US Military Prevents Zero Day Attack with Application Whitelisting [ Source: Bit9 ]
August 2010- The US government is under constant attack from adversaries looking to breach and gain access to their systems. To ultimately ensure they have the best possible endpoint protection, the US military engages in staged cyber security challenges.

During a recent exercise, this US military command center discovered serious vulnerabilities in their existing security solutions.

Despite being on high alert, personnel accidentally introduced malicious malware that immediately broke through all the command ...