Dark Reading - Hacked Off: Making Security Trade-Offs

/Home/Internet Security: Blogs/Internet Security: Dark Reading blog/Dark Reading: Hacked Off

Security is all about the trade-offs. You need a consistent method to evaluate risks and assess the pros/cons of each decision

Oct 25, 2012
By Mike Rothman

I recently saw a research report from another analyst firm that espoused the benefits of application whitelisting (AWL). You know, the technology that defines a list of applications that are allowed to run on an endpoint and blocks anything else. It's basically default deny for endpoint devices. In concept, AWL is a great idea. Most malware probably isn't authorized to run (compromised Windows or Adobe updates excepted), so locking down the device can prevent many malware infections.

Click the URL above to read the full article