Application Control is a subscription service that enables you to monitor and control the use of applications on your network. Application Control uses over 1800 signatures that can identify and block over 1000 applications. In the Application Control action, you select the applications by name, and choose to block or allow traffic for each application or application category. Then you apply the Application Control action to the applicable policy. You do not need to create or maintain your own custom rules to identify applications. The Application Control service provides frequent updates to application signatures to keep the protection current.

You can use Application Control to block the usage of specific applications, and you can report on application use and use attempts. For some applications, you can block specific application behaviors, such as file transfer.