BeyondTrust Announces Privilege Manager 4.7

PRESS RELEASE

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Mar 01, 2010 BeyondTrust, the leading provider of Privileged Access Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced Privilege Manager 4.7, the first solution to elevate the privileges of Internet Explorer based on approved URLs stored in Group Policy. The new features in Privilege Manager 4.7 make it easier to migrate to Windows 7 and maintain recommended security configurations that remove administrative rights from end users. The latest version of Privilege Manager enables wildcard characters in policy rules and allows the enterprise to manage when policies are activated based on timing, frequency or network access.

"For enterprises where desktop security is an important initiative, Windows 7 lacks the necessary granularity to effectively manage enterprise-wide privileges, putting enterprises in an uncomfortable position. They must either adopt the recommended security practice of removing administrative rights, which will overwhelm their help desk with support calls and hamper productivity, or grant end users privileges that can provide access points for malware, hackers, and insider threats," said John Mutch, CEO of BeyondTrust. "Privilege Manager 4.7 is essential for a secure migration to Windows 7 in large enterprises."

BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 4.7 enables enterprises to remove administrator rights while allowing users to run all authorized applications by transparently granting administrative privileges to the specified applications and activities that require them. This empowers IT to eliminate the risk of intentional, accidental and indirect misuse of privileges on desktops without impacting productivity. Privilege Manager 4.7 makes the transition to a Windows 7 environment easier and more secure with new policy rules to simplify the process of granting elevated privileges.

"Privilege Manager has enabled us to remove administrator rights from approximately 3000 managed clinical computers in the hospital, virtually eliminating malware on these machines and addressing HIPAA compliance requirements. All of the users on these computers now follow the security best practice of least privilege," said Scott Sands, IS Technical Development, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "As we look to deploy Windows 7 in the future, it's reassuring to know that BeyondTrust will help us secure desktops running the new operating system and continue to ensure that users will be able to run the applications and installs our users need without administrator rights or UAC prompts."

Based on feedback from customers, BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 4.7 introduces new enhancements to strengthen security and meet hard-to-predict privilege management needs that require more flexibility than a traditional lockdown model, including:

* Website Self Service Installation Rule " Privilege Manager 4.7 securely elevates Internet Explorer privileges based on approved URLs to provide support for Internet Explorer plug-ins, downloaded installation packages, and web based applications. This allows users to install the software, drivers, peripheral software, updates and web based applications they need. When installed or run from an approved URL, the installation is transparently elevated for the standard user. * New Policy Execution Options " New options increase the security of an organization and provide greater control over when applications can be run with elevated privileges. Companies can now enable users to run applications with elevated privileges within a date or time range, such as during business hours or when filling in for the duties of another employee. Rules can also be controlled to only apply a certain number of times a user can run an application with elevated privileges in a set amount of time. Policies can be enforced based on rules for when a user is connected or disconnected from a network, to meet the need for varied security needs based on network access. * Wild Card Rule " Administrators can now define rules using wildcard characters. This new feature provides administrators the ability to create rules more quickly and efficiently for applications provided by trustworthy sources.

BeyondTrust's award-winning Privilege Manager software is implemented as a Group Policy extension. Organizations simply specify the privileges necessary for an application. These privileges will be added to the application process when it is launched enabling end-users without administrative privileges to run all authorized applications. Privilege Manager reduces support costs and provides greater flexibility for maintaining standardized desktop configurations, such as those recently specified in the Federal Desktop Core Configuration mandate.

For more information about BeyondTrust Privilege Manager, visit: http://pm.beyondtrust.com/products/PrivilegeManager.aspx

Pricing and Availability

BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 4.7 will be available in April 2010. Pricing starts at $30 per seat. Current Privilege Manager customers will be upgraded as part of their upgrade assurance program.

About BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust empowers IT to eliminate the risk of intentional, accidental and indirect misuse of privileges on desktops and servers with globally proven solutions that increase security and compliance without impacting productivity. With more than 25 years of global success, BeyondTrust is the pioneer of Privileged Access Lifecycle Management (PALM) solutions for heterogeneous IT environments. More than half of the companies listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rely on BeyondTrust to secure their enterprises. Customers include eight of the world's 10 largest banks, seven of the world's 10 largest aerospace and defense firms, and six of the 10 largest U.S. pharmaceutical companies, as well as renowned universities. The company is privately held and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with East Coast offices in Greater Boston as well as Washington DC, and EMEA offices in London, UK. For more information, visit www.beyondtrust.com.

BeyondTrust Scott McCarley, 603-610-4265 [email protected] or Gutenberg Communications Samantha Singh, 408-335-6965 [email protected]