Blancco

In a number of the file systems including applied in Windows during removal of the file data actually are not removed: the respective area of a disk is marked as free, however data remain and can be recovered. Data can remain in a basket, in temporary copies of files, images of RAM, the swap file. Therefore it is necessary to apply special means to their irrevocable removal.

In assortment of Blancco — a set of products for cleaning of disks and electronic memory devices of the most different mobile and stationary information equipment. So, Blancco Mobile Edition deletes data from smartphones and tablet computers on platforms iOS Android BlackBerry, with Nokia Symbian and Windows Mobile. Blancco File provides the guaranteed erasing of information during the work with files in Windows and Unix systems, substituting the standard procedure of removal of files and directories. The program allows to set removal in certain timepoints of the certain files stored both locally and far off, supports the centralized configuration and work according to politicians of the operating system. Blancco File can clean a free space, it is reliable to erase temporary files and a basket. Work in virtual environments is supported. Data are re-recorded independently not only from the operating system, but also from BIOS, by seamless access to the disk controller. Blancco LUN cleans logic devices of storage systems and disks of virtual machines. Blancco Management Console provides centralized operation with destruction of data.^[1]

Products are delivered also in the form of complexes; for example, Blancco 4 consists of Blancco PC Edition, Blancco Server Edition and Blancco Data Center Edition.

All Blancco programs provide issue of detailed reports about removal of data in different formats for the purpose of ensuring audit.

Software tools of the Finnish developer have certificates of the authoritative organizations, including Common Criteria, meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense and are included in a product catalog for information security support of NATO. Now products undergo certification on security requirements in FSTEC.

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