Name: Embracing Technology Advancements in Education: Navigating Budget and Security
Start: 2023-10-05T19:00:00Z
End: 2023-10-05T19:00:21.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

Jamf, the standard for managing and securing Apple in the enterprise, extends the legendary Apple experience people love to businesses, schools and government organizations through its 73,500+ customers and the 100,000+ members of Jamf Nation, the largest community of Apple IT admins in the world.

Jamf offers the whole product experience, meaning our services don’t stop once you become a customer. If anything, they only get better. From our world-class support model that provides you with a designated Jamf expert, to our educational courses that show you everything you need to know about our tool, to the members of the Jamf Nation community who are ready to talk Apple management at a moment’s notice, you will not find a better Apple management provider out there.

Keeping up with technology is essential for staying ahead in the game. With each new Apple upgrade season, you witness a wave of innovation, introducing cutting-edge devices, operating systems, and software enhancements.

In our webinar, How to Prepare for Upgrade Season, we will provide practical insights and actionable tips to help you make informed decisions and capitalize on the latest Apple innovations.

We’ll discuss:

The significance of Apple's upgrade season
How to integrate Apple devices seamlessly into your operations
Preparations that align with your business objectives and IT infrastructure

How to Prepare for Upgrade Season

When it comes to access, Single Sign-On is unrivaled. But sometimes it’s not always available. That’s why Apple is bringing cloud identity deep into its platform to provide effortless and secure onboarding and authentication processes across all its operating systems.

In our webinar, The Future of Identity on Apple Devices with Jamf and Okta, we will introduce how Jamf is partnering with Okta to deliver these new Apple innovations to macOS, iOS and iPadOS devices, benefiting organizations of all types and sizes.

You will learn:

The numerous features and significant benefits of Apple’s platform identity innovations
How to deploy Okta Verify via Jamf to enable Okta FastPass and Single Sign-On Extension
How to implement Platform and Enrollment Single Sign-On
Effortless, identity-based Zero Trust Network Access
An overview of Apple’s identity announcements at WWDC 2023

The Future of Identity on Apple Devices with Jamf and Okta

Organizations today are in a tough spot. They’re required to protect data and secure the environment, while also tasked with efficiently empowering employees to be their most productive selves. . .from anywhere. Toss in budget constraints and you see the predicament. The unfortunate reality is that corners cannot be cut. Management and security solutions are essential to avoiding the astronomical cost a security breach can bring.

In our webinar, The Journey to Trusted Access, we explain strategies and best practices to address this predicament head-on. Discover the important layers of endpoint management and security, and how they integrate to achieve IT and InfoSec goals, without slowing an employee down.

We’ll discuss:

Integrating and unifying modern identity, security and access
The latest principles and capabilities for effectively managing devices in today’s digital landscape
Practical measures to ensure the right balance of data security and user productivity
How to consolidate your technology stack and cut costs

The Journey to Trusted Access

As we navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape, educational institutions face a paramount challenge: preserving a safe online community while exploring the vast realm of the internet. Empowered with a vision of responsible digital citizenship, the IT administrators lead the mission to create a culture embodying internet safety and security.

In our webinar, From Risk to Resilience: Strengthening Internet Security in Education, we will explore innovative strategies, delve into best practices and share visionary insights.

We’ll cover:

The importance of safe internet
Establishing a comprehensive internet safety framework
Promoting digital citizenship through education and awareness
Leveraging technology for safe internet practices

From Risk to Resilience: Strengthening Internet Security in Education

Dr. Emily McRoberts-Froese welcomes Jon Griffey and Stephen Johnson to explore the transformative journey of a leading university’s consolidation of their Apple Device Management platform. Learn how their efforts resulted in a streamlined approach, yielding significant benefits in terms of consistency, efficiency and security.

Join the session as we discuss:

Unifying management for a consistent Apple device experience
Strategies for increased productivity and reduced overhead
Measures to protect devices and sensitive data

Achieving More with Enhanced Efficiency

The modern workplace creates new security concerns as the workforce can access corporate resources and business data from anywhere, anytime on a connected device. To secure against these risks and ensure compliance, organizations look to adopt compliance frameworks or, depending on the nature of the business, must adhere to certain frameworks that outlines policies and procedures.

