• DocumentCode
    66249
  • Title

    Using Whitelisting to Combat Malware Attacks at Fannie Mae

  • Author

    Dery, S.

  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    July-Aug. 2013
  • Firstpage
    90
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    Security-awareness training and antivirus software can´t entirely prevent the downloading of malware. To supplement these defenses, cybersecurity staff at Fannie Mae successfully implemented application whitelisting, which allows only approved software to execute.
  • Keywords
    invasive software; Fannie Mae; antivirus software; application whitelisting; cybersecurity staff; malware attacks; security-awareness training; Computer security; Computer viruses; Malware; Security; Software development; Training; Fannie Mae; application whitelisting; computer security; cybersecurity; whitelisting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2013.102
  • Filename
    6573303