{"id":67918,"date":"2025-05-15T09:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=67918"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:48:17","slug":"application-allowlisting-reimagined-a-strategic-pivot-for-mssps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/application-allowlisting-reimagined-a-strategic-pivot-for-mssps\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Allowlisting Reimagined: A Strategic Pivot for MSSPs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As threat actors grow more sophisticated and attack surfaces expand across increasingly distributed environments, Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) are re-evaluating how best to protect their clients. 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