ExpressCard device locks down laptops

Here's a novel idea: why not route all of your network traffic through a second computer before it gets to your primary machine, thereby protecting your beloved desktop from all of the nastiness that lives online? Well, because running a separate PC just to handle security would be cumbersome and anything but energy efficient. And that's completely overlooking the fact that many professionals now use laptops as their primary machine. Yoggie Security Systems, however, cooked up a creative solution to these problems: they've created a miniature computer that plugs into your laptop via its ExpressCard slot. Once there, the Linux-based Gatekeeper Card Pro acts a a go-between between your Windows PC and the network, intercepting and analyzing "all traffic, acting as the first line of defense against all incoming hazards, including crud that's embedded in email or trying to hit your system via a Web page or Web-based download." The company claims that this method keeps your PC secure while allowing it to perform at its absolute best, free from the burden of running security apps in the background. The Gatekeeper Card Pro will be available soon for $199.

For more on the Gatekeeper Card Pro:
- see this PC World article