of the
- Administrators group or the SYSTEM account to stop or delete the service.
-
- - Changes in the user manual and in the help-file.
-
- - An Italian version of the user manual is available for download.
-
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- What's New in DeviceLock 5.5 (versus 5.02)
-
- - DeviceLock now allows you to set permissions for USB, FireWire and infrared
- ports.
-
- - DeviceLock Manager does not try to enumerate all your network at once.
- Instead it enumerates only requested domains.
-
- - Solved conflicts with applications that extensively use COM and LPT ports.
-
- - During the Silent setup, you can specify the user or group that should be
- added to the permissions list for a device.
-
- - Better scalability for networks with thousands of computers.
-
- - Major internal improvements.
-
- - Changes in the interface.
-
- - Changes in the user manual and in the help-file.
-
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