Plurilock Security Inc. (TSX-V:PLUR) has announced a strategic partnership with Absolute Software (TSX:ABT) that will see it pairing its DEFEND continuous authentication solution with Absolute’s 'Application Persistence' capabilities.
The identity-centric cybersecurity solutions provider said the partnership with Absolute, a leader in next-generation Endpoint Resilience solutions, was announced at the InfoSec World Digital 2021 from November 9 to 10 in Orlando, Florida.
It aligns with Absolute's launch of Absolute Application Persistence-as-a-Service (APaaS) and allows Plurilock to embed the power of self-healing in its DEFEND continuous authentication product, the company added. As a result of the partnership, Plurilock will offer a new comprehensive offering called DEFEND Persisted.
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"In a time where more workforces are shifting to remote environments, continuous authentication is critical to ensure the security of devices,” Plurilock CEO Ian L Paterson said in a statement.
“Absolute's cutting-edge Persistence technology will help provide assurance to our customers that their devices will remain protected, and that DEFEND will continue to invisibly authenticate users, even if cyber attackers attempt to uninstall or remove it from a device."
With the DEFEND Persisted offering, Plurilock said users will benefit from the existing continuous authentication technology, now with self-healing capabilities built in.
By hardening DEFEND with Absolute's Application Persistence, the company said it is helping to ensure that its product remains healthy, installed, and working effectively across its customer base. Absolute APaaS partners will also have access to telemetry data that offers insights into application health and performance.
"In today's work-from-anywhere environments, organizations are more reliant than ever on software providers to keep their critical assets protected from an onslaught of security threats," said Edward Choi, senior vice president of global alliances at Absolute Software (TSX:ABT).
"As an APaaS partner, Plurilock is taking the steps needed to harden and self-heal their mission-critical application to help ensure it remains healthy and working effectively for their customers."
Plurilock's proprietary DEFEND solution uses micro-expressions, based on a user's keyboard and mouse movements, to create a unique behavioral biometric user signature that continuously authenticates identity throughout the workday.
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