The addition of the AVP security service, part of the StormShield Security Suite, provides protection for banking, financial, government, retail, and other institutions looking for 360° protection from attack, loss, theft, and misuse of their business laptops, desktops, servers, applications, and information. The new endpoint security service complements the StormShield Host IPS and Desktop Firewall services to provide an additional layer of attack prevention and remediation coupled with additional information to help isolate attempted breaches and outbreaks. Licensed from Panda Security, the customized signature-based anti-virus and anti-spyware engine provides detection and repair capabilities.

Available now, StormShield version 5.1 introduces the following new features:

 StormShield Anti-Virus Protection (AVP): Lightweight endpoint security solution with integrated anti-virus/anti-spyware protection for fixed drives, removable drives, and email
 Support for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Network Access Protection (NAP)
 Numerous functionality additions within the already-powerful and dynamic policy enforcement function; anti-virus/anti-spyware policy, event-derived rules, temporary policy actions
 The Flexible Data Encryption (FDE) service supports multiple Smart Card technologies along with improved key management
 Added ability to control the Windows clipboard, print-screen, and drag-n-drop functions

StormShield Security Suite offers integrated system protection, data protection, and access control in a multi-layered, light-weight single endpoint security suite, providing: anti-virus/anti-spyware, device control, data encryption, application control, host-based intrusion prevention (HIPS), system firewall, wireless security, and network access control (NAC).