A new level of privacy and protection for information on computer systems is set to be established with SecureAgent, a two-level cryptographic-based system security product designed to benefit end users and corporate IS organizations. The software protects next-generation notebook, desktop, server and industrial computers with operating system-independent security at the critical system start up. It assures that a system is protected by offering two-level security at the “T-Zero” time, the period between the system power-on and the initiation of an operating system.