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March Masterclass: Vulnerability Lifecycle

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Details: The Syxsense Masterclass Series is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of cybersecurity.  In March’s class Syxsense’s Pre-Sales Manager Graham Brooks, will focus on the Vulnerability Lifecycle: How bugs become vulnerabilities and why you should care. Syxsense is the leading provider of innovative, intuitive technology that sees all and knows everything about every endpoint, in every location, everywhere inside and outside the network, as well as in the cloud. It combines the power of artificial intelligence with industry expertise to manage and secure endpoints by stopping threats before they occur and neutralizing threats when they happen. The Syxsense Endpoint Security Cloud always-on technology performs in real-time so businesses can operate free of disruption from security breaches that cripple productivity and expose them to financial risk and reputational harm.

Syxsense Wins Three Globee Cybersecurity Awards and Two Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

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Achievements include Best Cybersecurity Company of the Year, CEO of the Year, Best Zero Trust Security, and more

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Syxsense, a global leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management (USEM) solutions, today announced that the 19th Annual Globee® Cybersecurity Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named Syxsense a Top Cyber Security Vendor of the Year, Top CEO of the Year, and provider of the Best Zero Trust Security. In addition, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards has named Syxsense Best Cybersecurity Company of the Year, and Ashley Leonard as CEO of the Year.

“Our team is focused on helping organizations unify endpoint security and management for customers. This means comprehensive vulnerability monitoring and management, the ability to identify and resolve threats quickly, and access to automated remediations and our easy-to-use zero trust evaluation engine to streamline IT and security management,” said Ashley Leonard, Founder and CEO at Syxsense. “It’s an honor to see our efforts being celebrated by the Globee Awards and the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. And we’re excited to continue supporting our customers by adding functionality and expanding our footprint around the world.”

Syxsense helps organizations reduce the complexity of IT with USEM solutions, including Syxsense ManageSyxsense Secure, and Syxsense Enterprise. Whether trying to simplify endpoint management within an IT environment or wanting to ensure comprehensive vulnerability detection and remediation, Syxsense delivers full, real-time visibility into endpoints and provides the tools for complete patch management, vulnerability scanning, quarantine and remediation, and more. It then layers on top of that critical workflow protections that allow IT and security teams to automate the entire endpoint security process from beginning to end.

“I would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2023 Globee Cybersecurity Awards for their outstanding contributions in securing the digital landscape,” says San Madan, President of Globee Awards. “Your hard work, innovation, and commitment to cybersecurity are essential to protecting our digital future. Your achievement serves as an inspiration to others in the industry and demonstrates the power of collaboration, innovation, and dedication. I along with my team are proud to honor your accomplishments and celebrate your success.”

The 19th Annual Globee® Cybersecurity Awards and 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor cybersecurity companies, products, and professionals for their innovative approaches and effective solutions in ensuring security in the digital age. Both awards attract interest from thousands of leading cybersecurity companies and professionals each year, making them highly competitive programs. All winners reflect the very best in innovation and excellence in tackling today’s urgent cybersecurity challenges.

About Syxsense

Syxsense is a leading software vendor providing endpoint security and IT operations management solutions to Managed Service Providers (MSPs), enterprises, and government organizations. Its solutions provide real-time visibility and control over endpoint devices, networks, and cloud infrastructure, helping organizations to protect against cyber threats, improve IT operations, and reduce risk. Syxsense is the first Unified Security and Endpoint Management (USEM) platform that centralizes the three key elements of endpoint security management: security and patch vulnerability management, remediation, and compliance controlled by a powerful drag-and-drop workflow automation technology called Syxsense Cortex™. Syxsense is a single cloud-based platform supporting Windows, Linux, Mac, and mobile devices on-premises and in the cloud. For more information, visit www.syxsense.com.

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Ransomware Prevention with the help of MSPs/MSSPs

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In 2022, malicious actors carried out nearly 400 ransomware attacks on U.S. organizations, affecting over 21 million individual records, according to Comparitech.

