Press Releases
Monday, 6 February 2012
Avecto - the leader in Windows privilege management, has now
unveiled the latest version of its award-winning Privilege Guard
technology. Developed to enable organizations to give all
users the privileges they need to remain productive, Privilege
Guard empowers them to perform their role without impacting the
security posture of systems and networks.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
2012 is an Olympic year, not just for the games in London, but
Avecto predicts also for organisations planning Windows 7 roll outs
to get it right.
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Avecto, the world leader in Windows Privilege Management, today
announced that the increasing migration of organizations to Windows
7, is a key driving factor for boosting year end results upward by
200% on 2010.
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Thursday, 19 January 2012
Avecto announced as finalist in three categories by Info
Security Products Guide's Global Excellence Awards
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Avecto today revealed that as the migration to Windows 7
is proving a catalyst to organisations, banks are stepping up to
the challenge to protect themselves against malware attacks abusing
admin rights. In its dealings with more than 50 banks globally,
Avecto found that while enterprises in most sectors are aware of
the risks posed by standard users with admin rights the finance
sector is ahead of the curve when it comes to eliminating
them.
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Friday, 2 December 2011
Crutchfield Corporation:
Manchester (UK) and Boston (MA) - a leading consumer electronics
retailer, today announced it is using Avecto Privilege Guard to
enhance its users productivity, reduce the time IT spends on
troubleshooting and malware-related issues, as well as protect its
customers credit card information. A key component of Crutchfields
Windows 7 migration strategy, Privilege Guard allows employees to
run critical applications that require admin rights without having
full privileg
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows Privilege Management, today
announced they will be demonstrating how their award winning
Privilege Guard solution integrates with McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator (ePO) at Focus 11 in Las Vegas.
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced the latest feature enhancements to its award winning
Privilege Guard technology.
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Friday, 9 September 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows Privilege Management, today
announced that it has joined the McAfee® Security Innovation
Alliance™ (SIA) partner program.
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows Privilege Management, today
announced it is hosting a series of Active Directory and Group
Policy webinars, featuring highly acclaimed Windows author, Jeremy
Moskowitz - MVP (Group Policy).
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows Privilege Management today
announced further record breaking results from their 2011 financial
year end.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
revealed how removing user admin rights, through a policy of 'least
privilege', could have prevented the recent cyber-attack on the IMF
systems.
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Thursday, 26 May 2011
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced ambitious plans for continued global expansion. The
announcement comes hot on the heels of the recent release of
Privilege Guard 2.7, which further extended the companies technical
leadership.
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Monday, 21 March 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced the launch of Privilege Guard 2.7, which enhances its
existing User Account Control (UAC) integration to deal with
applications that trigger dynamic elevation.
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Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced that it has been certified as Citrix Ready®.
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Thursday, 17 February 2011
Independent Analyst Firm Recommends
that Large Enterprises Implement Avecto's Privilege Guard as part
of their standard Windows desktop build.
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Avecto the world leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced that its award winning privilege management solution,
Privilege Guard, provides protection against code injection threats
that exist in the default configuration of User Account Control
(UAC) on Windows 7.
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Avecto the world leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced record-breaking year end results for 2010 with annual
revenue up by 300%.
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Thursday, 23 December 2010
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced that its Privilege Guard 2.6 was named as a GOLD medal
winner of the "2010 Editor's Best Awards" in the 'Best Security
Product' by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro® magazine.
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Monday, 8 November 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced the latest powerful feature
enhancements for its award winning Privilege Guard
technology.
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Thursday, 30 September 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced availability of its 24x7 support for
customers. Avecto is extending its service offerings to meet the
global demand for its least privilege management solutions by
providing always-on support for its customers, regardless of their
location.
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Monday, 13 September 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced that it
has been named a finalist in the BCS & Computing UK IT Industry
Awards in the "Security Innovation of the Year" category. The
prestigious UK IT Industry Awards are a platform for the entire
profession to celebrate best practice, innovation and excellence.
Avecto was selected as a finalist based on the innovation and
success of Privilege Guard, the company's flagship software for
Windows least privilege management.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced that it will host an educational
webinar series featuring noted Microsoft Windows security expert
and author Russell
Smith. The first webinar in this series, "Least Privilege
Security for Windows 7, Vista and XP," will be held on Tuesday,
Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. EDT. During this session, Smith will highlight
the security, productivity and compliance benefits of adopting
least privilege security for Windows enterprises.
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows
privilege management, today announced rapid momentum for its
European Channel initiatives. In just five months since announcing the
launch of Avecto's Channel program, the company has swiftly
capitalized on the demand for Windows least privilege management
solutions in the region by signing key European distributors
servicing 28 countries throughout Western and Eastern Europe.
