Some of the many ways that malware, including ransomware, is commonly spread is through malicious attachments to business email, unsanctioned apps downloaded from third-party app stores, drive-by downloads via phishing and pharming attacks, employing brute-force tactics using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and network propagation via SMB and CIFS sharing.

According to Forrester, the number of permanent, full-time remote workers is expected to increase by 300 percent or more compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Amid the chaos surrounding the pandemic, getting your entire workforce back to the office seems trivial, especially when many employees’ work can be done remotely. It’s no wonder that, according to Gartner, almost half of employees will continue to work remotely post COVID-19.

Phishing and ransomware. Ransomware and phishing. The two are inextricably connected and are now often chained together as the most potent exploit tools in a cybercriminal’s arsenal.

In today's complex IT world, employees expect to be productive from everywhere they work (think kitchen tables, sofas, coffee shop Wi-Fi or mobile hotspots) any time using various devices from desktop and laptops to PCs tablets and smartphones. And while work is happening everywhere, IT teams are rushing to secure their IT environment as the growth of devices, increased cybersecurity threats, and more data processed at the edge make their jobs even harder.

IT professionals are now adapting to remote environments and learning to manage a distributed, homebound workforce. In recent conversations with IT pros, many have cited that connectivity/VPN and home network issues are their top challenges but they lack the visibility to diagnose and troubleshoot these problems. Catchpoint for employee experience monitoring gives IT teams what they need: visibility from remote users’ devices to any business-critical application across any network.

Several years back before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the work-from-home shift took hold, we wrote a blog about how the mobile-centric zero trust framework removed the traditional perimeter security controls to protect the corporate enterprise network and all connected endpoints from cybercriminals.

We are delighted to share that ManageEngine has been recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide UEM software 2020-2021 Vendor Assessment for the fourth consecutive year.

We are excited to announce the availability of the new MobileIron UEM Cloud R76 and UEM Core 11.1, our on-premises offering. As with past releases of MobileIron UEM, our product team continues to focus their efforts on use cases that help our customers to enhance security, improve the admin/user experience and support new use cases driven by OS updates.

At ManageEngine, customer satisfaction is not just a promise, but also a driving force behind everything we do. From resolving bugs to delivering a seamless experience, we always look forward to hearing what our users think about our solutions. That’s why we’re delighted to announce that ManageEngine Desktop Central has been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Unified Endpoint Management Tools. To all of our customers who reviewed us, we want to say thank you!

There’s no doubt in my mind that Gartner Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant report is the most important of all Magic Quadrants up to this point. With COVID-19 forcing a large amount of the workforce worldwide to move from their offices to work-from-home environments, unified endpoint management and security has been essential in enabling businesses to continue to operate securely. At ManageEngine, we are constantly evolving our solutions to meet these dynamic market needs.