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title: "Risky Biz Soap Box Podcast: Why Allowlisting is Ready for Prime Time"
description: "Insights on effective allowlisting, lessons from the third-party industry, Microsoft vs. specialist tools, and the effort for success."
source: https://www.airlockdigital.com/airlock-blog/risky-biz-soap-box-why-allowlisting-is-ready-for-prime-time
---

# Risky Biz Soap Box Podcast: Why Allowlisting is Ready for Prime Time

[David Cottingham](https://www.airlockdigital.com/airlock-blog/author/david)

10th 
November 
2023

## Why Allowlisting is Ready

This week Airlock Digital co-founders Daniel Schell and Dave Cottingham join host Patrick Gray to talk about:

- What an effective allowlisting program looks like
- Why the third party allowlisting industry failed the first time
- What you can achieve with Microsoft tooling versus specialist tools
- How much effort is involved to do this right

You can listen to the episode here: <https://risky.biz/soapbox63/>

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