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Joe Stangarone recently wrote about the 5 Big Challenges Facing CIOs and IT Leaders in 2015 on the Cup of Joe Blog. Featured in the article are insights from a wide range of industry experts including Ryan St. Hilaire, VP of Product Management, here at Absolute Software. The article explores the shifting roles and responsibilities that come with new challenges, from mobile to the cloud and more, as well as the...

We recently put together a new case study on how Absolute was able to give peace of mind to Syddansk Erhvervsskole, one of Denmark’s largest technology colleges. Syddansk Erhvervsskole is made up of two schools merged into one. Situated on two sites, 100km apart, with activities spread out over ten locations in Denmark, the college offers 45 programmes under vocational education. With 5,000 students per year and a staff of 900,...

Shellshock, or Bashdoor, is a security vulnerability that was recently identified in the Bash shell that is used on versions of Unix-based operating systems. See https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271 for details. Following a comprehensive review of our technology and products, Absolute Software would like to inform customers that Absolute products are not vulnerable to this exploit. In fact, Absolute Manage  our endpoint management solution, can actually be used to identify computers within a company’s environment...

Absolute Software works closely with different analysts from around the world as one of many important inputs in the validation of our technology and product strategy. By combining analyst feedback and perspective with input from our customers, product specialists, and the market in general, we continue to set the standard in persistent endpoint security and management. In our library of analyst reports, we offer industry leader perspectives on industry...

Absolute Software today has launched proactive event-specific response capabilities for data and device security. Event Calling, available with Absolute Compturace, allows for a tailored response to potential data breaches and security incidents. Event Calling provides our customers with a policy-based approach to regulatory compliance, risk management, and enterprise security. What is Event Calling? Event Calling, available in Absolute Compturace, allows customers to receive immediate alerts if an event they consider to be...