Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Avecto Releases Privilege Guard 2.1 with Privilege Monitoring Capability
Manchester, UK, July 29th 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.
With the new Privilege Monitoring capability, Privilege Guard
can be deployed in passive mode and it will analyze application
behaviour, identifying any applications that would fail to run
under a standard user account. "Privilege Monitoring takes the hard
work out of policy definition, by automatically identifying problem
applications and any other tasks that require the user to be logged
on with a privileged account", said Gavin Wilson, Senior Support
Analyst, Oxford University Press. "Applications that have been
identified as requiring elevated rights can be added to the
Privilege Guard policy, enabling admin rights to be removed from
users."
Privilege Monitoring is backed up by detailed activity
reporting, which provides in depth analysis of any privileged
activity, including access to files, registry settings, services
and kernel objects. This analysis can be captured in passive mode
or as part of Privilege Guard's elevation policies, complimenting
the existing auditing capabilities with deep application
forensics.
Other new features in Privilege Guard 2.1 include application
templates, which provide pick lists for common Windows tasks, such
as adding local printers and the installation of well known ActiveX
controls, like Adobe Flash Player. Enhancements to Privilege
Guard's shell integration provide the ability to hide the Windows
"Run as" and "Run as administrator" shell context menu items, for
an improved user experience. To find out about the other new
features in Privilege Guard 2.1 and to download an evaluation,
register at www.avecto.com/download.
About Avecto
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.
Contact:
Donna Shaw
donna.shaw@avecto.com
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