Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

April 2024

The IT Hour | JumpCloud Go-es Beyond Chrome 04.19.24

Scott Reed, Product Manager at JumpCloud joins us to talk about the latest updates on JumpCloud Go. Join us at 11:30 am ET. The #IT Hour hosted by #JumpCloud is a #communityprogram focused on the life of #ITAdministrators. With the ever changing #ITlandscape, having community and professional networking opportunities is very valuable. You can expect from our weekly conversations.

How to Defend Against Modern Phishing Attacks

Phishing isn’t what it used to be. Older, popular scams — like grammatically incorrect love letters and mysterious princes who just need a little money — have given way to sophisticated and dangerous social engineering attacks. In fact, phishing has become so prevalent and effective that it is one of the three primary ways hackers compromise credentials.

Making BYOD Work, Safely

Achieving an effective bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program has been aspirational for many IT organizations. There are explicit security and privacy concerns, which have led many admins to sour on the concept, despite its benefits. Admins have even reluctantly accepted the risk of personal PCs being left unmanaged, which leaves gaps in management and visibility.

Password Length vs Complexity: Which Is More Important?

In this video, learn about the differences between password length and complexity, which is more important, and four tips to improve password security in your organization. Learn more about: Resources and social media: Transcript: It’s no secret that passwords aren’t foolproof. In fact, the most common way that hackers infiltrate an organization is through stolen credentials. But until the day that everything has shifted to passwordless authentication, passwords are still necessary. So, how can we make them as strong and effective as possible?

New and Improved Packages from JumpCloud

IT professionals are the people who Make Work Happen™ throughout their organization — so it’s important they have the right tools at their fingertips. We believe that the best tools are those that can adapt to meet their needs as they evolve. This ethos drives the continual investment in the JumpCloud platform based on regular user input and feedback. As we’ve collected and acted upon customer feedback over the last couple of years, the JumpCloud platform has grown significantly.

The IT Hour | Microsoft Store Integration! 04.12.24

Josh Roland, Product Manager, joins us to talk about the latest improvement in Software Management for Windows. Join us at 11:30 am ET. The #IT Hour hosted by #JumpCloud is a #communityprogram focused on the life of #ITAdministrators. With the ever changing #ITlandscape, having community and professional networking opportunities is very valuable. You can expect from our weekly conversations.

IT for Startups and Scale-Ups

JumpCloud’s MSP partners are at the forefront of providing essential IT services to small and medium-sized businesses globally. In our interview series, we delve into conversations with these partners, exploring the dynamics of their MSPs and how JumpCloud plays a pivotal role in their operations. In today’s feature, we had the opportunity to speak with Chris Notley of FIFUM.

How to Convince Your Manager to Move Away from Active Directory

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) has been a mainstay of information systems for over 20 years, but it was intended for a different era of computing and business requirements. Its persistence affects IT’s agility, impacts security posture, and limits IT’s capacity to provide the best-of-breed tools that employees expect.

Let Them Speak: G2 Spring '24 Reports Are Here

In the dynamic landscape of today’s digital age, companies face an array of challenges — from heightened security concerns and the proliferation of devices, to the complexities of managing distributed workforces spanning multiple time zones and native languages. Navigating these issues becomes even more daunting when the tools available to IT admins and managed service providers (MSPs) are spread across an array of point solutions.

Striking a Balance Between Productivity and Security

Granting privileged access to an end user’s device is a common practice in organizations. Admins do it to give end users the ability to manage administrative tasks such as downloading applications and accessing resources on their devices. It can be done manually, which is cumbersome and introduces risks. Or it can be managed to improve user productivity without requiring additional IT help or intervention, so that IT can focus on higher priority tasks.

Understanding the Hesitance of MSPs Towards Google Workspace

I recently saw a post on LinkedIn from a managed service provider (MSP) who had turned down an opportunity because the prospect used Google Workspace. While I understood their reasoning for doing this, it did get me thinking: Why are MSPs so hesitant to work with Google? I created a casual poll on LinkedIn and the results revealed a significant trend: a majority of MSPs seem to be bypassing Google Workspace as a viable service offering.