Scan
Malware
Check
Approve
Digital
Signing
Enforce
Application Allow-listing based on trusted owner
The right approach to fight malware is to Deny all software by default on core systems and allow only approved, cryptographically sign, trusted software by enabling app allow-listing on the OS.
No software will get installed, including Ransomware, unless explicitly approved.
Scan
Malware
Check
Approve
Digital
Signing
Enforce
Application Allow-listing based on trusted owner
The right approach to fight malware is to Deny all software by default on core systems and allow only approved, cryptographically sign, trusted software by enabling app allow-listing on the OS.
No software will get installed, including Ransomware, unless explicitly approved.
Everyone in the digital world is aware of Malware scanning and the process of doing it.
Application allow-listing is also a familiar process & allow-listing application based on trusted source (digital signature) is supported by in build native deny by default application in modern OS like Applocker for Windows, SELinux for Linux and Gatekeeper for Mac as well as by leading third party allow-listing solutions (BeyondTrust, Centrify etc.)
The most import link of this security chain is digital signature and a secure process to apply the digital certificate-based signing.
An automated process that can be easily integrated with Malware scanners at one end and work in conjunction with allow-listing at the other end and provide a failproof Ransomware prevention eco system.
CodeSign by Aujas does exactly this, it is a DevOps ready Software Offering for Cryptographic Code Signing and Application Allow-listing and provides benefits like.
