Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID), the World Leader in Digital Investigations™, today announced the availability of the Tableau T8u Forensic USB 3.0 Bridge. The Tableau T8u delivers a 10x increase in imaging speed while maintaining the ease-of-use and reliability for which Tableau devices are known.

The Tableau T8u sets a new standard in USB write-blocking performance. Its capabilities include:

  • A 10x increase in imaging speed over the existing T8-R2 USB bridge
  • Support for any USB device that conforms to the mass storage “bulk only” specification
  • Outstanding support for imaging USB 3.0 flash drives and large, multi-terabyte USB 3.0 hard drives
  • An integrated, backlit LCD display that presents bridge and device information
  • Options to select and access multiple logical units (LUNs) on storage devices

“With big storage and bigger data growing dramatically, our product development team is driven to constantly improve imaging speeds,” said Jim Borecki, vice president of the Forensic Business Unit for Guidance Software. “With the Tableau T8u, we’ve delivered a radically new digital forensic bridge that can image even multi-terabyte USB 3.0 hard drives at unparalleled speeds while remaining affordable for our forensic customers.”

Tableau products are available through authorized resellers or directly from Guidance Software. Click here for more information.

About Tableau Products

Tableau products are designed and manufactured to meet the needs of the digital forensics community. The product line includes duplicators, forensic bridges, hardware accelerators, software, and peripheral devices. The Tableau team at Guidance Software designs, tests, and packages its products in-house, giving them direct control over product features, workmanship, and quality.

About Guidance Software

Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in endpoint investigation solutions for security incident response and forensic analysis. Its EnCase® Enterprise platform, deployed on an estimated 25 million endpoints, is used by more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 45 percent of the Fortune 500, and numerous government agencies to conduct digital investigations of servers, laptops, desktops and mobile devices. Built on the EnCase Enterprise platform are market-leading cybersecurity, IT help desk, and electronic discovery solutions, EnCase® Endpoint Security, EnCase® Remote Recovery + and EnCase® eDiscovery. They empower organizations to conduct speedy and thorough security incident response, reveal previously hidden advanced persistent threats or malicious insider activity, recover lost files, perform sensitive data discovery for compliance purposes, and respond to litigation discovery requests. For more information about Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com.

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