Incident response is the process of implementing a solution to recover from a cyberattack and ensuring that future cyberattacks do not occur because of footholds and other unknown malware being left behind. Traditional cybersecurity has become a process of documenting known behavioral patterns within an environment and reacting to anything that steps out of those lines.
Unfortunately, attackers can often use good and bad software in your environment with self-evolving/reproducing malware that creates new signatures each time, slipping past detection tools and going undetected; rendering the detection process unreliable on its own.
ThreatLocker changes the dynamics of incident response from a default allow to a default deny perspective. Using ThreatLocker, you can immediately take control of the environment and secure the machines once deployed. You can automatically select the software you need to run, and block everything else, preventing another cyberattack.
Unlike antivirus or traditional EDR, ThreatLocker Allowlisting solution puts you in control of what software, scripts, executables, and libraries can run on your endpoints and servers. This approach stops not only malicious software in its tracks but also stops other unpermitted applications from running. This process greatly minimizes cyber threats and other rogue applications from running on your network.
Normally, applications have access to all the same data as the end user. If an application is absolutely necessary, ThreatLocker Ringfencing can implement Zero Trust controls comparable to, but more granular than, traditional application containment tools. ThreatLocker Ringfencing controls what applications are able to do once they are running. By limiting how software can interact on your devices, ThreatLocker can reduce the likelihood of an exploit being successful or an attacker weaponizing legitimate tools such as PowerShell. These controls can prevent applications from interacting with another application, your files, data, or the internet.
Elevation Control puts IT administrators in the driver’s seat, enabling them to control specific applications that can run as a local admin without giving users local admin rights. With applications such as QuickBooks that need to run with local admin access, elevation control can limit that access without impacting operational workflow, which can prevent the further spread of an attack, like application hopping, in case there is a breach in the endpoint.
ThreatLocker Storage Control provides policy-driven control over storage devices, whether the storage device is a local folder, a network share, or external storage such as a USB drive. Storage Control allows you to set granular policies, such as blocking USB drives or blocking access to your backup share except when your backup application is accessed.
