As threat actors grow more sophisticated and attack surfaces expand across increasingly distributed environments, Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) are re-evaluating how best to protect their clients. Among the most effective and proactive strategies is application allowlisting—yet for many MSSPs, legacy solutions have introduced as many challenges as they’ve solved.
The need is clear: a streamlined, scalable, and intelligent allowlisting platform that aligns with modern Zero Trust security principles while supporting operational efficiency and growth. That’s where PC Matic offers a compelling alternative.
The Limitations of Traditional Allowlisting Tools
While allowlisting is conceptually powerful—only allowing known-good applications to run—traditional solutions have often fallen short in execution. Many MSSPs face:
- Cumbersome Management Interfaces: Policy tuning becomes time-consuming, often acting as a drag on operations.
- Rigid Licensing Models: Hidden fees, expensive add-ons, and minimum endpoint requirements create financial friction.
- Operational Bottlenecks: Slow policy updates, limited automation, and poor API support hinder scalability.
- Support Deficiencies: Reactive service, poor documentation, and long resolution times frustrate teams and compromise client satisfaction.
These challenges force MSSPs to compromise either on security posture or operational efficiency—an unacceptable tradeoff in today’s threat environment.
PC Matic: Built for MSSP Success
PC Matic reimagines allowlisting with a platform purpose-built to meet the evolving needs of MSSPs. Here’s how:
1. Zero Trust, Default-Deny by Design
PC Matic enforces a true default-deny model, allowing only pre-verified, known-good applications to execute. This proactive stance significantly reduces the attack surface and limits exposure to zero-day threats.
2. No Minimums, No Restrictions
PC Matic’s flexible licensing model eliminates endpoint minimums. MSSPs can support clients of any size—whether a 5-user law office or a 5,000-user enterprise—without compromising on cost-efficiency or protection.
3. Global Cloud-Managed Allowlist
PC Matic’s centralized allowlisting engine is backed by a curated global database of over 20 billion vetted applications. This dramatically reduces the manual workload associated with traditional allowlisting tools.
4. Real-Time Policy Automation
Automated inheritance models and instant policy updates streamline administration. MSSPs can scale deployments with minimal overhead, while still maintaining granular control.
5. Full Visibility with the Fingerprint Dashboard
Every application running across your client environments is automatically inventoried and categorized. This enables fast onboarding, simplifies compliance audits, and eliminates the need for third-party asset discovery tools.
6. 100% U.S.-Based Development and Support
From code compilation to technical support, PC Matic is developed and maintained exclusively in the United States—an essential factor for MSSPs serving clients in healthcare, finance, government, and other compliance-sensitive industries.
7. Transparent Pricing
PC Matic offers straightforward, flat-rate pricing with no hidden fees or upsells for essential features. MSSPs can forecast costs accurately while delivering enterprise-grade protection to clients of any scale.
A Platform That Grows With You
In an industry where change is constant, agility is a competitive advantage. PC Matic’s cloud-first, lightweight deployment model is designed to grow with your MSSP practice—whether you’re onboarding SMBs or managing sprawling enterprise networks. Role-based access and multi-tenant architecture allow you to maintain tight control across diverse client environments.
As Sony Bullock, CEO of River Ridge Tech, noted:
“PC Matic’s whitelisting has helped us minimize risk with our servers and workstations we manage. PC Matic has also helped improve our incident response to our systems that have been overlooked and not actively managed by our clients.”
A Smarter, Simpler Path Forward
MSSPs who adopted allowlisting early have already demonstrated a commitment to proactive, resilient security. But staying ahead of today’s threats demands more than just theory—it requires tools built for real-world complexity, client diversity, and operational scale.
PC Matic represents a strategic pivot: a platform that reinforces Zero Trust principles while removing the roadblocks MSSPs face with legacy solutions. It empowers security providers to reduce risk, simplify operations, and expand services without compromise.
Discover what’s next in application allowlisting.
Explore PC Matic’s platform today at pcmatic.com/msp, or contact [email protected].
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