Security standards vary widely between businesses, admins, and end-users. For many, whose businesses possess highly sensitive data, strong authentication (commonly referred to as strong auth) methods are critical to secure valuable assets. Strong auth provides a powerful level of security many find necessary in a tumultuous digital landscape. Metaphorically speaking, leveraging [...]
When an Android device is enrolled into Intune as a corporate-owned, fully managed or dedicated device, it will receive a layer of Android Enterprise that may hide/remove certain system applications which were configured by either the original equipment manufacturer (ex. Samsung) or the mobile carrier vendor (ex. Verizon). These system [...]
Microsoft 365, also known as M365, is a subscription-based service that provides a wide range of productivity tools, including email, online document storage and editing, online meetings, and more. It is designed to help businesses and individuals work more efficiently, by providing access to their documents and tools from any device with [...]
Intune offers single-app and multi-app (Android only) kiosk mode for fully managed iOS and Android devices. This device restriction allows an organization to lock down a mobile device to only a specific app (or apps if multi-app is used) and essentially have it act as a user affinity-less kiosk. Forcing the device [...]
It is an unfortunate reality, but many questions that support desk workers receive are repetitive. The chore of answering the same end-user problems over and over can be a drain on resources and can lead to an exhausted or annoyed support team. One of the single most frustrating recurrent questions I’ve witnessed in my [...]
Migrations from one MDM environment to another can be incredibly stressful. They become even more difficult if your group has a particularly large fleet of devices that need to be migrated. Device migrations can become a major time suck when each device needs to be manually unenrolled in a legacy MDM then re-enrolled [...]
It comes as no surprise that with the surge in recent hybrid work that company BYOD programs (which allow employees to work on their own devices) are becoming the new standard. Further, hardware shortages have companies everywhere making an extra push to create and launch BYOD programs swiftly. However, the rush to [...]
I was recently at a dinner party with a physician friend. Partway through the meal, he received a text message regarding a pressing patient situation. He briefly excused himself to address the text. When he returned, I jokingly inquired if he was using a HIPAA compliant secure app to communicate with his [...]
You may be aware that President Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at improving the United States’ cyber security. In the Executive Order, he speaks very specifically about Zero-Trust architecture, encryption and multi-factor authentication. Zero Trust is an exciting approach to modern security, but why is the President of the United States talking [...]
Have you ever been ready for an important meeting or presentation only to discover that the casting feature from your device isn’t working? Me too. It’s incredibly frustrating and counterproductive. Failing to get screen casting working correctly can even make you appear ill-prepared to present. As it stands, I’ve encountered casting issues several [...]
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