Free Privileged Account Discovery Tool: Identify & secure credentials to stop lateral movement. Download Free

BeyondTrust
  • Products
    Privileged Password Management
    Discover, manage, audit, and monitor privileged accounts
    Password Safe DevOps Secrets Safe
    Endpoint Privilege Management
    Manage privileges on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unix endpoints
    Windows and Mac Unix and Linux Active Directory Bridge
    Secure Remote Access
    Centrally manage and secure remote access for service desks and vendors
    Remote Support Privileged Remote Access
    BeyondInsight Analytics
    See All Solutions
  • Resources

    Universal Privilege Management

    Our innovative Universal Privilege Management approach secures every user, asset, and session across your entire enterprise.

    Watch Video

    Learn

    Case Studies
    Competitor Comparisons
    Datasheets
    Glossary
    Product Demos
    Whitepapers

    Attend

    Events
    Go Beyond
    Training
    Webinars

    Support

    Changelog
    Professional Services
    Technical Documentation
  • Blog
  • Partners
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Services
  • Training
  • Events
  • Company

Avecto Releases Privilege Guard 2.5 and Extends Windows 7 UAC Capabilities

April 23, 2014

  • Blog
  • Archive

Avecto Ltd, the leader in Windows privilege management, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.5, which extends its application privilege management solution to integrate more closely with User Account Control (UAC).

"On Windows 7 and Vista platforms, Privilege Guard may be configured to intercept and replace UAC consent dialogs with Privilege Guard's policy driven elevation, auditing and messaging capabilities," said Mark Austin, CTO at Avecto. "The ability to customize the end user message is critical to reducing the help desk calls that are often generated by inappropriate UAC prompts, which simply confuse the end user in most situations".

In addition to tighter UAC integration, Privilege Guard 2.5 introduces many new features, including end user messaging, application control and custom tokens.

The end user messaging capability enables fully customizable prompts to be displayed to the user, including multi-lingual support and the option to force the user to provide a reason or re-authenticate before an application is launched or elevated.

With the introduction of application control in Privilege Guard, it is now possible to use a single solution to control which applications run, and the privileges assigned to those applications. For blocked applications, users may be provided with the option to email a request to run an application.

Custom tokens allow application privileges to be locked down more precisely, by granting an application only the privileges it requires to function under a standard user account. In addition to providing a more granular least privilege approach, custom tokens may also be used to restrict access to resources for particular applications.

By integrating closely with Active Directory Group Policy, Privilege Guard delivers a centralized policy driven solution, which requires no additional backend infrastructure. All users log on with a standard user account, and Privilege Guard elevates the rights of individual applications based on policy settings. With Privilege Guard it is no longer necessary to give users local admin rights on desktops or servers, leading to increased security and reduced support costs.

Privilege Guard is available on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It is also supported on Windows server operating systems.

To find out about the other new features in Privilege Guard 2.5 and to download an evaluation, register at www.avecto.com/download.

Kevin Franks

Marketing Communications Manager

Stay Up To Date

Get the latest news, ideas, and tactics from BeyondTrust. You may unsubscribe at any time.

I agree to receive product related communications from BeyondTrust as detailed in the Privacy Policy, and I may manage my preferences or withdraw my consent at any time.

You May Also Be Interested In:

Webcasts | February 09, 2021

Customer Webinar: Remote Support 21.1 Released!

Webcasts | February 24, 2021

Your PAM 2021 Blueprint: Securing Privileged Accounts for On-Premises and Cloud Assets

Whitepapers

Evolving Privileged Identity Management (PIM) In The 'Next Normal'

BeyondTrust Logo
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Keep up with BeyondTrust

I agree to receive product related communications from BeyondTrust as detailed in the Privacy Policy, and I may manage my preferences or withdraw my consent at any time.

Customer Support
Contact Sales

Products

  • Endpoint Privilege Management
  • Password Management
  • Privileged Remote Access
  • DevOps Secrets Safe
  • Remote Support

Resources

  • Blog
  • Case Studies
  • Competitor Comparisons
  • Datasheets
  • Glossary
  • Videos
  • Webcasts
  • Whitepapers

About

  • Company
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Leadership Team
  • Partner Program
  • Press

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Japanese
  • Privacy
  • Security
  • Manage Cookies
  • WEEE Compliance

Copyright © 1999 — 2020 BeyondTrust Corporation. All rights reserved. Other trademarks identified on this page are owned by their respective owners. BeyondTrust Corporation is not a chartered bank or trust company, or depository institution. It is not authorized to accept deposits or trust accounts and is not licensed or regulated by any state or federal banking authority.