Marketing description

McAfee Application Control ensures only trusted applications run on servers. It reduces risks from unauthorized software, extends the viability of fixed-function systems without impacting performance, and lowers operating costs.
McAfee Application Control is ideal for extending a layer of protection to systems that are fixed function in terms of CPU or memory resources. Its low overhead footprint does not impact system performance, requires very low initial and ongoing operational overhead, and is equally effective in standalone mode without network access.
McAfee Application Control gives enterprises an effective way to block unauthorized applications on servers. Application Control uses a dynamic trust model, which eliminates the need for tedious manual updates to approved lists. As enterprises face an avalanche of unknown software from the web, this centrally managed solution adds a timely control to your systems security strategy, attuned to the operational needs of enterprises.

Key selling points

• Greater visibility and control over applications
• Extends the business viability of fixed function systems
• Lower cost of ownership because dynamic whitelisting eliminates manual effort
• Low overhead software solution
• Easily accommodates existing change processes across connected or disconnected servers
• Administrators with physical or remote access to the machine cannot override protection
• Centralized administration further alleviates IT overhead

Product features

• Prevent use of unauthorized applications
  McAfee Application Control augments traditional security solutions, enabling IT to allow only approved software to run and to easily block unauthorized or vulnerable applications that may compromise servers - without imposing operational overhead.
• Business efficiency in a controlled environment
  IT departments can adopt flexible corporate policies where trusted applications can be securely deployed to servers from a repository as needed, or a standard image can be enforced. Centralized administration reduces IT overhead while maintaining the highest levels of security and business availability.
• Complete protection from unwanted applications
  Application Control extends coverage to Java, ActiveX controls, scripts, batch files, and specialty code for greater control over application components.
• Viable security for fixed-function and legacy systems
  Application Control uniquely extends a layer of protection to fixed-function devices, such as kiosks and point-of-sale (POS) terminals.
• Flexible, affordable, and secure
  Application Control dynamically manages whitelists, making it easy to support multiple configurations for different business needs: POS terminals, back-office servers, and multiple desktop images for different user profiles.
• Increase control over fixed-function systems
  McAfee Application Control is ideal for extending a layer of protection to systems that are fixed function in terms of CPU or memory resources. Its low overhead footprint does not impact system performance, requires very low initial and ongoing operational overhead, and is equally effective in standalone mode without network access.
• Protect critical infrastructure
  By preventing unauthorized software from downloading or executing, mission-critical devices and servers, such as power systems and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices can be shielded from cyber attack.
• Dynamic whitelisting via a trust model
  Leveraging a trusted source model, McAfee Application Control eliminates the need for IT administrators to manually maintain lists of approved applications. Only authorized software is allowed to run, and it cannot be tampered with.