Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Embracing the cloud is crucial for organizations seeking flexible ways to store and manage applications and complex data without being tied to a local device and single location.

Legacy cybersecurity systems – many designed over a decade ago – fail to account for the new breed of attacker capabilities and vulnerabilities – nor for the reliance on human configuration that is the Achilles heel of so much software. This new reality is being answered with the software development concept called security by default, a necessary complement to the principles of Secure by Design set forth by the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

When migrating from Intune, Ivanti UEM can provide users secure access to enterprise services, either on-premises or via the cloud based. This is another key pillar of our ultimate guide to migrations from Intune to Ivanti UEM. Ivanti provides Ivanti Access for cloud authentication infrastructure and Ivanti Sentry for on-premises resources. Both components leverage conditional access to ensure only secure, known devices are allowed to authenticate.

Uninterrupted Enterprise Service Management (ESM) is essential to maintaining business productivity, efficiency and employee satisfaction. Traditional on-premises ESM systems can be limited in scalability, lack updated security measures and be hard to maintain and upgrade. Relying on on-premises systems raises the additional risk of complete data loss and reduces service availability due to the reliance on only one or two potential failure points.

Service request management is a critical component of IT service management (ITSM) that enables the efficient handling of employee-initiated requests. Ivanti research shows that 56% of IT professionals have seen an increase in service requests, while one in three professionals knows someone who has resigned due to feeling burned out, according to Ivanti’s 2024 Everywhere Work Report.

Until relatively recently, enterprises relied on fixed perimeters using firewalls and VPNs to control access to networks and resources. Traditional network security assumed that everything within the network could be trusted, while external users were granted access with simple password protection.

Apple's announcements at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference have surprised everyone with new capabilities designed to make the IT admin's life easier for managing and securing devices. As we expected, Apple kept expanding declarative management configurations and capabilities for securing iPhones and iPads and robust management of macOS in the enterprise.

Running a risk-based vulnerability management program is essential to maintaining a secure business computing environment. In a previous blog, “How Implementing Risk-Based Patch Management Prioritizes Active Exploits,” I provided perspective on how to prioritize vulnerabilities. Honing the operational aspect of securing your systems is essential to that process. Conducting patch operations in your organization can be a complicated process.

The mobile threat landscape is constantly evolving, with advanced threats like CryptoChameleon emerging all the time. To effectively combat these challenges, organizations need a comprehensive solution – and that’s where combining Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) comes in. While MTD can identify potential threats on mobile devices, it often lacks the capability to take proactive measures to address them once they’ve been identified.

Effective security and vulnerability management is crucial to safeguard organizations from ever-evolving cyber threats. At the core of these practices lies the Configuration Management Database (CMDB), a powerful resource that offers a centralized view of an organization's IT infrastructure. The CMDB plays a pivotal role in upholding robust security and vulnerability management strategies – empowering organizations to proactively identify, evaluate and address risks to their IT systems and data.