With an average ransom demand of more than $4 million dollars, the cost of a ransomware attack continues to balloon. This figure does not take into account expenses tied to recovery costs, lost revenue because of operational downtime, and the loss of customer confidence that can follow an attack. On average, a business in the US lost nine days of operation due to ransomware-induced downtime, although some were locked out of their networks for several months.

Malicious hackers can easily scan the internet to find open ports and vulnerabilities to exploit. If a business fails to patch a program or update an operating system, or if IT systems are not configured properly, attackers can utilize these attack vectors to gain entry to systems and mount a ransomware attack.

Companies can be easily overwhelmed by the IT management and cybersecurity tasks that help keep their businesses running. They need to apply their skills to their core competencies, but they are having to throw more and more resources at cyber-defense. Instead of investing in the business to forward their strategic ambitions, budgets are getting eaten up by security expenditures.

It is easy to see how, for some businesses (especially small businesses), a ransomware attack can be catastrophic. Some never recover and permanently close their doors. It’s not surprising then that many businesses are turning to managed services providers and managed security service providers (MSPs/MSSPs) to help safeguard their business environments.

MSPs Make It Easy to Protect Your Business

MSPs/MSSPs have the flexibility to quickly bring on skilled resources and partner with innovative technology vendors to deliver management and security in one simple package. Further, partnering with MSPs/MSSPs take the burden of finding, vetting, purchasing, implementing, and managing IT systems and security products off of the company, leaving business owners to focus on their business.

MSPs/MSSPs are already leveraging Syxsense Enterprise, for example, to automate asset discovery, patch and endpoint management, mobile device management, and vulnerability management – all in one easy-to-use product. These services help businesses to avoid ransomware attacks by inventorying every endpoint on their networks, detecting all unpatched systems, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations, and remediating them rapidly. And because of the automation built into the product, MSPs/MSSPs can utilize less staff to manage more customers. MSPs wishing to begin offering security services should select solutions and products that place the least technical and staffing burden on existing personnel.

For more information, schedule a demo today and find out how Syxsense can help MSPs/MSSPs grow their service offerings and drive greater customer value.

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Masterclass: CISA Shield’s Up

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Details: How do you protect your organization from cyberattacks as they continue to threaten the critical infrastructure of global industries around the world? It’s a precarious and uncertain situation, but fortunately, the key to security remains the same: knowledge, preparation, and constant vigilance. The goal of this masterclass is to impart actionable steps to implement critical measures and keep your systems secure.

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Don’t Get Complacent about Log4j

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The Log4j vulnerability burst onto the scene in December of 2021. One cybersecurity firm reported that the flaw was utilized in attacks on more than 40% of global networks, and that more than 100 breach attempts utilized it every minute when it first came out. At the time, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it posed a severe risk and was perhaps the most serious threat she had seen in her lengthy career. No wonder government agencies panicked. All civilian federal agencies were ordered to immediately fix this vulnerability. Vendors, too, were concerned, rushing out a series of patches. There were dozens of patches to deploy related to Log4j.

A year on from the initial turmoil occasioned by this zero-day threat, where do we stand? Log4j continues to be exploited. After so many patches were made public by so many vendors, there are still plenty of organizations that have failed to install them. No wonder cybercriminals continue to enjoy success with this potent vulnerability.

Log4j Fundamentals

Log4j allows hackers to perform such things as remote code execution and to be able to access servers. They can use the Java logging library to deliver crypto-mining malware, steal usernames and passwords, access other systems, or cause a local denial of service condition.

Part of the problem for the continuing menace posed by Log4j is that it is embedded in almost all Java-based products or web services. In fact, it is so deeply embedded in Java-based systems that it is proving difficult for IT to find all the versions of it that may be running within its infrastructure, applications, or in the cloud. Hence, it is quite common for some IT departments to believe that they took care of it completely. Yet the reality is that they only dealt with the obvious places where it resides.

Beyond IT systems, Log4j is also heavily used in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and historian systems within many industrial and infrastructure systems. As these systems often have dependencies on other systems, cybercriminals can potentially use them to infiltrate the enterprise.

