Tips for improving the integrity of networks - using application and change control to thwart attackers
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By: Fran Howarth
Classification: White Paper
A proactive stance to security based on ensuring that only trusted applications can be run and unwanted changes that could introduce vulnerabilities are not allowed to be made will provide organisations with a greater level of protection against complex, targeted threats than those that merely focus on known threats for which a countermeasure has already been produced. Such an approach is also important in helping organisations achieve compliance with regulatory and internal governance requirements through constant monitoring of networks to ensure that they continue to run in a secure, hardened state.