Lumension Rolls Out New AV Product

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Lumension Rolls Out New AV Product

Lumension AntiVirus provides endpoint security protection against malware, zero-day threats

Oct 27, 2009 | 05:27 PM

Scottsdale, Ariz. " October 27, 2009

News Facts:

· As the sophistication of malware continues to increase, coupled with the expansion of Web 2.0 technologies and increased browser-based risk, malicious code is on the rise. More than 21 million unique instances of malware have been identified, and that number continues to grow exponentially.1

· To combat this, organizations need a comprehensive endpoint protection strategy that employs multiple techniques to identify and block both known and unknown malware and zero-day exploits.

· To give IT administrators a solid view into both the known and unknown or dormant malware threats that exist, Lumension, a global leader in endpoint management and security, today unveiled Lumension' AntiVirus, a complementary technology to its whitelisting-based solution, Lumension' Application Control.

· Combined with Lumension's other endpoint protection capabilities, Lumension AntiVirus provides the protection against blended attacks needed to safeguard Windows-based endpoints, which are often the prime targets for malicious attack.

· The combination of Lumension AntiVirus plus Lumension Application Control provides a total defense in-depth strategy" which helps customers address zero-day threats by blocking installation of unknown files on endpoints with malware quarantine and removal approach to provide multi-dimensional protection against current and future malware threats.

· Taking this layered approach, enterprises now have more flexibility to achieve strong and comprehensive endpoint protection using complementary solutions from Lumension.

Key Features of Lumension' AntiVirus - see darkreading.

Details at Darkreading - http://www.darkreadi...ction=Antivirus