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The Necessity of Whitelisting
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The Necessity of Whitelisting

If you’re looking for a way to keep unwanted files out, but allow accepted files to run, then you’ll need to employ a whitelist system. A signature based file blocking system such as an antivirus program employs a blacklist, but a whitelist is a much smarter way of ensuring that only the files you trust are allowed to run. This means that if a file is not part of the whitelist, it cannot run, and this prevents any malicious code from running on your system. Be Proactive Instead of potentially allowing any file to run on your system, whether it is good, bad, or indifferent, a whitelist ensures that only known files are allowed to run. This works almost in the opposite way to an antivirus program, also known as a blacklist. Whilst antivirus systems are useful, they certainly aren’t fo...