Bit9 Announces Bit9 Parity for Government(TM)

Application Whitelisting Solution Addresses Government Security Needs,
Including FISMA and CAG

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit9, Inc., the pioneer and leader in
Enterprise Application Whitelisting, today announced Bit9 Parity for
Government, an application and change control solution that offers tailored
support for federal, state and local government needs. The new solution helps
agencies ensure FISMA compliance and automates security controls as
recommended by the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG), a joint initiative
developed by defense experts from federal agencies and the SANS Institute.

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The CAG list is a set of 20 security controls effective in blocking the most
serious real-world threats. For each control, information is presented as to
what attacks can be prevented and best practices for proper implementation.
The CAG list was originally developed to address the new FISMA (U.S. ICE Act
of 2009) that requires federal agencies to monitor, detect, analyze, protect,
report and respond against known vulnerabilities, attacks and exploitations.

"Classic personal firewall and antivirus solutions are proving they are not
enough in the fight against malware. These older technologies are being
replaced with endpoint protection using whitelisting techniques to help
organizations with security, performance and to reduce IT security related
costs," said Stephen Northcutt, president of SANS Technology Institute.
"Whitelisting is more than an endpoint security play; it also provides
compliance and operational configuration management benefits with its ability
to stop the installation of unauthorized software."

The latest version of Bit9 Parity for Government automates and makes
compliance easier by monitoring, detecting, analyzing and protecting against
both known and unknown vulnerabilities. Bit9 helps government agencies
achieve, maintain and prove compliance with continuous auditing that detects
any undesirable application, device and configuration changes and provides a
real time live inventory of "all software, all the time" on endpoints.

The adoption of application whitelisting is rapidly increasing in the
government sector and has become a priority since the CAG list specifically
recommended application whitelisting as a critical control for addressing
today's advanced persistent cyber threats.

Bit9 helps government agencies and contractors meet compliance in all three of
the categories -- assessment, enforcement and compliance. Bit9 provides
visibility into what applications are running on a government organization's
endpoints (PCs, laptops, servers) and enforces the use of authorized
applications, preventing the installation or execution of unauthorized
applications and the use of unauthorized portable storage devices. These
controls minimize the risk of malicious, illegal and unauthorized software
that can create vulnerabilities and enable stealth targeted attacks.

Core features of Bit9 Parity for Government include:
-- Total software inventory for endpoints that classifies software as
authorized or unauthorized; software auditing to prove compliance
-- Application whitelisting to ensure only authorized software is allowed
to run
-- Total device inventory and control to ensure only approved storage
devices are used for data loss prevention
-- "Bulk ban" capability to mass ban applications based on
cryptographic hash
-- Configuration assessments that determine whether systems comply with
internal and external policies
-- Change detection and reporting that monitors systems to ensure they
remain in a known and trusted state

-- Access to the Bit9 Trust Rating on any new software found in your
environment, delivered through the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM),
the largest repository of software intelligence in the industry

"Government agencies around the world are faced with the same challenges of
protecting highly sensitive data from internal and external threats and
ensuring compliance with a myriad of regulatory concerns," said Tom Murphy,
chief strategy officer at Bit9. "Coming on the heels of the CAG endorsement
of whitelisting, Bit9 Parity for Government is well timed to provide our
government customers with a whitelisting solution that can help them protect
their systems while ensuring adherence to the emerging government security
standards."

About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in enterprise application whitelisting. The
company's application control, security and integrity solutions ensure only
trusted and authorized applications are allowed to run, eliminating the risk
caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Unlike traditional,
reactive controls that try to scan and prevent the never-ending list of
unauthorized software, Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM) --
the world's largest database of software intelligence - to ensure only
authorized applications can run, delivering the highest levels of desktop
security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9 customers include companies in a
wide variety of industries, including government, retail, financial services,
healthcare, e-commerce and telecommunications. Founded in 2002, Bit9 is
privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information,
visit http://www.bit9.com or call +1 617.393.7400.

Media Contact:
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Text 100 for Bit9, Inc.
617.399.4986
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