IMAuditor

Secure, Log and Archive IM and Unified Communications

 FaceTime IMAuditor™ ensures security, management and compliance for unified communications - from presence and instant messaging to conferencing and voice. The adoption and growing use of both public IM and Unified Communications in the enterprise is posing both inbound and outbound security threats that can result in security breaches, productivity loss and information leakage. Whether for regulatory, e-Discovery or corporate compliance, IMAuditor provides organizations with the ability to secure, log, archive and easily retrieve IM and web conferencing chat conversations.

IMAuditor is used by the world's largest firms to secure and manage real-time communications and ensure that instant messaging can be safely used to enhance business productivity and responsiveness without endangering network security. IMAuditor supports all public IM clients, Unified Communications platforms Microsoft Office Communications Server and IBM Lotus Sametime, as well as industry-focused IM communities such as Bloomberg, and Web conferencing applications such as WebEx. Deployed behind the firewall, it provides a single enterprise-wide IM management solution that gives IT visibility into and control over all real-time communications through a single interface.

IMAuditor also maintains an integrated trust relationship with Unified Security Gateway allowing organizations to easily add security and control over P2P, Skype, spyware and other Web 2.0 applications. Together they deliver end-to-end security, management and compliance for real-time communications in the enterprise.

 

Key capabilities of IMAuditor include:


Comprehensive Management and Control

  • Control mobile workers use of popular IM applications on Blackberry devices
  • Manage file transfer, collaboration, and other client-level activities for all real-time communications services
  • Associate employees ID in the corporate directory with IM buddy names
  • Support for AOL Identity Services (including Triton) and MSN Connect
  • IP-based access controls enforce policies based on endpoint IP addresses
  • Real-time usage reports and graphical monitoring of statistics
  • Secure, intuitive Web-based access to configuration controls


Security

  • Scan transferred files, including Microsoft OCS file transfers, using existing anti-virus
  • Protect real-time communications channels against zero-day worm and virus attacks
  • Block SpIM using a combination of patent-pending techniques
  • Prevent loss of intellectual property and confidential information using data leak controls
  • Backed by FaceTime Security Labs, the world's largest IM security research facility


Information Leak Prevention

  • Scans contents of all popular file types including Microsoft Office and other leading software applications
  • Allows policy enforcement through restricted phrase matching
  • Detects and blocks encrypted files
  • Controls the types of files that can be sent internally or externally


e-Discovery and Compliance Management

  • Log and archive all real-time communications, including WebEx chat text, in tamper-resistant binary form
  • File transfer archival support for EIM networks
  • Reporting of PIM conversations conducted over EIM clients
  • Reuters Messaging and Bloomberg import capability
  • Administer ethical boundaries to enforce communication compliance standards between groups
  • Web-based access to compliance workflow for reviewing and annotating conversations
  • Combine with Unified Security Gateway to deliver the industry's only TrueCompliance™ solution


Enterprise Extensions and Integration

  • Leverages existing anti-virus, firewalls and proxies
  • Improves reliability and availability of EIM infrastructure
  • Integrates with corporate database applications, email compliance and WORM storage systems, archiving, and anti-virus installations
  • APIs for exploiting and extending real-time event management capabilities to other applications


Enterprise-Grade Deployment

  • Flexible deployment architecture with availability on Windows and Linux
  • Compatible with Microsoft Server solutions and Oracle database
  • Multiple-language support enables reviewers to see conversation transcripts in native languages
  • Co-exists with standard IT infrastructure including load balancers and proxy servers
  • Load-balance among redundant/stand-by directory servers, database servers, and corporate proxy servers


Supported Applications:

  • Enterprise Instant Messaging: Microsoft LCS/OCS, IBM Sametime, Antepo, Jabber, Parlano MindAlign
  • Professional Community Networks: Bloomberg, Communicator Inc., PivotSolutions, Reuters
  • Web Conferencing: WebEx
  • Public Instant Messaging: MSN, AIM, Yahoo, GoogleTalk and more