HOST-202

Application Whitelisting &Application Whitelisting & Blacklisting: Competitive or Complementary?or Complementary? Robin Bloor, Moderator Hurwitz & Associates 04/22/09 | Session ID: HOST-20204/22/09 | Session ID: HOST 202 Session Classification: Advanced Panelists Brian Grayek, VP of Product Management, CA Jeff Green, Senior Vice President, McAfee A t l bAvert labs Zulfikar Ramzan, Technical Director &Zulfikar Ramzan, Technical Director & Architect, Symantec Daniel Teal, Founder & CTO, CoreTrace 1 Key Questions for Today’s Session • Will application whitelisting replace or augment blacklist-based products?blacklist based products? • Which will be the primary defense against malware and which will be subservient?malware, and which will be subservient? 2 Take-Aways from Today’s Session • There are multiple approaches to blocking malware with:malware with: – Different styles of implementation – Different management challengesg g – Different levels of effectiveness – Different impacts on usability (both in a client and server context) • The debate you have heard today should help you consider the alternatives in a clearer light.