Bit9 Free Webcast—Application Control: An Essential Tool to Combat Malicious Software

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bit9, the leader in Trust-based Security, will present the free webcast “Application Control: An Essential Tool to Combat Malicious Software” on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Guest speaker Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., vice president, principal analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., serving security & risk professionals, will explain why traditional antivirus techniques are fighting a losing battle against today’s increasingly sophisticated malware threat landscape, and how application control is now an essential tool to combat malicious software.

“Application Control: An Essential Tool to Combat Malicious Software”

In the September 2012 report by Forrester Research, Inc., entitled "Application Control: An Essential Endpoint Security Component," authors Chenxi Wang and Chris Sherman wrote of the need for a new approach to security: "Attackers often penetrate user endpoints with new malware that eludes the AV detection. As a result, security professionals must consider a different approach, one that doesn’t rely solely on an increasingly hard-to-manage signature blacklist. In its various forms, application control delivers a much-needed value proposition for endpoint protection."

What: Free live webcast: “Application Control: An Essential Endpoint Security Component”
Who Should Attend: IT security leaders frustrated by the inability of traditional security solutions to stop today’s sophisticated advanced threats
Guest Presenter: Chenxi Wang, vice president, principal analyst at Forrester Research, Inc.
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Where: Click here to register

Attendees will learn:

• Why attackers are able to penetrate user endpoints with new malware that eludes detection by traditional signature-based antivirus products.
• How a positive security model is a powerful tool when faced with a rapidly changing threat landscape.
• How application control—together with intelligent patch management—significantly reduces the endpoint attack surface.
• Why application control is more effective than relying on a blacklist-only approach such as antivirus.

About Bit9

Bit9, the leader in Trust-based Security, protects the endpoints and servers of the world’s leading brands with an innovative, trust-based security solution that detects and prevents sophisticated malware and cyberthreats. Bit9 stops advanced threats by combining real-time sensors, continuous monitoring, cloud-based software reputation services, and trust-based application control and whitelisting. Bit9 is the only company to stop Flame, Gauss and the malware that caused the RSA breach. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com, follow us on Twitter @Bit9, LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+, or call +1 617-393-7400.