whitelisting

Symantec is poised to turn the tables on malware writers and online criminals by making a big shift from blacklisting the bad stuff to enabling computers to only run trusted applications. Calling whitelisting the "holy grail of antivirus", Chief Architect of Symantec Research Labs Carey...

Traditional desktop antivirus, signature-based protection won’t protect corporate jewels — whitelisting, behavior-blocking technology is the answer. Some industry analysts are proclaiming the traditional antivirus method for detecting and eradicating viruses, trojans, spyware and other...