Another factor in the scary nature of Log4j is that vulnerable systems could be compromised due to many systems having code that uses this vulnerability to log information an application received from external sources. Hackers could take advantage of this simply by typing malicious text into a web application field, for example. The more creative among cyber-attackers have even been able to leak runtime and environment variables such as API keys or other credentials. And as Java can be used to send code over a network, code execution became possible on a remote basis.

For those wanting more information, the open-source Log4j Java logging component problem was eventually was broken into four vulnerabilities known as CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105, and CVE-2021-44832. These CVEs offer plenty of data on the bug, where to find it, and its various remedies.

Good News and Bad News

The good new news is that Log4j attacks have been trending downward throughout 2022. But organizations cannot relax. The bad news is that there has been evidence of surges in its use by cybercriminals of late. One happened in June and another in August. The latter one saw Log4j playing a part in several high-priority security incidents.

Enterprises are advised, therefore, to check, check, and check again to ensure they have eradicated this problem completely from any and all systems.

CISA issues a series of recommendations for organizations to fix Log4j. Among these, where points such as:

     1. Enumerate any external facing devices that have Log4j installed.

   2. Download all relevant vendor patches for the applications and operating systems at use throughout the enterprise. Patches are available from Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Cisco, VMware, and many other vendors to remedy Log4j.
3. Patch them all using an automated patch management system.

Those kinds of actions may require extensive inventorying and patching of enterprise systems. Syxsense can help businesses discover all impacted endpoints, devices, and systems and deploy fully tested patches to wherever they are needed rapidly. Its automation features will save IT departments a great many hours, if not days, when it comes to once and for all dealing with the Log4j scourge.

For more information visit www.Syxsense.com  

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Syxsense Names Jose Rangel as VP of Global Channels to Drive Unified Security and Endpoint Management Growth

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Rangel’s extensive worldwide channel leadership experience to drive company’s hyper-growth with partners across key regions

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. November 11 2022 – Syxsense, a global leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management solutions, today announced the addition of Jose Rangel as Vice President of Global Channels. A B2B cloud and data management industry veteran, Rangel has a proven track record of building, leading, and managing vendor sales channels across the U.S. and EMEA, and will be responsible for global channel growth.

“Syxsense has seen hyper-growth over the last two years as organizations – and the partners serving them – have realized the value of consolidating endpoint security and management into a single solution. As we’ve added new capabilities around mobile device management and Zero Trust, the interest across the channel community has exploded,” said Ashley Leonard, Founder and CEO at Syxsense. “Jose brings a level of experience and leadership that will allow us to capitalize and expand on the channel success we’ve already had and help us build a world-class channel organization that will empower partners.”

Rangel has more than 18 years of channel leadership experience revamping and transitioning channel programs from fulfillment models to partner proactive ecosystems, increasing partner-initiated pipeline and robust deal registration co-sell opportunities by more than 50%. He has worked with established channels from EMC to start-ups like Nasuni, Datadobi, and HYCU, and has extensive experience building global partner ecosystems with VARs, service providers, system integrators, and value-added distributors. Rangel and his channel programs have been recognized multiple times by leading channel publications and he was named a 2021-2022 CRN Channel Chief.

“Syxsense is fundamentally changing how organizations manage and secure endpoints, and this presents amazing opportunities for channel partners and MSPs that are looking to give customers new solutions that save time and money, while increasing security and management efficacy,” said Jose Rangel, VP of Global Channels at Syxsense. “The company is experiencing massive growth, driven by real product innovation. I’m excited to step in and work with the team to help further expand a channel organization that will drive sales, empower partners, and ensure customers success.”

About Syxsense

Syxsense is a leading provider of innovative, intuitive endpoint security and management technology that combines the power of artificial intelligence with industry expertise to help customers predict and remove security threats across all devices including mobile. Syxsense is the first Unified Security and Endpoint Management platform that centralizes the three key elements of endpoint security management (vulnerabilities, patch and compliance) and layers on a powerful workflow automation tool called Syxsense Cortex,™ all through a single cloud-based platform, enabling greater efficiency and collaboration between teams. The always-on technology performs in real-time so businesses can operate free of disruption from security breaches that cripple productivity and expose them to financial risk and reputational harm. For more information, visit www.syxsense.com

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Why Endpoint Management?

