Deny by Default application control reduces your attack surface and protects against threats like ransomware and Living off the Land (LOTL) attack techniques. While legacy application control tools are often too complex for large-scale enterprise use, modern solutions offer the flexibility and streamlined workflows that make scalable, efficient endpoint protection a reality across complex IT and OT environments.
This Enterprise Buyer’s Guide breaks down 12 key considerations for evaluating modern application control solutions, focusing on the features that guarantee successful deployment and ongoing management in a large organization.
You'll learn about:
- Choosing solutions that support comprehensive OS coverage (current and legacy versions of Windows, macOS, and Linux).
- Tools that offer diverse trust mechanisms (hash, path, publisher, parent process) to align with real-world enterprise usage.
- How to select a platform with flexible deployment (SaaS, private cloud, on-prem) and native integration with EDR, SIEM, and software deployment tools.
- Critical features for ongoing management, including streamlined exception handling and granular blocklisting (by hash, path, and metadata).