Guardware Offers USB-drive Porn Detector

MEDIA, Penn. — Software solution provider Guardware has released its File Audit Facility (FAF), a portable universal serial bus (USB) tool that, when plugged into a Windows-based computer, can detect and identify pornography saved on hard drives.

Guardware head of marketing Nate Baslow told XBIZ that the company, which offers detection technology for consumers and businesses, developed the USB tool as a portable alternative to its network-based software.

"It reads every file on a hard drive, looking for inappropriate material and images," Baslow said. "It will scan each image to see if it has adult [content] criteria."

Baslow said the criteria that Guardware's detection software follows to determine what is and is not appropriate content was developed by the company. The technology analyzes skin content, body parts and occasionally even words on web pages to determine what content it will include in its final scan report.

Once all files saved to the hard drive are scanned, Baslow said, the FAF will create a report of everything found, which can be saved on the device for later use. The entire process takes only a few minutes, he said, depending on the size of the hard drive, and does not require any software be downloaded onto the PC beforehand.

"It's primarily made as a portable tool for IT and HR to scan computers and make sure everything is OK," Baslow said. "It's a tool to help enforce Internet acceptable use policies and things of that nature."

Baslow also said the technology can detect inappropriate content in saved video files, as well as illegally downloaded music files.

"FAF helps companies enforce web acceptable use policies, monitor asset usage and virtually eliminate pornography from being stored or transmitted throughout the organization," Guardware President Ian McKinley said. "We are pleased to provide information technology, human resource or other managers a full-function easy-to-administer and rapid solution for auditing company-issued computer equipment and protecting against misuse and potential liabilities."

The FAF retails for $195.

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