New Syxsense Zero Trust Delivers Industry’s Only End-To-End Solution for Zero Trust Solution.

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) breaches are turning into the go-to strategy for cybercriminals. What actions should you take?

Black Hat USA, Las Vegas – August 10, 2022 – Syxsense, a global leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management solutions, today announced Syxsense Zero Trust, a new module within Syxsense Enterprise that enables endpoint compliance with Zero Trust Network Access policies (ZTNA).  Zero Trust initiatives require a hyper-focus on endpoint protection, but traditional authentication solutions lack the ability to evaluate device health, ensure granular policy compliance, and automate risk remediation. Syxsense’s new Zero Trust module was designed to serve as an organization’s “Trust Evaluation Engine” for endpoints. Not only does it offer unparalleled visibility and control over network access policies, but also enables security teams to build sophisticated access policies and remediation workflows to ensure ZTNA compliance.

 

“As organizations work to build a Zero Trust strategy, many are facing implementation challenges. One of those challenges is the ability to ensure that endpoints accessing the network are trustworthy and conform to policies. Most solutions simply accept or deny access without an understanding of the current Device Security Posture,” said Ashley Leonard, CEO of Syxsense. “In talking with customers, they wanted the ability to evaluate endpoint access for ZTNA based on policies and if not compliant, be able to apply fixes or remediate in real time to enable proper access. Syxsense Zero Trust does just that by allowing organizations to have full control of endpoints and automating the end-to-end process.”

 

The true power of Syxsense Zero Trust lies in three key areas. First, the granularity of hundreds of parameters IT can use to report and act on device compliance. For example, is a laptop accessing your NetSuite server after hours and with an IP address from an unfamiliar location? If so, block it. Second, the power to enforce compliance with Zero Trust policies prior to granting access on an asset-by-asset basis. And third, the automated remediation of non-compliant endpoints, which could include patching the system, enabling an antivirus tool and making sure it is up to date on patterns, emailing IT about unauthorized access, and much more. When combined with the simplicity of building policy playbooks quickly and simply using the powerful workflow orchestration and automation tool of Syxsense Cortex™, these tools give organizations a uniquely powerful endpoint evaluation and network access solution for Zero Trust.

The specific features of Syxsense Zero Trust include:

  • Complete visibility into all endpoints’ configuration and state of compliance using a single agent.
  • Build sophisticated access policies based on a large array of configuration and security parameters, setting unique policies for each individual corporate asset.
  • Automate the immediate enforcement of access policy requirements and remediation of non-compliant endpoints using the Syxsense Cortex remediation engine.
  • Verify trusted user authentication requests via the Syxsense console or optionally, connect with external multi-factor authentication (MFA) tools to provide a “go, no-go” security status of devices. For example, if a customer uses Duo, Okta, or other MFA tools, simply connect those tools with the Syxsense API and it will report compliance on each endpoint looking to access corporate assets.

 

Syxsense Zero Trust will be available for purchase in late September 2022, but attendees at Black Hat on August 10th and 11th can experience a product overview at the Syxsense booth #1272. For more information about Syxsense at Black Hat click here.

About Syxsense

Syxsense is a leading provider of innovative, intuitive endpoint security and management technology that combines the power of artificial intelligence with industry expertise to help customers predict and remove security threats across all devices including mobile. Syxsense is the first unified security and endpoint management platform that centralizes the three key elements of endpoint security management (vulnerabilities, patch and compliance) and layers on a powerful workflow automation tool called Syxsense Cortex,™ all through a single cloud-based platform, enabling greater efficiency and collaboration between teams. The always-on technology performs in real-time so businesses can operate free of disruption from security breaches that cripple productivity and expose them to financial risk and reputational harm. For more information, visit www.syxsense.com

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Syxsense Enterprise Recognized as the Best Endpoint Security Solution in 2022 Tech Ascension Awards

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) breaches are turning into the go-to strategy for cybercriminals. What actions should you take?

