DeviceLock, Inc., a worldwide leader in endpoint data leak prevention software solutions, announced the public beta launch of DeviceLock for Mac OS X, the first version to incorporate essential device control for Apple Mac OS computers.

This beta version contains the following known limitations:

• Supported Mac OS versions include: Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion, 32-bit and 64-bit
  
  
• To allow remote management via DeviceLock Management Console, the "Share File and Folders using SMB (Windows)" system option must be enabled on the computer where DeviceLock Agent for Mac is installed
  
  
• To uninstall DeviceLock Agent for Mac, run “sudo /Library/DeviceLock Agent/Utilities/uninstall”
  
  
• “Service Options” parameters are not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• The “Offline” policy settings profile mode is not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• Controls for the following device types and ports are not supported in the Mac OS version: BlackBerry, Clipboard, Floppy, Infrared port, iPhone, Palm, Parallel port, Printer, Tape and Windows Mobile devices
  
  
• The following device class parameters in “Security Settings” are not supported in the Mac OS version: "Access control for USB Printers", "Access control for USB scanners and still image devices", "Access control for serial modem (internal & external)", "Access control for virtual DVD/CD-ROMs (Windows 2000 and later)", "Access control for FireWire storage devices", "Access control for virtual printers (Windows 2000 and later)" and "Access control for Clipboard data within one process"
  
  
• The Temporary White List feature is not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• DeviceLock’s encryption detection/enforcement of use features are not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• The DeviceLock Admins tamper protection feature is not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• DeviceLock Anti-Keylogger controls are not yet supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• Content-Aware Rules (real file-type detection and all ContentLock pattern templates, keyword filters, document properties, etc. ) are not supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• Network protocols control and monitoring functions (NetworkLock) are not supported in the Mac OS version
  
  
• DeviceLock Enterprise Server (DLES) endpoint monitoring and auto-collection of audit logs and shadow data from remote DeviceLock Agents for Mac are not yet supported
  
  
• Deploying DeviceLock settings to remote DeviceLock Agents for Mac via Active Directory Group Policy is not supported
  
  
• By default, USB Port permissions are NOT applied to USB Bluetooth devices to avoid conflicts with wireless keyboards and mice. This default behavior can be changed by configuring the "Access control USB Bluetooth devices" parameter in “Security Settings”
  
  
• By default, USB Port permissions are not applied to Human Interface Devices (HID) manufactured by Apple, Inc. This has been done to avoid disabling keyboards and touchpads on MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops
  
  
• By default, Bluetooth permissions are not applied to Bluetooth HID devices, so they are always exempt/allowed. This has been done to not disable wireless HID devices (mice and keyboards) on iMac and Mac Pro hardware
  
  

Sign up for our beta testing program, download DeviceLock® for Mac OS X Beta.

The most active beta testers will receive a free license for DeviceLock® with one year of free support and version upgrades.