Bit9 has added capabilities to its whitelisting technologies to allow end-users to create policies for approved software and applications.
According to the company, version 7.0 of its solution delivers trust-based security that allows users to create policies that leverage the trust ratings in its Global Software Registry so they can run software without involvement from IT.
The company claimed that this is the first solution to offer both IT and cloud-based trust that enables management efforts to be minimised and users to be less impacted.
Brian Hazzard, vice president of product management at Bit9, said: “We believe that this is a breakthrough as this will make application control mainstream. Previously malware had to be identified to be blocked, anti-virus is powerless against it, so what do you do at the next level? Now end-users can run the software they choose as long as it is proven to be reputable.â€
Version 7.0 also adds security for virtualised environments and a single trust-based security solution for application control across enterprise systems.
