Jamf launched new solutions with enhancements in security, provisioning, deployment, authentication, and other areas for managing Apple fleets in businesses. Additionally, it is extending its reach for Windows and Android devices as well as new tools to assist in improving the management of enterprise Apple centered fleets.
Executive Threat Protection, a complex security solution to assist defend executives, the media, the government, and others preventing spyware, was also recently launched by the business.
Bridging the gap
During its spring event, the business made a number of announcements. Jamf CEO stated that they have always put Apple first and seek to narrow the gap between what companies and educational institutions need and the new developments at Apple.
In light of this, the company's technologies depend on Apple's most recent technological advancements for businesses, including Managed Device Attestation, Declarative Device Management and MDM APIs.
The business, though, seems to be focusing more broadly. After laying the groundwork and providing support for fresh Apple processes, Jamf is expanding the use of a number of its security products among organizations that might not exclusively use Apple. Jamf is available to assist you optimize your technological investments and empower your end customers, regardless of the size of your deployment or your device ecosystem.
Improved account authentication, management and deployment tools
Jamf keeps enhancing its account authentication and management suite. It has expanded to incorporate zero-trust access capabilities in order to accomplish this, including a beneficial and automatical activation after setup function.
Remotely delivered gadgets are intended to turn on right away when first used, eliminating the demand for occasionally problematic VPNs. The business said that this provides limited access to specific apps only and resources a person requires for their position. This greatly enhances data security.
In terms of new device installation, the MDM provider now provides immediate macOS accounts provisioning with the company, that will instantly enable an encrypted network link whenever a user initially sets the Mac up. The concept is that once a user sets up a remote Mac using their credentials for the first time, it may be supplied with apps, settings, online identity, and network connectivity.
A new automatic method that generates and maintains distinct native administrator logins for every managed Mac at the moment of enrolment enhances device management. This program allows for the randomization of passwords, which aids in maintaining operational security for controlled administrator accounts. Another change is that managed apps will now alert users when there are updates there.
Admins will be able to start a safe remote desktop connection right from the MDM device
to offer help, thanks to a new functionality called Remote Assist that Jamf is introducing this summer.
Protecting the safe platforms
The business bragged about its ongoing initiatives to offer Mac users the greatest identity security solution. In order to accomplish this, Jamf is collaborating with Okta to supply the FastPass and verification services for safe Mac user account provisioning. These are significant efforts toward improving login safety on BYOD gear while streamlining user signup onboarding. To put it simply, it implies that all company apps, even those on individually owned devices, would support rapid and safe biometric logins.
Since last year, Jamf has collaborated with SwiftConnect to provide virtual employee ids in digital wallets. The significant news is that the company intends to launch the system on Android devices very soon, taking into account the variety of mobile platforms utilized in most offices.
Jamf Protect now has Amazon, Google and Microsoft authentication
With the addition of controls for restricted access in collaboration with those companies, the Jamf Protect system's already-existing telemetry security monitoring capabilities were expanded.
Organizations may now use Google BeyondCorp and offer a connection with AWS Verified Access thanks to this integration, which allows access restrictions to be extended across the full Azure Active Directory workflow. In all of the three situations, organizations may ensure that the devices accessing their systems are authenticated and safe by integrating with these frequently utilized access control systems.
Jamf Protect now connects with Microsoft Sentinel, enabling businesses to monitor and safeguard the Mac fleet using Microsoft security, which provides a consistent view of safety incidents across all of the endpoints. It is helpful because, to put it simply, having the ability to watch over each device in a fleet of company vehicles may provide ahead notification of security activities.
The business stated that as soon as Jamf Protect senses a risk, its access policies begin to dynamically respond. When a risk is identified, the system will react immediately, cutting off the user's secure connection and preventing access to important resources.
Furthermore, Jamf unveiled a fresh improvement that enables companies to determine whether a user quickly suspends access after disabling their encrypted connection.