Bit9 and Featured Leading Security Analyst Highlight Application Whitelisting for the Advanced Persistent Threat

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06.01.2010 - Waltham, Mass.

Application Whitelisting

Advanced Persistent Threat.

MacDonald, who wrote, “The traditional blacklist antivirus capability is insufficient protection from today's more-professional malware threats,”* will provide insight into the essentials for fighting Advanced Threats and showcase how all endpoints, including laptops, PCs, servers, and point-of-sale machines, are under attack and steps to best protect them. Joining MacDonald in this webcast will be Tom Murphy, Bit9’s Chief Strategy Officer, who will showcase real-world examples of how application whitelisting provides visibility and control over all software on endpoints, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software.
MacDonald will specifically offer his perspective on:

•  The IT security challenges corporations are facing today;
•  The role of signature-based defenses;
•  Why Application Whitelisting is the new security foundation against Advanced Threats; and,
•  How to evaluate enterprise-ready Application Whitelisting solutions.

What:  Webcast: “The Fundamental Weapon for Advanced Threat Protection”

Who:   Neil MacDonald, VP & Distinguished Analyst, Gartner
           Tom Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer, Bit9

When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern

Where:  Registerherefor the webcast.

*Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2009" by Neil MacDonald et al, May 4, 2009

About Neil MacDonald

Neil MacDonald is a vice president, distinguished analyst and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Research, based in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. MacDonald is a member of Gartner's information security and privacy research team, focusing on operating system and application-level security strategies. Specific research areas include Windows security, host-based intrusion prevention systems, converged endpoint security, service-oriented application security, business process management security and the integration of security into the application development process.

Bit9, Inc.

Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting. The company's solutions provide total visibility and control over all software on endpoints, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Bit9 provides advanced threat protection to protect organizations from the Advanced Persistent Threat.

Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software RegistryTM - the world's largest database of software intelligence - to identify and classify software, delivering the highest levels of endpoint security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9's global customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as government, financial services, retail, healthcare, e-commerce and education.

Bit9 was awarded a prestigious $2M United States federal research grant in 2003 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology-Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) to conduct the research that is now at the core of our application whitelisting solutions. Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visithttp://www.bit9.comor call +1 617.393.7400.

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