Root Causes 173: Whitelisting and Blocklisting

Hosted by

Tim Callan

Chief Compliance Officer

Jason Soroko

Fellow

Original broadcast date

July 22, 2021

Whitelisting and blocklisting are tried and true elements of the computer industry. In this episode our hosts define whitelisting and blocklisting and the pros and cons of either, with lots of examples from the real world. We discuss fuzzy entities, the scaling problem, layered defenses, and the trouble with active attackers.

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