CMG EMS extends the enterprise encryption that has been in CMG for several years by installing a modified version of the CMG Shield along with encrypted key material and policies onto external media, allowing the security policies to travel with the data.<br /><br />Integrated with CMG Enterprise Edition, CMG EMS provides automatic encryption of data on external media accessed via any Windows laptop, desktop, tablet PC or handheld device running a supported operating system. When an unprotected media device is inserted into the desktop, laptop or handheld, the user is prompted to Shield that media device and set a password that will be used to protect the data on that device. With the CMG EMS password defined, the Shield, encrypted key material and policies are automatically copied to the external media. Then, if specified by policy, the device is scanned, and existing data is encrypted according to Intelligent Encryption policies. Administrators can establish policies to encrypt all data or allow encrypted and non-encrypted data to coexist—a critical option due to the ever increasing popularity of device use for personal audio and video files.