Security threats Toolkit
Story: Internet Explorer hit by zero-day exploit
Be Proactive and avoid the impacts caused by zero-day exploits
This story again directs us to think about managing the current threats - the days of mass-mailing malware are gone and now the attacks are more targeted towards the endpoints. The solution is to prevent this rogue code from executing - which can be achieved by adopting an Application Control solution.
Application Control provides policy-based enforcement of application use to secure endpoints from malware, spyware, zero-day threats and unwanted or unlicensed software. By employing a whitelist approach, Application Control enables only authorised applications to execute on a network server, terminal services server, thin client, laptop or desktop. Unauthorised applications are prohibited from executing. Malware is virtually eliminated and control is given to administrators over unwanted and unauthorised applications, including bandwidth stealing P2P applications.
Application policies can be linked to user and user-group information stored in Active Directory™ or eDirectory™, dramatically simplifying the management of endpoint application resources.
Consider combining with Device Control which provides policy-based
enforcement of removable device use to control the flow of inbound and outbound data from your endpoints, reducing the risk of data leakage.
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