Introduction
Corporate network security is one of the most pressing issues for companies today. Malicious programs can cause substantial harm to a business, and a firm’s reputation is not the least of its worries. Companies specializing in IT security offer a variety of costly solutions, although in many cases, installing these solutions can actually lead to a steep increase in network maintenance costs. However, traditional security solutions cannot always provide guaranteed protection against unknown threats — especially when it comes to targeted attacks.
This article addresses an alternative approach to protecting corporate networks: the Whitelist Security Approach.
This approach continues the developments in launch control technologies (otherwise known as Application Control) which add Default Deny mode support and innovative new whitelisting technologies, or Dynamic Whitelist.
At Kaspersky Lab, we believe the Whitelist Security Approach is one of the key elements of protection for corporate networks of the future. Products that use this approach are capable not only of protecting a network against unknown threats but also offer network sysadmins and IT security engineers progressive means of accounting and managing software, including unwanted and unlicensed outside (i.e., non-work-related) programs.
What you need to know before searching for alternative security approaches
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