BeyondTrust Announces Strong Customer Adoption within the Legal Services Industry

Law Firms Worldwide Eliminate Administrator Rights with BeyondTrust Privilege Manager

PORTSMOUTH, NH. – September 15, 2008 — BeyondTrust Corporation, the first provider of Least Privilege Management solutions, today reported rapid adoption of its flagship product, BeyondTrust Privilege Manager, within the legal services industry. In addition to BeyondTrust’s growing momentum in the finance, healthcare, government and military markets, many of the largest law firms now rely on Privilege Manager to enable a Least Privilege security environment throughout their organizations, including:

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

"With attorneys and legal staff, Internet access makes it far too easy to add any software and make improper configuration changes, and users can quickly be crippled by increasingly prevalent malware. Removing administrator rights prevents these issues, but you also have to recognize that certain necessary software and software updates require administrative privileges or the whole 'locked' computer paradigm falls apart," said Greg Williams, IT manager for Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP. "Privilege Manager has enabled us to successfully lock down desktops and remove administrator rights across our firm while also giving us the ability to selectively elevate privileges so our staff can do their jobs. As a result, we've cut support issues while significantly increasing security."

Traditionally, removing administrator rights throughout an enterprise environment has required an all or nothing approach. Companies could chose to enjoy the security benefits of removing administrator rights from end-user PCs and suffer the adverse productivity impact of no longer being able to run applications that require administrative privileges, install approved software or self manage configurations like connecting to a local printer. Conversely, companies could provide end-users with full administrative privileges and expose the organization to malware, unauthorized software installations and unapproved desktop security configuration changes. This is a particular challenge for law firms who need to not only ensure that client information is secure but also to enable the staff to run a variety of applications, as well as to self manage some configuration changes and installations.

"Law firms require a sophisticated security solution that is flexible enough to adapt to the ever-changing needs of the end-user. For example, when an attorney is working offsite with a client it can be difficult to predict their IT needs, however it is imperative that they not experience any productivity issues," said Michael Kraft, CEO for Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., a leading provider of technology and management consulting services to the country's top law firms and Fortune 500 legal departments. "BeyondTrust Privilege Manager enables us to provide our legal clients with an effective security solution while allowing their users to access the programs required to stay nimble and efficient."

The Principle of Least Privilege suggests that all users should be limited to only to the privileges necessary for required tasks. BeyondTrust’s flagship Privilege Manager software enables Least Privilege in Windows environments by allowing organizations to eliminate administrator rights and assign elevated privileges only to authorized applications when they are required. Additionally, Privilege Manager allows authorized software and ActiveX control installations, as well as approved configuration changes. Privilege Manager has quickly become the most widely used product for Least Privilege Management, protecting hundreds of companies against malware, data theft and malicious use.

"Establishing a Least Privilege environment in order to increase desktop security and protect against malware and malicious users is critical for any industry. It is also necessary for organizations to provide their staff with the resources they need for optimum performance," said Joe L’Italien, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for BeyondTrust. "Privilege Manager enables organizations to accomplish both these goals efficiently and effectively. Our strong customer adoption in the legal industry demonstrates that we are supplying law firms with the tools needed to strengthen enterprise-wide security while ensuring attorneys and other staff members have the resources they need to perform their jobs effectively and maintain billable hours."

About BeyondTrust
BeyondTrust Corporation, a pioneer in Least Privilege Management, enables enterprises to move beyond the need to trust users with excess privileges or administrator passwords. BeyondTrust Privilege Manager was the first product to enable the security best practice of Least Privilege in Windows environments by allowing administrators to assign end-users permissions for required or selected applications. Least Privilege strengthens security by limiting users to the permissions they need to do their jobs. Hundreds of organizations worldwide in industries such as financial, healthcare, government and military rely on BeyondTrust Privilege Manager to secure their enterprises. For more information, visit www.beyondtrust.com.

Contacts:

Dave Bowker or John McElhenny
Schwartz Communications
(781) 684-0770
BeyondTrust@schwartz-pr.com