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Friday Notebook, May 17: Citrix Synergy previews; security in the headlines

Also: BetterCloud; Liquidware app cloaking; more on MSIX AppAttach; Windows XP patch; WhatsApp; mobile security; and more! Continue Reading
Citrix Synergy 2019: The BrianMadden.com preview

Citrix has to strike a careful balance between their constituencies, but no matter what, we’re looking forward to all the product and strategy news at Citrix Synergy 2019.. Continue Reading
Friday Notebook, May 10: The future of App-V and a sneak peek at Microsoft AppAttach

Also: Xi Frame on Nutanix AHV; revoking user access; WVP printing and ThinPrint; Google I/O; MobileIron and SSO; and more. Continue Reading
We talk a lot about access and authentication, but what about revoking user access?

Google hopes to make it easier with their proposed Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol. Continue Reading
Friday Notebook, May 3: Apple MDM in the news; Mosyle Auth; SmartDeploy

Also: Dell, VMware, and Microsoft partnership; Blue Cedar; Citrix Cloud; Workspace ONE AirLift; Citrix offers Equifax due to PII data in breach. Continue Reading

I talked to a real-world Samsung DeX pilot customer, the Chula Vista Police Department

It’s taken a while to get here, but DeX is solving a lot of problems for CVPD in one fell swoop. It’s all about having the right use case! Continue Reading
5G technology *might* affect EUC, but don’t hold your breath for a revolution

Mobile carriers and others are all in on 5G technology, but how will that impact you now—and into the future? Continue Reading
How Google manages Chrome extensions without manually white/blacklisting each one

The key is to make policies based on permissions or runtime actions, not manually whitelisting each one. Continue Reading
Friday Notebook, April 19: More identity news; a look at Mosyle

Also: Passwords; conditional access; Android Security; Google Cloud Identity; ManageEngine; macOS 10.15; and a bit more. Continue Reading
An update on Google Cloud Identity, Google’s IDaaS and EMM platform

The company that spawned BeyondCorp can now sell you all the pieces you need to make it happen, and is now leaning on partners to help keep endpoints in line. Continue Reading
Android Security & Privacy 2018 report: Continued maturation of Google’s security efforts

PHA numbers continue to show a decline, as Google refines and adds to their Android security posture. Continue Reading

Conditional access (zero trust) is the most important EUC movement since mobile and cloud

How do we put together the “any-any-any” message we’ve been hearing for years? With access policies that take the device, user, app, risks, and other factors into account. Continue Reading
What’s the number-one security issue keeping me up at night? Passwords.

After two weeks discussing the latest in identity management, the biggest worry is still passwords associated with unmanaged SaaS apps, where it’s hard to protect user identities. Continue Reading
Friday Notebook, April 12: Citrix Casting; Fleetsmith; Addigy; and more on Google Cloud Next 2019

Also: More on Oktane 2019; Citrix SD-WAN on GCP; Microsoft’s power play; and more. Continue Reading
Google Cloud Next 2019: End user computing news

BeyondCorp gets revamped and more Google Cloud security product announcements. Continue Reading