Research Diary

For the longest time I am waiting for someone to create an USB key format network adapter that has builtin firewall, antivirus and VPN software and is activated by fingerprint authentication. For corporations this kind of device would help a lot with edge control and also help preventing outbreaks when non-corporate devices are attached to the network via office networks or VPN. These devices should have corresponding central server on the corporate site to connect and download policies, rules and updates and upload reports regularly. Unlike software based tools this could work with various OSes and virtual OSes running within the OS cannot circumvent the network monitoring. Dedicated chipsets can increase performance and user "errors" becomes a non-issue. If the user does not engage the USB key for network access then corporate access is not allowed and system logs this to report at the next corporate connection. It is kind of big brother type of control but lately the threat levels are getting higher and higher for both the corporations and their clients.