Cyber Security Application Protects Plants Against Viruses and Malware

Sept. 3, 2013
Whitelisting is an additional layer of protection for industrial systems and networks.

Honeywell’s Application Whitelisting combats viruses and malware, permitting only applications and executable files that are considered safe and on an “approved list” to run, while blocking everything else. Whitelisting is an additional layer of protection for industrial systems and networks.

When properly implemented, Application Whitelisting enforces a list of approved applications, includes an administration tool that allows for adjustment to the whitelist and monitors, blocks and reports attempts to run unapproved files.

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