ThreatLocker EDU WEB CONTROL
ThreatLocker EDU WEB CONTROL provides essential application control and threat mitigation for educational institutions, ensuring a secure digital learning environment.
- Application Whitelisting: Access to a curated list of approved educational software and applications, preventing unauthorized program execution.
- Web Filtering: Coverage for granular control over internet access, blocking malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Process Monitoring: Protection against unknown or potentially harmful processes attempting to run on endpoints.
- Centralized Management: Entitlement to a single console for managing security policies across all connected devices.
Product Overview
Product Overview
ThreatLocker EDU WEB CONTROL is a cloud-based cybersecurity solution designed to protect educational institutions by controlling application execution and web access. It offers robust application whitelisting, web filtering, and process monitoring capabilities to safeguard student and staff devices from malware and unauthorized software.
This solution is ideal for IT managers and technology professionals within schools, colleges, and universities. It integrates into existing IT infrastructures, providing a critical layer of security without requiring extensive hardware investments or dedicated security teams.
- Application Whitelisting: Define and enforce approved applications, blocking all others.
- Web Content Filtering: Block access to malicious, inappropriate, or distracting websites.
- Threat Detection: Identify and block suspicious processes and unauthorized software.
- Policy Management: Create and deploy granular security policies across multiple devices.
- Reporting & Auditing: Gain visibility into application usage and security events.
Empower your educational institution with proactive cybersecurity, enabling secure digital learning experiences for students and staff.
What This Solves
Enable secure application usage in classrooms
Enable teams to define and enforce a list of approved educational applications, preventing students from running unauthorized or potentially harmful software. Streamline the management of software access across student devices, ensuring a focused learning environment.
K-12 schools, higher education institutions, computer labs, managed student devices
Protect against web-based threats
Streamline internet security by blocking access to malicious websites and inappropriate content, safeguarding students from phishing attempts and malware downloads. Automate the enforcement of web usage policies, reducing the risk of security incidents.
Network-wide web filtering, device-specific content control, compliance with CIPA regulations
Control and monitor endpoint processes
Automate the detection and blocking of unauthorized or suspicious processes attempting to execute on endpoints, preventing zero-day threats. Enable IT staff to gain visibility into application behavior and quickly respond to potential security events.
Endpoint security hardening, proactive threat mitigation, incident response support
Key Features
Application Whitelisting
Prevents unauthorized software from running on endpoints, significantly reducing the attack surface and risk of malware infection.
Web Content Filtering
Blocks access to malicious, inappropriate, or distracting websites, enhancing user safety and productivity.
Process Monitoring
Identifies and halts suspicious or unauthorized processes, providing an additional layer of defense against advanced threats.
Centralized Cloud Management
Allows IT administrators to manage security policies and monitor endpoints from a single, accessible console.
Subscription-based SaaS model
Provides predictable costs and easy scalability, ensuring access to the latest security features without significant upfront investment.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions require robust security to protect student data and ensure a safe online learning environment, often needing to comply with regulations like CIPA.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector organizations, including schools, need to secure sensitive data and maintain operational continuity against cyber threats, often under strict compliance mandates.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must protect patient data (PHI) and ensure system availability, making application control and threat prevention critical for compliance with HIPAA.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions handle highly sensitive data and require stringent security measures to prevent fraud and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ThreatLocker EDU WEB CONTROL?
ThreatLocker EDU WEB CONTROL is a cloud-based cybersecurity solution designed for educational institutions. It focuses on application control, web filtering, and process monitoring to protect endpoints from malware and unauthorized software.
Who is the target audience for this product?
This product is specifically designed for IT professionals and administrators within K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations.
How does application whitelisting work?
Application whitelisting allows only pre-approved applications to run on a device. Any application not on the approved list is blocked, preventing the execution of unknown or malicious software.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.