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.
"User Account Control is an important security feature within
Windows 7, but it's reliance on a local administrator account makes
it unsuitable for many corporate environments," says Mark Austin,
CTO at Avecto. "With Privilege Guard 2.7, we have extended our UAC
integration to allow dynamic UAC prompts to be replaced with a
flexible approach that is more suitable for corporate environments,
which leads to an improved user experience and reduced help desk
calls."
The ability for Privilege Guard to deal with individual
applications that trigger UAC, leads to a highly configurable
solution. Privilege Guard can suppress inappropriate UAC prompts or
replace them with corporate aligned prompts and error messages, as
defined by central policy.
For advanced users, it may be appropriate to simply replace UAC
prompts with a corporate solution that provides clear end user
communication and a full audit trail. In a more locked down
scenario, UAC prompts often lead to end user confusion and
Privilege Guard can be configured to replace inappropriate UAC
prompts with meaningful error messages.
Privilege Guard's end user messaging capability is comprehensive
and includes full multi-lingual support and highly customizable
messages. The ability to add corporate banners gives it a distinct
feel that clearly differentiates it from UAC. Users can also be
asked to provide reasons for their actions or request access to
applications that they have been prohibited from running.
The Privilege Guard solution provides organizations with a fully
auditable environment, where users log on with standard user
accounts, and privileges are only assigned to the applications that
actually require them, based on policy settings. The dynamic UAC
integration allows advanced policies to be configured that can
elevate individual applications at the point they request to be
re-launched with administrator privileges.
Privilege Guard is integrated with Active Directory Group Policy
and can be deployed without any additional backend infrastructure
and provides an enterprise class approach to least privilege
Windows management.
Privilege Guard 2.7 will be officially released on April 4th,
2011.
Avecto is the leader in Windows privilege management, helping
organizations to deploy secure and compliant desktops and servers.
With its award winning Privilege Guard technology, organizations
can now empower all Windows based desktop and server users with the
privileges they require to perform their roles, without
compromising the integrity and security of their systems.
Customers of all sizes rely on Avecto to reduce operating
expenses and strengthen security across their Windows based
environments. Our mission is to enable our customers to lower
operating costs and improve system security by implementing least
privilege. Avecto is building a worldwide channel of partners and
system integrators and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. For more
information, visit www.avecto.com.