Case study in the use of System Whitelisting

Speaker: David Billeter

Companies have been working for years to implement anti-virus across their enterprise and working toward regular updates of signature files. However, recent attacks have shown the deficiencies in this approach. Whitelisting, which effectively takes a "snapshot" of a clean system and prevents any activities that are not authorized. However, whitelisting across a complex environment is daunting. This presentation will present a case study of whitelisting by reviewing the steps being undertaken by InterContinental Hotels to implement this technology globally.