Overview
Endpoint management is an industry term for the practice of providing a secure and stable environment for a community of connected devices including computers, tablets, and phones. A key goal of endpoint management is to ensure those endpoint devices are secure and protected from exploitation. Franklin OIT leverages two key tools to facilitate endpoint management for college-supported endpoint devices: Ivanti LANDesk and JAMF. Information about these tools is published on our FAQ pages:
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EITS also proactively monitors the network for known vulnerabilities. This means that an endpoint may not have been compromised yet, but it is susceptible to attack because either the version of the operating system or the version of an installed software package is vulnerable to attack. It's important to proactively patch, or update to a newer version of software when available to maintain a secure environment. Patching the vulnerability secures the endpoint and effectively remediates the threat.
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Collectively, Ivanti and JAMF are Endpoint Management Tools that help a large organization like the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences manage many thousands of endpoints. We talked about how these tools help us keep our devices secure through regular patching above, but they also help us manage settings and preferences to ensure compliance with the strict security requirements needed in an enterprise environment – onewhere many computers and associated devices share a common network. Although your computer may not contain sensitive or restricted data, if left unmanaged, it could provide an entry point on the network to other systems that do have sensitive or restricted data.
Please see our FAQ pages for additional information:
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