During the later part of 2010, Avecto plans to add 15 additional
channel partnerships
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Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced that it has partnered with noted
Microsoft Windows expert and author Russell
Smith, to create a free educational white paper to simplify
least privilege security for enterprises. The new white paper,
titled "Regulatory
Compliance and Least Privilege Security" is available
immediately for download at Avecto's website.
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced it has been selected by Everything
Channel as a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The
annual list recognizes companies that are delivering high margins
for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use
technology.
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced a strategic partnership with Cyber-Ark Software the leading
global software provider for protecting critical applications,
identities and information. By enhancing Cyber-Ark's market
leading
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Suite with Avecto's
advanced Privilege Guard solution, joint customers benefit from the
industry's most comprehensive solution for securing, managing and
tracking all privileged and admin
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Monday, 7 June 2010
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management,
announced its support for Microsoft Event Forwarding to provide
centralized auditing of Windows desktops for least
privilege compliance. By leveraging Windows Remote Management
(WinRM) protocol Avecto Privilege Guard can now document
compliance-relevant events at desktops across the enterprise and
generate detailed reports to demonstrate compliance with industry
regulations.
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
revealed details of two key customers using Privilege Guard to
reduce management costs and improve security. Demonstrating the
benefits that Avecto provides to enterprises, these organizations
are leveraging Privilege Guard to simplify Windows desktop
migrations and overcome diverse user requirements and problem
applications to improve desktop security.
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Thursday, 29 April 2010
Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, today
announced that it will host an educational webinar series featuring
noted Microsoft technology expert and Group Policy MVP Derek
Melber. The first educational webinar, "Creating Secure, Auditable and Compliant Desktop
Environments," will be held on Tuesday, May 4, at 11 a.m. EDT.
During this session, Melber will provide Windows desktop
administrators, system security and compliance professionals, and
IT managers and administrators with i
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.5,
which extends its application privilege management solution to
integrate more closely with User Account Control (UAC).
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege
management, today announced the launch of their new Channel
Program. Additionally, Avecto announced the appointment of two
industry veterans to lead this initiative - Rashied Akrum has been
appointed Director of European Business Development and Carina
Rozendaal has been appointed Director of European Channels. Both
Akrum and Rozendaal bring a tremendous amount of experience to
Avecto, with an extensive track record of developing profitable
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Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Manchester, UK (4th November 2009) Avecto Ltd, the leader in
Windows privilege management for corporate desktops, today
announced their global partnership with CMS Products Inc., (www.cmsproducts.com) who are leaders in data
security, backup, disaster recovery and content management
technologies.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management for
corporate desktops, today announced that it has attained Gold
Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency
in ISV/Software Solutions, recognising Avecto's expertise and total
impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner,
Avecto has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and
proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners receive a rich set of benefits, in
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Thursday, 15 October 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management for
corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege Guard
2.2, with support for Windows 7 and comprehensive Group Policy
management capabilities.
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management
for corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege
Guard 2.1. "Many organizations want to remove local admin rights
from their users, but don't know where to start, as they are unsure
of why users require a privileged account", said Mark Austin, CTO
at Avecto.
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Monday, 6 July 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege
nanagement for corporate desktops, today announced the
appointment of seasoned industry executive Joe L'Italien as Vice
President of Sales of the Americas and the opening of a new office
in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows Privilege Management
for corporate desktops, today announces the launch of the Avecto
Solution Provider Program with Vistorm, an EDS Company, its first
member.
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Monday, 2 March 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management
for corporate desktops, today announced the release of Privilege
Guard 2.0, which includes full integration with Active Directory
Group Policy. "The release of Privilege Guard 2.0 enables
organizations of all sizes to leverage their existing Active
Directory infrastructure to centrally configure and manage
application privileges and implement least privilege", said Mark
Austin, CTO at Avecto.
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Monday, 19 January 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management for
corporate desktops, today announced its support for a recent
publication by CWE/SANS on the 25 most dangerous programming errors
and how to fix them. "The top 25 list educates developers on the
common coding errors that lead to serious software vulnerabilities,
which should be eradicated from software before it is shipped to
customers" said Mark Austin, CTO at Avecto.
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Friday, 16 January 2009
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows Privilege Management for
corporate desktops, today announced the appointment of a team of
high-level advisors to help accelerate the adoption of least
privilege and the removal of admin rights. The new advisory board
will comprise David Sidwell, Julian Tanner, Guy Tarring and Howard
Cooper.
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Monday, 15 December 2008
Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management for
corporate desktops, has announced the appointment of industry
veteran Tony Bolland as CEO and member of the Board.
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Monday, 1 September 2008
Avecto Ltd the leader in Windows privilege management today
announced the official launch of the company, its website (www.avecto.com) and its
innovative new product, Privilege Guard. "Avecto has been
launched with the intention of plugging a clear gap that exists on
the corporate desktop", said Mark Austin, the company's Chief
Technology Officer. Mark has over 20 years experience in the IT
industry, across a range of disciplines, including real-time
computing, artificial intelligence, des
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