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Cyber

NIST Publishes Guidance To Application Whitelisting

Friday, November 6th, 2015

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NIST Publishes Guidance To Application Whitelisting

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a new guide last month to deploying automated application whitelisting to help block malicious software from gaining access to computer systems, the agency said Thursday.The published document, Guide to Application Whitelisting (Special Publication 800-167) explains the basics of this application whitelisting technology and step-by-step instructions.Automated application whitelisting regulates what specific software is allowed to load onto an organization's network. It is one of several techniques that can help prevent malware infections…

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