ATLANTA - Internet Security Systems has begun shipping an upgraded version of its client-based intrusion-detection and firewall software designed to help companies better protect against harmful applications infiltrating desktop computers and the networks on which they run.
The software, dubbed RealSecure Desktop Protector 3.5, blocks unauthorized applications such as Trojans from invading a system.
The upgraded software is based on the BlackIce technology that ISS obtained a year ago through its acquisition of security software vendor Network Ice.
Companies can use the software, in conjunction with ISS' Windows NT-based IceCap Manager console, to remotely control applications on an end user's computer and automate security incident collection.
The University of Washington's medical division is migrating from the BlackIce to RealSecure.
"I can instruct it to run only certain applications," says Brian Donahue, a security engineer at the Seattle school. "If I set up a workstation as a kiosk, for instance, I can allow access to the Web but not other programs."
RealSecure Desktop Protector starts at $2,500 for a 25-user license that includes the IceCap console.
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