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. August 23 2022 Syxsense, a global leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management solutions, today announced that Syxsense Enterprise has been recognized as the Best Endpoint Security Solution in the 2022 Tech Ascension Awards. The awards recognize B2B and B2C companies and leaders that drive cutting edge, innovative technologies that solve critical challenges in the market.

Launched earlier this year, Syxsense Enterprise is the world’s first Unified Security and Endpoint Management (USEM) solution that delivers real-time vulnerability monitoring and facilitated remediation for every endpoint across an organization’s entire environment. It combines Syxsense Secure, Syxsense Manage, Mobile Device Manager, and newly released Zero Trust to deliver a completely unified platform that scans and manages all endpoints, resolves problems in real-time, and reduces the risks associated with system misconfigurations. This enables organizations to better predict, identify, and remediate endpoint vulnerabilities.

Tech Ascension recognized Syxsense Enterprise for addressing the three key elements of endpoint security – vulnerabilities, patch, and compliance. By layering on a powerful workflow automation tool called Syxsense Cortex™ , the platform remediates and eliminates endpoint security weaknesses – all through a single cloud-based, drag-and-drop management interface, with hundreds of prebuilt workflows. This includes the ability to identify software vulnerabilities in both OS and 3rd party applications, misconfigurations from open ports, disabled firewalls, ineffective user account polices and more.

As the market shifts to a hybrid workforce, the number of endpoints is growing exponentially, with corporate network-connected mobile endpoints rising,” said Ashley Leonard, CEO of Syxsense. “The need to manage and secure an increasing number of endpoints, including desktops, servers, virtual devices, mobile phones and other devices, is becoming more and more apparent as complex, sophisticated threats continue to grow. We are thrilled to be recognized by Tech Ascension for our work in endpoint security and look forward to continually evolving our product to keep up with the ever-changing security landscape.”

The Tech Ascension Awards recognized the very best innovations in cybersecurity. The Tech Ascension awards judged cybersecurity applicants based on technology innovation, market research, and competitive differentiators. The class-leading vendors that received recognition from these awards showcased technology that solves critical industry challenges and produces invaluable business outcomes for their customers.

“Organizations are now tasked with navigating the extreme security challenges of new remote and hybrid work environments while combatting a surge in emerging advanced threats,” said David Campbell, CEO, Tech Ascension Awards. “These recognized security industry leaders are producing innovative technology and services to drive cyber forward in a truly evolving digital environment.”

The key features of Syxsense Enterprise include:

  • Vulnerability Scanning – Prevent cyberattacks by identifying scanning authorization issues, security implementation problems, and antivirus status.
  • Patch Everything – Automatically deploy OS and third-party patches to remediate all endpoint vulnerabilities inside the network and on roaming devices outside the network.
  • Prove Compliance and Device Health – Document patching with reporting for risk assessments, vulnerable devices, task summaries and more. And scan and prioritize patching relative to risk exposure.
  • Quarantine Devices – Block communication for an infected device, isolate endpoints, and kill malicious processes before they impact the network.
  • Control All Mobile Devices – Oversee devices remotely, silently push OTA configurations, applications, and policies from iOS to Android to Windows and more.
  • Collaborate with Ease – IT and security teams can now collaborate in a single console to identify and close endpoint attack vectors quickly.
  • Newly introduced Zero Trust, the industry’s first end-to-end Zero Trust solution, allows granular access to corporate assets based on device security posture.

For more details on Syxsense Enterprise or to schedule a demo, visit: https://www.syxsense.com/gc-demo-syxsense

About Syxsense

Syxsense is a leading provider of innovative, intuitive endpoint security and management technology that combines the power of artificial intelligence with industry expertise to help customers predict and remove security threats across all devices including mobile. Syxsense is the first Unified Security and Endpoint Management platform that centralizes the three key elements of endpoint security management (vulnerabilities, patch and compliance) and layers on a powerful workflow automation tool called Syxsense Cortex,™ all through a single cloud-based platform, enabling greater efficiency and collaboration between teams. The always-on technology performs in real-time so businesses can operate free of disruption from security breaches that cripple productivity and expose them to financial risk and reputational harm. For more information, visit www.syxsense.com

 

 

About the Tech Ascension Awards 

The Tech Ascension Awards elevate companies that possess cutting-edge, innovative technology that solve critical challenges in their respective markets. Tech Ascension winners rise above the crowded consumer and enterprise technology industries and receive validation from an independent organization. Applicants are judged based on technology innovation and uniqueness, market research (analyst reports, media coverage, customer case studies), hard performance stats, and competitive differentiators. The awards recognize leaders in cybersecurity, DevOps, big data and consumer technology. For information about the Tech Ascension Awards, please visit www.techascensionawards.com.

