Windows Applocker was introduced in Windows 7 and includes some new features in Windows 11/10. With AppLocker, an administrator can block or allow certain users or user groups from installing or using ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Microsoft has quietly made a welcome change to its AppLocker feature. AppLocker application control policies help organizations manage the applications and files that users can run on their systems.

It so happens that the topic of Whitelists vs. Blacklists comes up a lot when I’m talking to clients. The questions seem to always revolve around the pros and cons between these two methods of ...

There are several obvious, basic steps to securing a computer: Keep it current with the latest operating system and application updates; ensure you've installed the latest anti-spyware and anti-virus ...

An attacker or a rogue employee can create and register custom control panel items and use these files to bypass the Windows AppLocker security feature. AppLocker is a security service introduced with ...

To access this feature, type gpedit.msc in Start search and hit Enter to open the Group Policy Editor. In the left side pane, expand Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > ...

A researcher has discovered that Windows’ Regsvr32 can be used to download and run JavaScript and VBScript remotely from the Internet, bypassing AppLocker’s whitelisting protections. A core Windows ...

A researcher in Colorado has discovered a feature in Regsvr32 that allows an attacker to bypass application whitelisting protections, such as those afforded by Microsoft’s AppLocker. If the technique ...

Following the December release of the evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 7 devices, several new jailbreak tweaks for the iPhone 5s are in the works, including a newly updated version of AppLocker that is ...