Security Archives

Securing your Windows 7 Devices

27/05/202411/03/2020 by Peter Corish

Windows 7 has been out of extended support for months, however, to no one’s surprise there are still a huge number of Windows 7 devices being utilized in the workplace across multiple industries, with around 25.6% of all devices are still running the operating system, Windows 7 is not going anywhere overnight. That is not to say people AREN’T moving however, the amount of reported Windows 7 devices are dropping at rates similar to XP. Environments are making the move to Windows 10, it’s just a much longer process than we give it credit for. So what exactly takes so long?

The issue is not with notice, we have known about EoL for a long time, the issue, as it often is with IT, is with prioritization. There are a lot of considerations and steps that go into upgrading an OS in a workplace and the idea of disrupting workflow and ignoring current “fires” to provision for what is (or was) seen as currently working fine is for many just was not a feasible undertaking.

Securing end users and endpoints with thin client computing

21/06/202304/03/2020 by Peter Corish

Drawing on my twenty plus years of working within end user computing, I can safely say that the weakest link in any end user computing environment when we talk about security, are the end users and the devices which they use. We talk a lot about securing the edge of the network, and for me, the edge of the network, when it comes to end user computing, stops squarely with the end users.

Best of Both Worlds: MDM & Secure Remote Worker for BYOD

21/06/202319/02/2020 by Peter Corish

BYOD is quickly becoming a valid and even preferred option in the workplace, with 85% of organisations implementing some form of BYOD. The efficiency that can be achieved with this trend is well documented and largely agreed upon. It’s found that employees work well on familiar devices, this stretches further than just the initial learning curve that … Read more

Secure Remote Worker’s Write Filter

21/06/202310/02/2020 by Peter Corish

Hi all, we are coming at you again with another blogpost, this time to let you know about our new feature for Secure Remote Worker, in our 6.0 release.

Built to provide a greater level of security and assist in achieving PCI, HIPAA and GDPR compliance, Secure Remote Worker’s write filter will allow for a clinical level of separation between the Secure Remote Worker session and end user’s personal machine. Thanks to the great effort of our dev team, Secure Remote Worker will allow you to utilize this write filter functionality on all personal Windows devices.

Happy Holidays from ThinScale Technology

21/06/202317/12/2019 by Peter Corish

Hanukkah Sameach, Happy Kwanzaa and Merry Christmas from the team at ThinScale Technology.

The ThinScale Management Platform—Complex use cases, made simple

27/05/202413/12/2019 by Peter Corish

In IT deployments, no two environments are exactly the same. Whether it be down to something as small as the drivers required to print or as broad as the use case itself, IT projects will always differ.

Windows Virtual Desktop support is here with ThinKiosk 5.7!

21/06/202322/11/2019 by Peter Corish

Today is the day! We are thrilled to announce the release of ThinKiosk 5.7, which adds Windows Virtual Desktop to our existing list of connectors. What does this mean? It means Windows Virtual Desktop is now natively supported by ThinKiosk!

E2EVC – Grandparents, Limoncello and no “Marketing Bullsh*t”

21/06/202313/11/2019 by Peter Corish

Recently, I attended my first E2EVC from the 8th to the 10th of November in Lisbon, Portugal. Between great speakers and current, interesting topics; there was a lot to take away from this conference. In this post, I want to tell you about some of my take-aways as a first-timer going to the event.

Windows 7 end of life: What does it mean for your endpoints?

27/05/202407/11/2019 by Peter Corish

With Windows 7 End-of-life on the horizon there is a lot of panic in the air over what to do with your existing devices. A lot of people will be telling you that you need to upgrade or be vulnerable to malicious software, or to remove the OS and boot with Linux because the only thing to stop a group of hackers is an open source, easily accessed OS.

ThinScale Virtual Desktop Agent: The piece you didn’t know you needed

21/06/202309/10/2019 by Peter Corish

Hello everyone! And happy October (spooky).

Let’s shed some light on a piece of technology we released in late September. The Virtual Desktop Agent, one of the most exciting additions to ThinKiosk and Secure Remote Worker.