The Five Key Benefits of Application Control and How to Achieve Them

Overview

The age of apps is upon us. Circumventing traditional defenses, these new applications introduce new threats to the network. To combat the risks, administrators need visibility and control over each application that is allowed to communicate on the network. This paper from Sourcefire discusses the five key advantages of implementing application control, breaking down the misperception that application control can only be implemented with Next-Generation Firewalls.