Application Control offers the industry's strongest identity and application security to all organizations. Application Control is integrated into the Check Point Next Generation Firewalls. This allows businesses to create granular policies based upon users or groups to block, limit, or identify the use of applications and widgets. Applications can be classified into different categories based on various criteria, such as their type, security risk level and resource usage. There are also productivity implications. Granular control over social networks, applications, as well as application features, allows you to identify, allow, block or limit usage. The world's largest app library is used to group apps into categories, simplifying policy creation and protecting against malware and threats. Next Generation Firewalls integrates with Next Generation Firewalls to simplify security controls and reduce costs. Only authorized users and devices have access to your protected assets.