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ITL Bulletin

Stopping Malware and Unauthorized Software through Application Whitelisting

Date Published: December 2015

Author(s)

Adam Sedgewick (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity), Larry Feldman (G2)

Abstract

Keywords

access control; application control; application whitelisting; information security; software security; whitelisting
Control Families

Audit and Accountability; Risk Assessment; System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
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Supplemental Material:
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Document History:
12/15/15: ITL Bulletin (Final)