What is Application Control? Definition, Best Practices & More

What is Application Control?

Application control is a security practice that blocks or restricts unauthorized applications from executing in ways that put data at risk. The control functions vary based on the business purpose of the specific application, but the main objective is to help ensure the privacy and security of data used by and transmitted between applications.

Application control includes completeness and validity checks, identification, authentication, authorization, input controls, and forensic controls, among others.

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