Virtual Desktop Security: Guide to Protecting your VDI/DaaS
Virtual desktop security has become crucial for preventing data loss. Here, we show you how to create a secure virtual environment.
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UEM in the cloud with the ThinScale Device Portal
Maintaining control over your endpoint deployments is a vital part of endpoint security. Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solutions allow IT teams to troubleshoot, deploy updates, and maintain visibility over their entire endpoint environment. However, UEM solutions often have their own needs and issues. We are happy to say we solved these issues with the new … Read more
IT Admin Series: 02 MFA best practices
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become the standard for almost any workforce utilizing IT systems. It creates an extra layer of defence against malicious actors attempting to access corporate resources. However, it is not something that can just be implemented and forgotten about; due consideration must be given to ensuring an organization’s MFA is as effective … Read more
ThinScale’s Virtual Desktop Agent – The access control you need
ThinScale Technology has always been at the forefront of endpoint security, specifically in breach & data leakage prevention. Securing endpoints ensures that even pre-existing malware is prevented from running on ThinScale machines. But what about end users who decide to try to circumvent this security? How can IT teams ensure a user with valid credentials does … Read more
Building the human firewall: 6 pillars of Security Awareness Training
Anyone working in IT security can attest to the difficulties in maintaining effective security posture in their environment with uneducated or unaware end-users. The context that security training provides is vital for employees to understand why they are working within their specific parameters. Without this insight, it is little surprise that 74% of security breaches … Read more
VDI Security Series: 01 Mitigating the Risks of VPNsÂ
VPNs often play a crucial role in VDI security, particularly in the context of WFH. Looking back to 2020, how many organizations needed to provide remote employees with access to their virtual workspace when the pandemic hit? And how many IT leaders immediately reached for a VPN to secure that connection? That was an understandable … Read more
IT Admin Series: 01 Protecting Your Organization With User Restrictions
Endpoint deployments are the first and weakest point of contact when it comes to potential threats. User restrictions must be applied to protect your organization. If IT teams implement robust endpoint security solutions, configure roles and access correctly, assign the correct permissions, enforce good password policy with MFA as reinforcement, and maintain consistent monitoring over … Read more
Process Security: The Answer to Complex Endpoint Security Use Cases
Securing endpoints without breaking application compatibility or simply affecting productivity is an ongoing challenge for modern IT departments. Often, concessions must be made, either by restricting or losing app functionality or loosening security protocol and making exceptions for vital LoB apps. Striking the perfect balance between robust security policies and workload requirements is crucial. ThinScale’s … Read more
The Top 5 Trends & Priorities for Security Leaders in 2024Â
Throughout 2024, the speed of digital transformation across every industry will continue at pace, demanding that security leaders stay agile, and remain open to new technologies and approaches. Here are five key areas in particular that deserve attention: 1. Embedding Zero Trust Let’s forget about the buzzword that Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) has become. The … Read more
Why Zero Trust Security beats Antivirus everytime
Some old-fashioned wisdom for a modern problem; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. PwC’s 2023 Digital Trust Insight Survey presents a hypthetical scenario It’s clearly based on the 2021 HSE data breach (the national Irish health executive), but it underscores a global issue in security; organizations are too reliant on antivirus … Read more