IT Hour | 1 March 2024 | SME IT Trends

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We had Tom Bridge join us to give us updates on the latest releases that were discussed in the 2024 Q1 Roadmap Recap. He also went over the SME IT Trends that were polled across several countries. For more information on SME IT trends you can read our blog post or download the e-book.

Becky also announced her new role as a member of the Mac Admins Board of Directors! Find out more about the Mac Admins Community here: https://www.macadmins.org/

Community Updates

• What to expect from JumpCloud in Q1 2024 (IT Hour Transcript)
• Android EMM: Better Together Enterprise & Kiosk Mode Policy Enhancements (Product News)
• Zero Touch Provisioning with Linux - by Loic B (Software & Hardware)
• Link to community: https://bit.ly/jcitcmty
• Link to slack lounge: https://bit.ly/3BBKow4 

Product Releases and Announcements

• Password Manager Desktop App

  • This release contains new functionality for archiving items; users will be able to view, delete, and restore archived items easily.
  • Several improvements have been made to ensure Password Manager sync occurs quickly, appropriately, and without issues.

• Enable MFA for Administrator Accounts

  • We’ve added a widget to the Homepage so that you can quickly view a list of the admins in your org who are not currently required to use MFA to sign in to the Admin Portal or Multi-Tenant Portal.
  • From this widget, Admins with Billing can take quick action to enforce MFA for those admins.

• Software Management - JumpCloud Private App Repository

  • Control the applications you deploy to your fleet without the time and expense involved in setting up and maintaining your own hosting solution…let JumpCloud do it for you!
  • Currently, we support MSI package format for Windows and PKG package format for Mac. 

IT News

• Microsoft confirms broken Windows 11 update, offers workaround (pcworld)
• Windows 11 borrowing Apple’s ‘iPhone as a webcam’ feature for Android (9to5mac)
• #StopRansomware: Phobos Ransomware (CISA)
• Threat Actors Exploit Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways (CISA)
• Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day (ars technica)