Apple @ Work: Is Safari the biggest shadow IT blind spot in your enterprise?
Safari represents a critical security blind spot in enterprise IT environments, with 27% of organizations using it informally without active management controls, leaving Mac-based users vulnerable to browser-based attacks that account for 68% of security incidents across surveyed organizations. This shadow IT gap exposes enterprises to significant risk vectors including phishing (40%), data loss (38%), and malicious extensions (34%), requiring IT leaders to implement formal Safari management, endpoint detection strategies, or deploy enterprise-grade browsers integrated with existing security infrastructure. The shift of attack surfaces from endpoints to browsers demands that CIOs elevate browser management to the same security standards applied to operating systems themselves.
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage, and protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. Over the last few weeks, I have talked a lot about shadow IT and how it is evolving. I recently did a webinar on AI as the new shadow IT, but there is another area Apple IT administrators need to consider: the web browser. A new report from Omdia, commissioned by Parallels, surveyed 400 IT and cybersecurity professionals and found that 68% of organizations are seeing an increase in browser-based security incidents. Since most enterprise SaaS apps are browser-based, it’s worth considering. more…
