Application Control Solution 8.1 Release Notes

Arellia Application Control Solution (ACS) version 8.1 enables organizations to whitelist, blacklist, and orangelist applications that have been found through reference system scans, software delivery package scans, and other discovery methods. Organizations can also use ACS to monitor what applications are being executed in an environment and create compatibility adjustments for legacy applications.

ACS also enables organizations to control privileges of applications. Trusted applications can be automatically elevated for standard users. Users can also request elevated rights for applications that don't yet have an elevation policy. Organizations can also remove unnecessary rights from internet-facing or untrusted applications, thus minimizing the risk of malware or end-users doing something they shouldn't.

Installation and Requirements

• ACS 8.1 runs on the Arellia Management Server.
• The Arellia Application Control Agent requires the Arellia Agent and .Net 4.0.

New Features in Application Control Solution 8.1

The primary new feature set of ACS 8.1 is support for resource resource scoping security mechanisms.

New Policies

The ACS 8.1 release includes new Application Firewall Policies.

New Application Actions

The ACS 8.1 release includes the following new application actions:

• Adjust Process Rights - Restricted SID
• Enhanced Mitigation (EMET) Action
• Group Membership Authenticated Message Action 
• Sandbox Action

New Application Filters

The ACS 8.1 release includes the following new application filters:

• Parent Process Filter
• Security Rating Filter

New Console Features

The ACS 8.1 release includes Localizing Advanced Messages in the Security Manager Console.