Does your organization use any virtual desktop interface (VDI) solutions for securing remote workers?

End-User Services & CollaborationIdentity & Access Management (IAM)
1.7k views1 Upvote5 Comments
CISO in Software, 51 - 200 employees
We have 15 employees but about 25 developer contractors all over the world. And since we don't have money right now we're using Amazon Workspaces. Then, we limit the IP addresses to only work from that to Okta. So, the only way they can access our resources is if they log into their Amazon Workspace—they can do their stuff and we have control of the whole thing. It's a cheap and dirty way to do it.
1
Director, IT in Software, 201 - 500 employees
We use VDI when interviewing candidates, especially engineering candidates. If they need to access sensitive data in Amazon Redshift or something like that, then they'll authenticate using Workspaces. This is cool because you can spin up a VM for them, email them their credentials, and then it shuts down when they're done. But those specific VMs in the given block of IPs have access to whatever they need.
Co-Founder, SVP, CISO, 11 - 50 employees
When COVID hit we had 2,000 workers working from home and our personal area networks (PANs) just couldn't handle it. We threw up a bunch of virtual machines and ordered bigger PANs, but people didn't like the VDI/VIA environments for some reason. They just wanted to use their own VPN from their own house. 

But iPass used to have a neat little client we used that wouldn't bring up the VPN into a scan machine for patches and running services and everything. It did a whole bunch before it allowed the VPN to come up, I loved that. Because for these home users, that's what you want: to know that they have malware protection, etc., running, to just get their basic temperature to know you're not in trouble.
1 Reply
Director, IT in Software, 201 - 500 employees

GlobalProtect will do that in some form or fashion, as a posture check in order to use VPNs, but we're also using Perimeter 81 as a full SD-VPN, if you will. But it will do a posture check to check if you have endpoint protection.

@dchou1107 in Education, 5,001 - 10,000 employees
👍 VDI is the way to go except there are certain limitations but it works for majority of the workforce
2

Content you might like

Are short term bans of the use of GenAI applications and tools (such as ChatGPT) a good idea for end users in most organizations? For context see this article on the State of Maine Government's directive before you vote: https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-generative-ai-gets-6-month-ban-in-maine-government

Applications & PlatformsEnd-User Services & CollaborationPeople & Leadership+4 more

Yes - Maine did the right thing. There are too many security risks with free versions of these tools. Not enough copyright or privacy protections of data.30%

No, but.... - You must have good security and privacy policies in place for ChatGPT (and other GenAI apps). My organization has policies and meaningful ways to enforce those policies and procedures for staff.56%

No - Bans simply don't work. Even without policies, this action hurts innovation and sends the wrong message to staff and the world about our organization.9%

I'm not sure. This action by Maine makes me think. Let me get back to you in a few weeks (or months).3%


333 PARTICIPANTS
8.7k views9 Upvotes1 Comment

Does anyone have any guidance, tips, and/or templates to share to help establish Identity Access Management governance as a part of an overarching Identity Governance and Administration program?

Process ManagementIdentity & Access Management (IAM)
1.7k views2 Upvotes

What would you say is holding your organization back from going to passwordless MFA solution?

Security & GRCIdentity & Access Management (IAM)

I don’t understand what passwordless MFA entails17%

I’m not sure how passwordless MFA technology would work with other technology I have already invested in47%

I’m not sure how my employees would respond to passwordless MFA37%

Passwordless MFA is too new of technology. How can I trust it?24%

I already trust the current MFA solution I have. I don't care about user friction21%

No budget to invest in a more advanced MFA solutions17%


232 PARTICIPANTS
1.7k views1 Comment

If you had a magic wand - what's the #1 daily business challenge you'd eliminate?

People & LeadershipStrategy & ArchitectureCloud+57 more
CTO in Software, 201 - 500 employees
Without a doubt - Technical Debt! It's a ball and chain that creates an ever increasing drag on any organization, stifles innovation, and prevents transformation.
142 19 Replies
Read More Comments
46.4k views133 Upvotes323 Comments

CIOs, What is your digital transformation priority for this year?

Applications & PlatformsCloudContact Center & Telecom+5 more
Chief Data Officer in Travel and Hospitality, Self-employed
Data & Analytics
Read More Comments
3k views1 Upvote6 Comments