Summer To-Do: Enroll Mac in New Management System
June 10, 2022
Vision
Today, more than ever, you need technology that lets you securely access data and collaborate with colleagues whenever and from wherever you want. To meet these needs, we’re leveraging modern tools that can help make the devices you use for Stanford work substantially safer and easier to use.
Efforts in Progress
Five complementary efforts are underway to modernize the devices used for Stanford work.
Advanced Device Protection
With CrowdStrike anti-malware, your laptops and desktops will be defended better than ever before. For those who require a very high level of security and monitoring, the new Cardinal Protect service provides an all-in-one managed desktop solution.
Modern Device Management
Modern management systems provide a much cleaner way to configure and update devices. If you use an Apple device, you can transition to a new solution called Jamf.
A Jamf-like solution for Windows devices will be announced soon. You can still opt to use VLRE if you don't work with High Risk data.
Passwordless Logins
Leave your passwords in the past and usher in a new era of safer and simpler computing for web-based logins, including Stanford VPN. With the new Cardinal Key installer for Mac and Windows, it’s easier than ever to get up and running.
Secure Authentication
This once per device prompt prevents anyone but you from accessing your Stanford email.
Operating System (OS) Upgrades
Staying current with software updates is an ongoing responsibility for each of us. The sunset scheduled for services and software is published on the UIT website.
About Exceptions
If there is a technical obstacle that prevents you from adopting a device improvement, you can request a time-limited compliance exception.
Join the conversation in Slack
- #iso-public: Security-related information from the Information Security Office to disseminate
- #iso-cardinalkey: Ask and answer questions about Cardinal Key
- #iso-crowdstrike: Discuss Crowdstrike antimalware
- #eed-beta: Test the latest from Endpoint Engineering and Development
- #bigfix: Share BigFix best practices
- #email-modern-auth: Discuss modern email authentication
- #cop-windows: Discuss Windows and other Microsoft-related topics
- #cop-macs: Discuss Macs and other Apple-related topics
- #cop-desktop-advisory: Discuss technical support
- #jamf@stanford: Ask and answer questions about Jamf @ Stanford