In our webinar, Understanding Security Frameworks, you’ll learn about different types of security frameworks and how to achieve compliance with your Apple fleet, ensuring security benchmarks are met while maintaining a great user experience.

We'll discuss:

Introduction of cybersecurity frameworks, benefits and usage
Explore compliance best practices for managing your Apple fleet
Bringing together device management, user identity and endpoint protection

Understanding Security Frameworks

e cybersecurity threat landscape has evolved to target employees working both in and outside the office, requiring organizations’ management and security teams work together to ensure corporate and BYO devices are effectively configured, managed and secured.

When it comes to mobile device management (MDM), Apple devices not only have a solid foundation of built-in privacy and security, but Apple also offers a powerful management framework and endpoint security api which allow the creation of tools to help simplify device enrollment, configuration, and security policy enforcement. With Apple’s rising popularity and use in the enterprise, more bad actors are targeting and searching for vulnerabilities as well as web based threats.

In our webinar, Exploring Apple’s MDM Framework and Endpoint Security API, we provide a comprehensive understanding of how organizations can use these technologies to streamline device administration, enhance security measures, and ensure policy compliance.

Join us as we discuss:

Apple’s MDM Framework for managing Macs, iPhones and iPads
Apple’s Endpoint Security API as a baseline security tool and how to provide additional layers of security
How to achieve compliance, adopt at scale and apply security frameworks to your Apple fleet
How management and security can help bring together device management, user identity and endpoint protection

Exploring Apple’s MDM Framework and Endpoint Security API

As an educational institution, you understand the importance of embracing new technologies to empower your students in their quest for learning and success. Simultaneously, you face the challenge of effectively meeting the ever-growing demands while operating within the constraints of limited resources.

In our webinar, Embracing Technology Advancements in Education: Navigating Budget and Security Needs, we discuss the balance between these objectives to maximize technology spending while optimizing student and staff device usage.

We’ll explore:

Challenges faced by educational institutions in the current economic climate
Different funding sources for school security technology
Effective use of technology resources
Guidance to support your deployments

Embracing Technology Advancements in Education: Navigating Budget and Security

As an educational institution, embracing new technologies is crucial, but doing so within limited resources can be challenging. Fortunately, ESSER funds provide a promising opportunity to overcome this hurdle.

In our webinar, Navigating ESSER III Funding for Education Technology, we will review ESSER III funds for technology integration in schools and help you bridge the digital divide and revolutionize learning experiences.

We'll share:

Purpose, eligibility and allocation of ESSER III funding
Specific provisions for technology investments
Federal perspective on models and strategies for integrating technology
Jamf solutions to manage and protect devices in your learning environment

Navigating ESSER III Funding for Education Technology

In today’s hybrid workforce, it’s often possible for employees to work anywhere – whether from their home, on the road or in the office. For many organizations legacy VPN is inadequate for the modern workforce, providing a poor user experience in need of replacement.

This can challenge IT and InfoSec teams who need to help end users stay productive while also securing both organizational data and devices. The solution: moving to the cloud.

In our webinar, Providing Secure Access for Remote Work, we’ll discuss how to provide modern remote access to support work anywhere.

Join us to learn:

The importance of support for both on-prem and software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps
How a remote access solution makes it easy for employees to seamlessly access work resources
Why moving away from legacy VPNs can offer improved deployments, faster workflows and cost savings
Connecting employees to productivity apps on corporate-owned and BYO devices

Providing Secure Access for Remote Work

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fever seems to be sweeping the globe, especially when it comes to the possibilities of using advanced chatbot technology. The new generation of AI bots uses statistical models to generate complex text – including usable code.

So where does AI fit into the IT admin toolbox? One area worth exploring is IT scripting, a subject that benefits from effective use of complex vocabulary and muscle-memory.

In our webinar, Exploring AI for IT Scripting, we’ll discuss questions including:

Is AI really intelligent, or just a fancier Google?
Can AI help administrators write useful shell scripts?
Can AI understand me, or do I need to “speak AI”?
How deep can we go with using AI for shell scripting?
Where does AI work, and where does it fall short?

Exploring AI for IT Scripting

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