They probably weren’t snooping around your computer for no reason. To be fair-in the example above, chances are that someone on the IT team probably did try to contact you about updating your computer’s OS or deleting a file from your computer. Or you just might want to know what people are looking at on your computer, which is pretty reasonable. The answer is most likely never, and chances are if you’re using your device for any personal reason, you might wonder what exactly IT teams had access to or what they could view on your laptop when making that change. If you’re an employee at an organization that uses security or IT management software, when was the last time your IT team directly asked for your permission before making a change to your laptop? Or told you why it was important for them to make that change? So how does this dynamic typically play out and why should you care? What this typically leads to is distrust between end users and IT and security teams, and ultimately, a worse security posture. Many of us do this without thinking about who has access to that data until we’re forced to confront the fact that the IT and security teams at the organizations we work for have, and need, the ability to enforce changes and/or updates to our laptops from time-to-time to adhere to proper security practices. Doing laundry in between work calls while at home became common practice, as did checking personal email and/or storing photos and personal financial information on our work laptops.
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The end user security problemįor many, COVID-19 exacerbated what was an already blurred line between our personal and professional lives. Kolide’s end user-centric approach builds trust between IT teams and employees, educates employees on security best practices, and decreases the burden on IT. Kolide is a Boston-based company offering an IT operations platform that empowers employees to take more control over their device security.
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