Overview:

Simplify Lockdown^® enables rapid deployment of secure, tightly controlled user environments, enhancing enterprise security and organizational efficiency. It replaces the complexities of group policies and scripted registry edits with a process of granting end users access to the specific applications and services they need to do their jobs, while also preventing the execution unauthorized .exes, including viruses, Trojans and other Malware, as well as legitimate applications not assigned to specific end users.

Business Drivers:

In a September 2004 strategic planning report, Gartner research fellow John Pescatore noted, “downtime caused by security vulnerabilities will grow from 5 percent of downtime in 2004 to 15 percent of downtime in 2008.” Gartner defines “vulnerability” as a weakness in process, administration or technology that can be exploited to compromise IT security.

By its nature, Windows is functionally wide open – and vulnerable. Beyond the threat posed by hackers, your Terminal Servers are under threat from malicious or curious employees, who could for example access Run, the Command Prompt or Control Panel, and cause untold damage by altering system settings – or accessing data that might otherwise be off limits.

Overcoming this vulnerability means containing users to only the applications and services they require for fulfilling their work obligations. Controlling the user environment has the secondary benefit of enhancing productivity, by reducing security vulnerabilities and time wasting, use of corporate computing resources for personal business or pleasure.

Simplify Suite Console: Simplify Lockdown Interface

Although Group Policies and registry edits can be used to lockdown user environments, they are time consuming and complex to apply, and often leave servers vulnerable, and end users confused, as they click on desktop icons and application settings that seem available, but don’t work.

Simplify Lockdown replaces Windows policy-based administration so you can effectively deliver tightly controlled, secure user environments that prevent downtime and lost productivity. This approach is the essence of Zero Day® Protection; problems are resolved before they begin.

Simplify Lockdown^®

Securing Terminal Server from the Inside Out 

Key Benefits:

• Prevents unauthorized applications and Malware from running on Terminal Servers
• Boosts productivity by controlling access to only the apps and services users require for work
• Reduces downtime and support costs by preventing security breaches and server crashes