{"id":58929,"date":"2018-03-27T12:49:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T17:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58929"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:51:43","slug":"us-cert-urges-whitelisting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/us-cert-urges-whitelisting\/","title":{"rendered":"US-CERT Urges Use of Whitelisting Cybersecurity to Prevent Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government Encourages Application Whitelisting to Boost Security Against Russian Hackers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 15, 2018 the U.S. government made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2018\/03\/22\/russians-hack-electric-grid-escalating-threat-wheres-battle-plan-column\/446478002\/\">statement<\/a> confirming the U.S. power grid had been compromised by the Russians.&nbsp; Unsettling news, to say the least. <a title=\"Whitelisting Application Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/whitelist\/application-whitelisting.asp\">Whitelisting application software<\/a> for cybersecurity could help prevent the attacks on the grid infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, various news outlets report no damage was done, they believe the primary goal was to send a message. 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Cyber security experts who advise federal agencies now recommend using whitelisting to defend networks and data against hacker attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many socially-engineered and targeted attacks like the Russian cyber attack on the <strong>US power grid<\/strong> makes them difficult if not impossible to defend against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, cyber criminals gain unauthorized access to the network. They may use leaked passwords, or trick an authorized user into clicking on a <strong>malware<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, whether in an IT or Operations Technology department, malicious scripts give the attackers the keys to breach the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, they encrypt or steal the data. Using Whitelisting application cybersecurity helps to prevent attacks by never allowing the scripts or ransomware to run in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many cases, malware is part of a completely <strong>new<\/strong> or <strong>unknown<\/strong> software application<em>. <\/em>Since the new software is not yet on the whitelist, a company&#8217;s cyber-protection increases because the application whitelist software will block it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whitelisting Solutions Prevent Cyberattacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a title=\"Application Whitelisting Solutions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/pro\/whitelisting.asp\">Whitelisting solutions<\/a><\/strong> prevent such attacks like those on the US power grid from working. It does this because the new malware program never makes it on to the approved list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another interesting aspect of Russian or Eastern European cyberthreats is the use of a do-not-install list of countries. Those include Russia and the old Soviet-satellite countries like the Ukraine where many of the hackers live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more cyber security tips from the US-CERT, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/why-cybersecurity-pros-should-pay-attention-to-recent-warnings-about-russian-attacks\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/19\/russian-hackers-target-u-s\/\">Russian Hackers<\/a> targeting the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PC Matic offers computer security software solutions for PC, Mac, and Android devices. 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