Zero trust and why it matters to the Apple enterprise

Once upon a time, digital business sat inside the security perimeter. Devices were kept in offices, shared the same network, and were protected by antivirus software, firewalls, and software updates. This system wasn’t perfect and became increasingly specialized, with security teams, networking teams, and others all working in different sectors.

With mobility, this changed. Devices were unleashed from their locations, used their own networks, and stood outside of traditional corporate endpoint protection.

The pandemic accelerated these changes, fostering the evolution of innovative security protections outside of traditional perimeters, such as around zero-trust. The global zero trust security market is now expected to reach $99 billion by 2030, up from $23 billion in 2021.

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Sustainability and IT: the elephant in the (server) room? 

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Hackenson| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:16:59 +0000

What is the carbon footprint of our company’s IT infrastructure and operations? As a CIO or digital decision maker, you may have heard this question before. If not, it is just a matter of time before you do. Today, only 43% of CEOs, investors, company…

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Addigy promises a fix for Apple devices stuck on OSUpdateScan

Enterprise admins handling fleets of Macs take note: there’s a new security management tool from Apple device management firm Addigy.

The MDM Watchdog Utility monitors the MDM framework on devices and automatically forces software patches to be installed if they’re not already in place. This is designed to help solve a specific problem in which some (not all) managed Macs do not properly install Apple’s Rapid Security Response updates.

When security isn’t

In today’s fast-moving threat environment, Apple has introduced Rapid Security Response (RSR) as a key front line against new threats. The defense is intended to be distributed and installed across Apple’s platforms as swiftly as possible once new threats are identified. The idea is that by expediting distribution and making installation a quicker process, it will be easier to maintain security across Mac fleets. That’s important as the scale of Apple deployments grows and enterprises move to support employee choice.

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IT staffers would help colleagues avoid monitoring software

The use of invasive monitoring software that tracks employee productivity is unlikely to be popular with workers — and it turns out IT staffers aren’t keen on deploying the technology either.

In fact, many IT workers are apparently willing to defy company policy and help colleagues find workarounds to avoid being spied on by the boss. That’s according to a survey of 500 IT managers and 500 non-manager IT workers in the US conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of digital employee experience software vendor 1E. The survey results were made public last week. 

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Q&A: Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn on the challenges of a hybrid workplace

In April, 2021, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins announced he would let all 75,000 employees work remotely indefinitely, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. The company had seen no drop in productivity by allowing employees to work from home and expected to save money by not fully staffing offices. When and how often employees should come into the office would be up to their managers, who abide by a flexible hybrid policy.

But that shift brought technology challenges most companies are by now familiar with: how do you secure networks when the employee’s home is essentially a branch office? How do you create company culture from afar? And, how do you retain employees at a time when IT talent is in historically high demand.

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How to drive higher productivity on factory floors with industrial edge solutions

Credit to Author: Vincenzo Salmeri| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:44:58 +0000

Global market changes have forced manufacturers to rapidly adjust their factory systems to be more flexible and agile. Part of the operational reassessment involves developing an ability to accommodate more product variety, shorter resourcing of raw materials, faster production, and rapid delivery. These marketplace demands…

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A Winning System of Management

Credit to Author: Bobby Cain| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:35:50 +0000

Schneider Electric’s Race to Transform   As the digital landscape evolves and daily procedures become more automated, firms are sprinting to remain relevant. Keeping up with the digitization of the world was never an option; however, today it is not only important to keep up but…

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How edge computing is driving an evolution in healthcare

Credit to Author: Samir El Hassanin| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:19:53 +0000

In today’s healthcare environment, technology significantly impacts how healthcare providers handle resources and manage medical centers. Addressing issues such as patient safety and comfort, shortages in qualified staff, ease of… Read more »

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