Many organizations allow their corporate devices to be shared by different employees, or hand them out to teams or departments on a rotating basis. Healthcare providers, logistics companies, retailers, and schools often deploy mobile devices that are shared to ease …
Shared iPads at work: How MDM helps you get the most out of them
October 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 81 vulnerabilities, including 4 zero-days
An IT admin’s true nightmare is unpatched vulnerabilities, which is why Patch Tuesdays are crucial. The ante penultimate Patch Tuesday in 2021 comes with fixes for 81 vulnerabilities, including Microsoft Edge for Chromium’s updates, out of which three are …
Say hello to Windows 11 with Desktop Central
Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 on June 24, 2021 at its virtual launch event. Though Windows 11 will be officially available on October 5, 2021, Microsoft has shared the initial beta version with members of its Windows Insider Program. Starting October …
A kernel of truth: Linux isn’t as foolproof as we may have thought
A world without Linux is hard to imagine. Every Google search we run is accomplished on Linux-based servers. Behind the Kindle we enjoy reading, to the social media sites we spend scrolling away every day sits the Linux kernel. Would …
Gartner recognizes ManageEngine in its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools
The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the adoption of hybrid workforce in organizations, bringing with it a slew of problems for IT teams. Organizations had to enable a majority of their employees to work remotely, without affecting their productivity and while ensuring …
Gearing up your IT ecosystem for the Apple WWDC21 updates
The September Apple Event is one of the most important events for any IT admin because it is preceded by the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. It witnesses the release of new hardware like the iPhone and, more importantly for enterprises, …
September 2021 Patch Tuesday comes with fixes for 86 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days
With system administrators eagerly waiting for a patch to CVE-2021-40444, this month’s Patch Tuesday comes with fixes for 86 vulnerabilities, including those previously released for Microsoft Edge, out of which three are classified as Critical and 56 as Important…
Securing endpoints, part 1: Ensuring hackers don’t manipulate your browsers to carry out attacks
In a world of automation, computers and the data on them have become the backbone of many organizations. But data is a double-edged sword. It can be leveraged by organizations to improve operations, but in the wrong hands, it can …
44 vulnerabilities, including 3 zero-days, fixed in August 2021 Patch Tuesday
After last month’s PrintNightmare vulnerability, system admins are only just catching their breaths, but this month’s Patch Tuesday is already here, so it’s back to hustling for IT teams. With most organizations embracing a distributed workforce, system administrators are bound …