Security NIST Changes Course and Advises Against Regularly Changing Passwords The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its recommendations for user password management, and some of the advice is causing quite a stir across the InfoSec world. O... Max Trottier March 12, 2019
Quick tips The Basics: How to Manage Role-Based Access Control Using Vaults in Remote Desktop Manager 2019.1 The more clothes you have, the more drawers you need to keep things neat and tidy (actually for me, I just need a beautiful, glorious, huge walk-in closet!). Well, the same goes for entries: the more ... Jenny Knafo March 7, 2019
News [IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT] Password Vault Manager Now Fully Integrated in Remote Desktop Manager We are pleased to announce that Password Vault Manager (PVM) is now fully integrated in Remote Desktop Manager (RDM). Why Did We Do This? Password Vault Manager has been around for many years helping... Max Trottier March 6, 2019
Security SOC 2 Certification – We’re Almost There! Recently, we highlighted that we have added 2FA to Devolutions Cloud, and we plan on expanding 2FA across all of our products in the coming months. Today, we take a deeper look at another major securi... Jenny Knafo February 28, 2019
Security The Basics of Zero Trust Architecture + 8 Best Practices The conventional approach to information security is to deploy enforcement mechanisms at the network perimeter, such as next-generation firewalls, proxy servers, network intrusion detection systems, a... Joey Dupont February 27, 2019
Security Devolutions Under the Hood - SSO for Devolutions Account As part of our ongoing focus on helping Sysadmins and other IT professionals enhance security and strengthen governance, I am delighted to announce that we have integrated Single Sign-On (SSO) for Dev... Jenny Knafo February 21, 2019
Security 5 Cybersecurity Quick Wins One of the defining features of cybersecurity is that it is an ongoing (read: endless) commitment vs. a one-time event. Despite this, many IT security professionals are under extreme pressure to produ... Max Trottier February 19, 2019
Quick tips How to Update Your Devolutions Password Server Registration Serial If you replace the lock on your door, then obviously your old key won’t fit. Well, the same is true when you renew your Devolutions Password Server license: you’ll get a new registration serial, which... Jenny Knafo February 14, 2019
Fun & lifestyle 9 Critical Skills for Landing an IT Job in 2019 Programming, website design and development, networking – these were the valuable IT skills of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. And there is no reason to think that they are not still useful. B... Leona Henrynson February 13, 2019
News Devolutions 2019 Road Map It’s the start of a new year here at Devolutions, which means that it’s my privilege to share our 2019 Road Map, which highlights the goals we have planned for the year ahead. Before getting started, ... David Hervieux February 12, 2019
Quick tips How to Configure 2FA in Devolutions Server We all need to keep up-to-date with everything nowadays! If you’re old enough, you’ll know the old saying “Keeping up with the Joneses” – and no I don’t mean Keeping up with the Kardashians. It means ... Jenny Knafo February 7, 2019
Quick tips The Basics: Protect Your Data Source with 2FA in Remote Desktop Manager The start of a new year means that it’s also the season for New Year’s Resolutions! My pledge this year is to eat healthier and go to the gym, so that I can fit into those jeans I bought two years ago... Jenny Knafo January 31, 2019
Quick tips Password Manager: Free vs. Paid Just like Stanley from The Office, we agree that it would be lovely if every day was Pretzel Day. After all, who doesn’t love free stuff? However, in the real world we often need to pay for things — a... Derick St-Hilaire January 30, 2019
Security Principle of Least Privilege (POLP): What, Why & Best Practices The principle of least privilege (POLP) is a policy in which end users are given only the amount of access they need to carry out their jobs — nothing more and nothing less. Understandably, some end u... Joey Dupont January 29, 2019
Review Updated 2019: most popular free remote desktop solutions Discover the most popular free remote desktop solutions of 2019. Compare top tools like AnyDesk, Chrome Remote Desktop, and TeamViewer to find the best option for your remote access needs. Jenny Knafo January 24, 2019
Quick tips How to Export All Remote Desktop Manager Entries to Devolutions Password Server I have a confession to make: prior to working at Devolutions, I wasn’t as cautious as I am today with password security. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I did unforgivable things like choose “123456... Joey Dupont January 23, 2019
Quick tips Five Steps to Building a Better Cyber Budget There’s a pretty good chance your business’s cybersecurity budget needs some serious improvement. Don’t feel too bad – you aren’t alone in that. I’d honestly go so far as to say that the majority of b... Tim Mullahy January 22, 2019
Quick tips [NEW FEATURE] Office 365 Authentication with Devolutions Password Server You know how, in every movie, there’s always THE star? In Iron Man, it’s Iron Man. In Thor, it’s Thor. And in Spiderman, it’s Spiderman…OK, maybe my examples here aren’t the most diverse, but you get ... Jenny Knafo January 17, 2019