Application Control keeps unproductive, inappropriate, and dangerous applications off-limits

GREATER PROTECTION FROM WEB THREATS

Stay on top of the applications running on your network for tight security and high productivity with a subscription to WatchGuard Application Control. It allows you to establish which applications can be used within your organization, by whom, and when.

• Exercise fine-grained control over more than 1,800 applications, organized by category.
• Rely on over 2,500 signatures and sophisticated behavioral analysis to identify applications trying to enter your network, regardless of destination address or L7 protocol, including encrypted applications that are specifically designed to bypass ordinary security measures.
• Establish acceptable use policies for users and groups by category, application, and application sub-function for maximum flexibility.
• Take advantage of real-time and historical visibility into what's being accessed on your network to report on application usage. Use the information to demonstrate compliance, evaluate employee need, and refine acceptable use policies.

APPLICATION CONTROL IN ACTION

With Application Control, you can selectively allow, block, or restrict access to applications based on a user's department, job function, and time of day, and generate reports on usage. For example, you could choose to:

• Block use of YouTube, Skype, and QQ at all times, during key business hours, or never
• Block use of all P2P applications for anyone who is not part of the management team
• Block use of all P2P applications for anyone who is not part of the management team
• Allow Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging, but disallow using it for file transfers
• Limit streaming media applications to specific times of day
• Limit streaming media applications to specific times of day
• Report on the use (or attempted use) of applications by any individual in the company

CONTROL AND BLOCK MORE THAN 1800 WEB AND BUSINESS APPLICATION