Take back control: A modern guide to mastering application control

This blog outlines a modern approach to application control (allowlisting) for Windows environments, explaining why default-deny policies are powerful but operationally challenging, highlighting risks from living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins) and unsigned legacy components, and recommending a pragmatic rollout: start in audit mode, prioritize Tier-0 assets, treat policy development like detection engineering, and leverage built-in defenses to reduce attack surface and improve overall security posture.