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4 Big Trends in Mobile Device Management

Four Big Trends In Mobile Device Management

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Four Big Trends In Mobile Device Management

Business Email Compromise (BEC) breaches are turning into the go-to strategy for cybercriminals. What actions should you take?

Mobility has progressed, in recent years, to the point where some enterprise users hardly ever need to use a laptop or desktop. Many CEOs, for example, only use their phone. Any desktop duties are typically referred to an executive assistant or secretary. Sales jobs, too, can often be accomplished to a greater degree via smartphone.

Certainly, there are many other jobs where this isn’t the case. But regardless of the title, mobile devices are taking up more and more of the enterprise workload. Mobile Device Management (MDM) technology has advanced to provide the processes and tools the mobile workforce needs to stay productive and secure. Further, MDM provides IT with the ability to more easily provision mobile devices, manage them, inventory them, and protect assets and data.

Here are four of the top trends in MDM:

BYOD

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was an inevitable consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. With everyone ordering home almost overnight, IT had no alternative other than to allow employees to use the laptops, desktops, tablets, and smartphones they had at home or used for personal tasks. A few of the lucky organizations (or the ones with deeper pockets) had already provided all employees with a dedicated work laptop, tablet and/or smartphone. By doing that, IT could arrange role-based access to enterprise data and email, and provide services such as a secure VPN, GPS tracking, password-protected applications, and access to a host of enterprise security applications. Beyond that, mobile chaos became the norm. BYOD continues to predominate in many organizations.

This has made MDM a more important field than ever. IT policies may have been relaxed with regard to BYOD. But in tandem, IT has had to up its game in managing mobile devices. MDM has stepped into the breach. Organizations use MDM to remotely enroll personal devices into the enterprise systems. This allows them to monitor behavior, enforce security policies, and facilitate productivity, and detect threats and breaches.

MDM Innovation

The flood of money into MDM tools has encouraged the vendor community to innovate.
MDM solutions are becoming more sophisticated. Machine learning and AI are being incorporated to enable data and systems to be subjected to analysis. MDM systems are appearing that are able to assign or enroll devices with pre-programmed data profiles, VPN access, software, access privileges, and much more. IT now has the ability to track its dispersed workforce more easily, as well as monitor, troubleshoot, and decommission devices when the need arises. Some tools can even wipe device data in the event of theft, loss, or breach.

Virtual Reality

The marriage of MDM and various forms of virtual reality (VR) is opening new doors for field service, maintenance, and technically challenging occupations. For example, augmented reality (AR) tools are emerging that use special glasses, goggles, and headsets that allow field technicians and support personnel to compare physical equipment to digital specifications, job requests, and other information.
As the technician or field rep looks at the object, component, or system, a digital representation appears within their field of vision to verify it is the right valve to inspect, the correct place to weld, or the exact piece of equipment that needs to be removed. The best systems even allow a less experienced person to show a senior engineer (sitting far away) to see the job site so they can walk the other person through the task or answer questions.

MDM Meets Security

MDM has always had some interest in security. It was unavoidable. To manage mobile devices effectively means providing certain safeguards – if only alerting others in the enterprise to a potential situation. MDM is now heading one step further. It is merging more tightly with security applications. Syxsense, for example, provides MDM within a suite that includes integrated patch management, vulnerability scanning, security threat remediation, and IT management. This greatly enhances security while keeping mobile devices safe from malware and other cyber threats. IT can use the Syxsense Enterprise platform to spot anomalous behavior, detect strange activity at ports, at exfiltration attempts, and more.

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