tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post5135344322148255963..comments2023-08-26T05:04:33.009-04:00Comments on anti-virus rants: debunking the mythology of whitelist practicalitykurt wismerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-47470189264697060192008-07-31T18:47:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:47:00.000-04:00"White lists aren't meant to replace blacklists"if..."White lists aren't meant to replace blacklists"<BR/><BR/>if only the rest of the world felt that way... the fact of the matter is that people are looking at whitelists for exactly that purpose... <BR/><BR/>that probably has more to do with the anti-av movement seeing how promising whitelisting is and latching on to it but the fact remains that most talk about whitelisting these days is about replacing blacklists with whitelists...kurt wismerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-69694946073163524742008-07-31T18:40:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:40:00.000-04:00You are missing one, very important, point. White...You are missing one, very important, point. White lists aren't meant to replace blacklists - rather, white lists protect sensitive server environment where employees arbitrarily download junk because, on the surface, the program looks legit. It stops cold those who place an entire environment at risk with a few, poorly considered, keystrokes. <BR/><BR/>White lists aren't for everyone because everyone won't stand for limitations from any piece of software. People want the freedom to do what they want, when they want, and only cry HELP! when something goes wrong (which, eventually, it does).<BR/><BR/>I am very pro white list for server environment managed by those who give a hoot about what goes on after 5:00 p.m. either locally or remotely.<BR/><BR/>What's not to love about it? NOTHING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com