Cisco Talos replacing all mentions of 'blacklist,' 'whitelist'
Summary: Cisco Talos is replacing its use of the terms "blacklist" and "whitelist" with "block list" and "allow list," a change it says will roll out over the next few weeks and may take time due to downstream dependencies. The team cited Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins' statement on fighting racism and inequality, and noted Cisco is donating $5 million to organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Equal Justice Initiative and Color of Change.
Key Takeaway: The change reaches beyond vocabulary: Talos says downstream dependencies mean the terminology shift will take time across its tooling, so security leaders running Talos products should expect documentation and interface changes and plan for the disruption rather than treat it as a blog-only announcement.
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