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Using Intelligent Whitelisting to Effectively and Efficiently Combat Today’s Endpoint Malware  ,[object Object],© 2011 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Brought to you by Speakers Chris Chevalier, Senior Product Manager Chris Merritt, Director of Solution Marketing http://www.lumension.com/Solutions/Intelligent-Whitelisting.aspx
Preview of Key Points Whitelisting is critical for defense-in-depth against endpoint malware Challenges with traditional whitelisting Making whitelisting intelligent Treat each PC as unique Trusted agents of change Intelligent trust decisions © 2011 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Whitelisting is critical for defense-in-depth against endpoint malware No substitute for patch and AV but both are:  Reactive Negative security model  Straining to deal with pace and sophistication of today’s financially- / politically-motivated attackers
Whitelisting is critical for defense- in-depth against endpoint malware For real defense-in-depth  Additional layer needed Fundamentally different approach Application whitelisting Proactive Positive security model
Whitelisting also helps addressrisks inherent with local admins Neither patch or AV protect against end-users with admin authority  Adding unwanted software Accessing/modifying restricted system settings Regedit, ftp, telnet, security settings Whitelisting prevents local admins  From installing new, unauthorized software Or accessing restricted system components
Challenges with traditional whitelisting Each PC is unique PCs are not static Starting from a pristine environment unrealistic Identifying trusted applications Endpoint uniqueness and Constant Change Existing PCs Needing Immediate Protection Identifying ALL trusted applications Challenges to Application Whitelisting
Making whitelisting intelligent Acknowledge the uniqueness of each PC  Ensure user productivity by making more intelligent trust decisions Recognize trusted agents of change  Progressive implementation
Treat each PC as unique Implement local whitelist for each PC Based on software already present New malicious or unwanted software instantly stopped Existing unwanted software addressed Blacklist Later policy development Centrally build list of all software present throughout all endpoints  To be leveraged as prevalence knowledge
Trusted agents of change Whitelists require continual maintenance since PC software is constantly updated Specify trusted agents of change  e.g. patch agents, system management processes and other software deployment agents No coordination or maintenance required by IT staff when software updated
More intelligent trust decisions Trusted updaters  Trusted publishers  Trusted paths  Denied applications  Trusted authorizers Leverage Prevalence information collected by agents
Progressive Implementation 
Bottom Line © 2011 Monterey Technology Group Inc. Patch management and AV aren’t enough Don’t provide defense-in-depth Application Whitelisting provides a 3rd and fundamentally different approach All 3 together provide synergistic, true defense-in-depth Intelligent whitelisting addresses the traditional problems of application whitelisting by Acknowledging uniqueness of each PC Making more intelligent trust decisions Automatically updating whitelist with changes made by trusted agents Allowing progressive implementation with existing fleet of PCs
Brought to you by Speakers Chris Chevalier, Senior Product Manager Chris Merritt, Director of Solution Marketing http://www.lumension.com/Solutions/Intelligent-Whitelisting.aspx

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Using Intelligent Whitelisting to Effectively and Efficiently Combat Today’s Endpoint Malware

  • 1.
  • 2. Brought to you by Speakers Chris Chevalier, Senior Product Manager Chris Merritt, Director of Solution Marketing http://www.lumension.com/Solutions/Intelligent-Whitelisting.aspx
  • 3. Preview of Key Points Whitelisting is critical for defense-in-depth against endpoint malware Challenges with traditional whitelisting Making whitelisting intelligent Treat each PC as unique Trusted agents of change Intelligent trust decisions © 2011 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 4. Whitelisting is critical for defense-in-depth against endpoint malware No substitute for patch and AV but both are: Reactive Negative security model Straining to deal with pace and sophistication of today’s financially- / politically-motivated attackers
  • 5. Whitelisting is critical for defense- in-depth against endpoint malware For real defense-in-depth Additional layer needed Fundamentally different approach Application whitelisting Proactive Positive security model
  • 6. Whitelisting also helps addressrisks inherent with local admins Neither patch or AV protect against end-users with admin authority Adding unwanted software Accessing/modifying restricted system settings Regedit, ftp, telnet, security settings Whitelisting prevents local admins From installing new, unauthorized software Or accessing restricted system components
  • 7. Challenges with traditional whitelisting Each PC is unique PCs are not static Starting from a pristine environment unrealistic Identifying trusted applications Endpoint uniqueness and Constant Change Existing PCs Needing Immediate Protection Identifying ALL trusted applications Challenges to Application Whitelisting
  • 8. Making whitelisting intelligent Acknowledge the uniqueness of each PC Ensure user productivity by making more intelligent trust decisions Recognize trusted agents of change Progressive implementation
  • 9. Treat each PC as unique Implement local whitelist for each PC Based on software already present New malicious or unwanted software instantly stopped Existing unwanted software addressed Blacklist Later policy development Centrally build list of all software present throughout all endpoints To be leveraged as prevalence knowledge
  • 10. Trusted agents of change Whitelists require continual maintenance since PC software is constantly updated Specify trusted agents of change e.g. patch agents, system management processes and other software deployment agents No coordination or maintenance required by IT staff when software updated
  • 11. More intelligent trust decisions Trusted updaters Trusted publishers Trusted paths Denied applications Trusted authorizers Leverage Prevalence information collected by agents
  • 13. Bottom Line © 2011 Monterey Technology Group Inc. Patch management and AV aren’t enough Don’t provide defense-in-depth Application Whitelisting provides a 3rd and fundamentally different approach All 3 together provide synergistic, true defense-in-depth Intelligent whitelisting addresses the traditional problems of application whitelisting by Acknowledging uniqueness of each PC Making more intelligent trust decisions Automatically updating whitelist with changes made by trusted agents Allowing progressive implementation with existing fleet of PCs
  • 14. Brought to you by Speakers Chris Chevalier, Senior Product Manager Chris Merritt, Director of Solution Marketing http://www.lumension.com/Solutions/Intelligent-Whitelisting.aspx