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Cloud Directory feature macOS Device Management

Cloud Directory feature macOS® Device Management

| | Active Directory Limitations, Blog, Cloud Directory feature macOS Device Management, cross-platform system management, group policy objects, heterogeneous IT, JumpCloud, Mac management, Mac system management, Managing Systems with JumpCloud, policies
A cloud directory that features macOS® device management would certainly be helpful in the modern enterprise. While many IT organizations have Macs®, they often don’t have great management tools for Macs. As ...
Blog – JumpCloud
GDPR causes a flood of new policies

GDPR causes a flood of new policies

| | GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, non-eu, policies, Privacy, review, Security world
The upcoming GDPR deadline means you've probably seen an influx of changed policy announcements in your inbox. Here's why you might want to pay attention to the changes. Categories: Privacy Security world ...
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policy management for modern infrastructure

Policy Management for Modern Infrastructure

| | Blog, Directory-as-a-Service, Group based policy management, group policy, group policy objects, JumpCloud, policies, Policy Management, remote device management, Remote System Management, system management
The days of one platform prevailing over an IT environment are over. Today, the typical office is leveraging Mac®, Linux®, and Windows® systems. Unfortunately, this heterogeneous environment is causing problems for IT ...
Blog – JumpCloud
Replace macOS Open Directory

Replace macOS® Open Directory

| | Apple Open Directory, Blog, commands, cross-platform policies, GPOs, GPOs for macOS, group policy objects, Identity provider, Mac management, macos, macOS server, policies, Policy Management, system management
IT organizations that have been using Apple® macOS® Server are wondering what’s in store for them in the future. Apple has been quietly shifting away from macOS Server and deprecating various components ...
Blog – JumpCloud
What is Mac User Management

What is Mac® User Management?

| | Apple, Blog, commands, cross-platform gpo capabilities, cross-platform system management, GPOs, JumpCloud, Mac management, Mac User Management, policies, system management
User management is a core activity for virtually all IT organizations. Having a good user management solution in place makes it incredibly easier to secure user access to valuable company digital assets ...
Blog – JumpCloud
Cloud Mac Management

Cloud Mac Management

| | Active Directory, Active Directory Replacement, Cloud Mac Management, Cloud Mac Management Solutions, cross-platform policies, GPOs, group policy objects, Mac management, policies, SCCM, security bloggers network, system management
The IT network is changing, and it has been for over a decade now. All of the IT infrastructure that used to be dominated by Microsoft® Windows® has since grown... The post ...
JumpCloud
Measure Security Performance, Not Policy Compliance

Measure Security Performance, Not Policy Compliance

| | Compliance, Infosec, kpis, Metrics, musings, policies, security, security bloggers network
I started my security (post-sysadmin) career heavily focused on security policy frameworks. It took me down many roads, but everything always came back to a few simple notions, such as that policies ...
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disabling guest accounts on windows

Disabling Guest Accounts on Windows®

| | commands, Directory-as-a-Service, group policy objects, JumpCloud, Microsoft, policies, security bloggers network, Windows
Guest accounts create the perfect opportunity for hackers to gain a backdoor into a system, and this is why IT admins prefer to have guest accounts completely disabled. If you... The post ...
JumpCloud
Setting Screen Saver Lock

Setting Screen Saver Lock Across Your Windows Fleet

| | Cloud-based directory service, cross platform gpos, gpo-like capabilities, GPOs, policies, security, security bloggers network, system management
One of the easiest ways to compromise a network is for somebody to gain access to a machine that’s been left unattended. Not convinced this is a likely scenario? Have... The post ...
JumpCloud
Cloud Directory Feature Cross Platform GPOs

Cloud Directory Feature: Cross Platform GPOs

| | Active Directory Alternative, Cloud Directory Feature: Cross Platform GPOs, Cloud System Management, Cross platform group policy objects, Directory-as-a-Service, gpo-like capabilities, GPOs, JumpCloud, Microsoft Active Directory, policies, security bloggers network, system management
The directory services space has become far more interesting lately. With the shift to the cloud, new cloud identity and access management (CIAM) solutions are appearing left and right. One... The post ...
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