BRISBANE, Australia - 11 November, 2024 - ThreatLocker®, a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint cybersecurity, has released a new whitepaper, "How to Streamline Your Path to Essential Eight", designed to help Australian businesses navigate and achieve the Essential Eight cybersecurity strategies. The whitepaper details each Essential Eight strategy and maturity level, illustrating how ThreatLocker’s solutions—including Application Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Network Control, Storage Control, and Elevation Control—can support organisations in reaching these key cybersecurity milestones across all maturity levels.

Australia’s Essential Eight guidelines, set forth by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), outline eight critical mitigation strategies that protect businesses from a variety of cyber threats. Through ThreatLocker’s comprehensive approach, businesses can more effectively implement these Essential Eight strategies, creating a fortified defence with reduced complexity.

A Comprehensive White Paper for Every Maturity Level

The "How to Streamline Your Path to Essential Eight" whitepaper offers an outline of the Essential Eight strategies, for every maturity level goal, with an overview of how the ThreatLocker suite of applications can simplify the journey. Additionally, ThreatLocker has created an infographic to provide a quick visual reference, making Essential Eight implementation even more accessible for busy IT teams and business leaders.

‘Implementing the Essential Eight guidelines doesn’t have to be a challenge,” said Danny Jenkins, CEO of ThreatLocker. “This whitepaper equips businesses with practical steps for a streamlined approach to Essential Eight, showing them how ThreatLocker’s tools simplify and reinforce each strategy for stronger, more proactive security.’

Key ThreatLocker Solutions for Essential Eight Milestones

• Application Allowlisting: At the core of Essential Eight’s application control, ThreatLocker’s Application Allowlisting stops unauthorised software, including ransomware and malware, and can help mitigate zero-day threats.  Users approve only trusted applications, ensuring robust protection.

• Ringfencing™: Supporting the application hardening strategy, Ringfencing™ restricts applications from performing unauthorised actions, such as launching child processes or accessing internet resources, reducing the risk of compromised software.

• Storage Control: Essential to data security, ThreatLocker’s Storage Control restricts access to backup locations, minimising vulnerabilities across digital assets.

• Network Control: Restricts network connections on a per-computer basis to ensure only authorised activities are permitted, effectively preventing unauthorised access.

• Elevation Control: Aligned with the principle of least privilege, Elevation Control provides temporary elevated access as needed, reducing risks from over-privileged accounts.

Access the Whitepaper and Learn More

ThreatLocker invites cybersecurity professionals and business leaders to download "How to Streamline Your Path to Essential Eight" and the accompanying infographic for a practical, accessible toolkit to reach their cybersecurity goals. ThreatLocker also offers tailored demos to showcase how these solutions can support Essential Eight strategies in real-time environments.

To download the whitepaper, access the infographic, or schedule a demo, visit the Essential Eight page at the company’s website https://www.threatlocker.com/pages/essential-eight-fast-track.

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About ThreatLocker:

ThreatLocker provides market-redefining endpoint cybersecurity solutions, now enabling organisations of all sizes to adopt a Zero Trust approach to protect their systems from cyberattacks. Founded in 2017 by Danny Jenkins, Sami Jenkins, and John Carolan, and headquartered in Orlando, FL, ThreatLocker uses a deny-by-default, allow-by-exception model to ensure only trusted applications and processes can run, blocking threats like ransomware.

Recognised as a global cybersecurity leader, its solutions include Application Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Network Control, Elevation Control, Storage Control, and EDR/MDR services. The ThreatLocker Protect Platform is currently adopted by tens of thousands of customers worldwide, securing millions of endpoints. The company’s Cyber Hero team offers unmatched, no-limit support and about 60-second response times, further raising the standard in cybersecurity protection.