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AppLocker Commander Part 7 of 7 The Whitelisting Market & The Final Conclusion To conclude this series, we must take an objective look beyond native Windows built-in tools. The Market for Third-Party Solutions In addition to AppLocker and Application Control, specialized commercial enterprise software solutions for application whitelisting exist on the market. The Advantage: Commercial

AppLocker Commander Part 6 of 7 Properly Hardening Your System: The 2 Core Rules for Maximum Security Now that we have covered the basics and technologies, it is time for practice: What does an optimal hardening strategy look like? Basically, every effective application control builds on two simple rule types: Allow and Deny. Three criteria

AppLocker Commander Part 5 of 7 Windows 10 & Server 2016 End of Support: Continued Use and Hardening – Is It Possible? When Microsoft ends support for an operating system, it means no more security updates and no more patches for newly discovered vulnerabilities. From an IT security perspective, the risk of successful cyberattacks increases

AppLocker Commander Part 4 of 7 Solving the Complexity Problem: Activating a System in Seconds In the previous parts of this series, we showed why whitelisting is essential and why AppLocker remains the ideal tool for everyday practice. However, the reality in many companies looks different: although AppLocker is included for free in Windows, it

AppLocker Commander Part 3 of 7 Double is Better: Why You Need Both AppLocker AND Application Control Now that the differences are clear, many IT departments face a core question: Which of the two technologies should be deployed? The answer from IT security practice is: Ideally, both working together. Both systems do not exclude each

AppLocker Commander Part 2 of 7 AppLocker vs. Application Control: What Is the Difference? The first part of this series made it clear: the most effective method against modern cyberattacks is the explicit approval of software (whitelisting). However, when implementing this in Windows environments, administrators quickly encounter two core terms from Microsoft: AppLocker and Application

AppLocker Commander Part 1 of 7 Hacked Despite Top Antivirus: Why AV Alone Is No Longer Enough Many companies invest significant amounts of money in modern antivirus solutions. Despite this, successful attacks and ransomware incidents continue to occur. The reason often lies not within the antivirus software itself, but in the underlying security concept. The