Earlier today, GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GSB) announced that it has entered into an investment term sheet with CoreTrace. Subject to definitive agreements, GlobalSCAPE will invest in CoreTrace in return for an equity position and a seat on the CoreTrace board of directors.
In the announcement, Jim Morris, president and CEO of GlobalSCAPE, explained part of his company’s interest in CoreTrace:
“Because malware has proliferated exponentially, traditional solutions are increasingly stressed beyond their ability to keep pace with the virus of the day. The CoreTrace whitelisting technology has tremendous potential, similar to the early days of the anti-virus market.” Continue reading this post…
Sometime in 2010 virtually every new Windows PC will now come with a version of application whitelisting installed in the form of AppLocker. It’s time to start thinking about how application whitelisting will change the way you approach desktop security and how you intend to use whitelisting to protect your critical IT assets. In preparation for this shift, I thought it would be good to give some food for thought about what changes and what considerations you should give to your ultimate whitelisting strategy.
First, let’s look at what changes. Continue reading this post…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to all of our customers, partners and employees who are helping CoreTrace change the face of computer security. It has been a fantastic year so far and we have a lot to be thankful for. More than ever businesses and individuals are looking for a new approach to computer security, and application whitelisting has come to the forefront as an alternative to traditional antivirus.
We are certainly excited to be a top vendor of application whitelisting and are looking to finish the year strong and look forward to a breakthrough 2010.
Thanks again to everyone involved in making CoreTrace a success.
From WikiAnswers:
Q: What is a watershed moment?
A: A critical turning point.
Microsoft’s decision to include AppLocker, a technology for application whitelisting, in Windows 7 is no less than a critical turning point for the future of endpoint security. You might think it strange that the CEO of an application whitelisting company is saying such a thing about a free software offering that many might see as a competitor. Not so.
AppLocker is an incredibly important step forward toward the realization that application whitelisting is the future cornerstone of a sound endpoint security strategy. Today, Roger Grimes, product reviewer for InfoWorld, wrote reviews for the leaders in application whitelisting, including a comprehensive look at CoreTrace. The results are impressive. Roger writes: Continue reading this post…
October 2009 has come and gone and brought many new security stories with it. Trojan horses, botnets, and phishing remain hot topics, but October was dominated by Microsoft when it comes to endpoint security.
- Windows 7 Security is Front and Center – On October 22nd Microsoft Windows 7 officially went on sale and much of the news is concerning it’s improved security. eWeek highlighted the new Windows 7 security features in a recent article. Among the changes highlighted is the new AppLocker capability. I will be writing much more about this feature in the coming weeks, but for this post suffice it to say that they have the right idea with extremely poor execution. AppLocker brings application whitelisting to Windows 7 with some glaring omissions. The first problem, of course, is it only works on Windows 7, and even then only on enterprise editions. Another key problem is the lack of central administration which is the key to successful migration to application whitelisting. As I said, I will be spending much more on this topic in the coming weeks. Continue reading this post…