The concept certainly isnt new to us; we've been talking about that for years. I think the shock here is that someone is listening to anything the McAfee is saying.
-- Espi On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Stu Sjouwerman > <s...@sunbelt-software.com> wrote: > > So, what is the big news? It turns security on its head. Instead of > > keeping bad code out, with application whitelisting (also known as > > Application Control) you only allow known-good code to run. That's > > really a 180, and very, very interesting from a system admin perspective. > > The way I see it, this is not new. Don't let untrusted code run. > It's been a best practice for decades. In large organizations with > poor security, this has historically been a challenge, since they have > no control over what they run. These "whitelisting" tools help manage > and correct for that situation. But if you have had strong software > controls to begin with, it's kind of like... "Duh." > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
