Lessons learned on the digital workspace journey with Workspace ONE

Workspace ONE allows you to present the exact user experience your use case requires. One of the things that Workspace ONE UEM does a great job with is interacting with various API's across all the major operating systems. There can be times when you might wish to interact with those API's directly. Some examples of the types of API's that could be helpful would include: Google's  Play EMM API  or the  Android Management API . A scenario where this could be useful is when you want to retrieve a set of data that isn't currently captured by Workspace ONE UEM. If there is something you wish Workspace ONE captured, don't hesitate to submit a  Feature Request  on the crowdsourced portal. In the meantime, this blog will cover how to update the access token used with Android Enterprise, and how to retrieve the access token with Fiddler.  Configure on-premise environment to proxy traffic: Open Fiddler, and make sure it is capturing traffic. For reference on how to ...

Blogging has been a real treat. I especially enjoy seeing what posts  receive more pageviews, and what content really resonates with people.  The trend, is your friend; posts covering Zimperium and Workspace ONE integration receive anywhere from 570% to over 900% more views than the rest. With that, let's give the people what they want. This week Zimperium would announce support full support for Workspace ONE Intelligence. Workspace ONE Intelligence is an extension of the Workspace ONE UEM platform that provides new features and capabilities. Some of these capabilities include; Trust Network Automation Dashboards / Reports / Widgets Consumer Apps SDK With this latest release of zConsole from Zimperium, we can now stream threat events to Workspace ONE Intelligence.  Currently, Intelligence is able to use threat events from Zimperium to create dashboards/reports/widgets, and automated workflows. Source: VMware In this blog post, we'll cover how to integ...

When it comes to accessing API's and securing your digital workspace, we have options. When accessing Workspace ONE API's, we have options when securely interacting with them; like using base64 encoded credentials, or  OAuth  access tokens (versions 2001 and newer). In a previous blog post, we covered how to store sensitive credentials used to access Workspace ONE API's with a config.ini file. This approach works, and while ACL's can limit accounts that can read data at rest; organizations may still prefer to not store credentials in something like json or a old school ini file.  Today, we'll provide you with your daily dose of uplifting imagery from Hawaii, code to retrieve credentials at runtime, store base64 encoded credentials in memory during execution, and access Workspace ONE API's with the credentials. This way, you can simply hand your code off to operations, sit by the beach, hop on a trail, and enjoy your time in Hawaii. Waimea Canyon, the G...

Mobile threat detection and response is an area of ever-growing importance, as the world finds themselves accessing sensitive resources on devices everywhere. Application, identity or device management only offers so many protections to the assortment of threats users are faced with.  Digital Workspace products like Workspace ONE and Zimperium's zIPS compliment each other, and offer an additional level of compensating controls, specifically for mobile threats. These capabilities allow your organization to detect threats you might not have had visibility of, let alone the ability to mitigate. Zimperium focuses on being best-in-breed in MTD, and it shows. In 2019; Zimperium would be the first MTD to be FedRAMP authorized, partner with the VMware to join the Trust Network, and selected by Google to join the App Defense Alliance.  To make this integration possible, you must first, thank your CISO, and then integrate Zimperium's zConsole with Workspace ONE UEM. I...

Recent news from the Google Chrome team reminded me to revisit a previously created tool that allowed enterprises to manage public application updates in their digital workspace. The Chrome team announced that they would temporarily pause upcoming Chrome & Chrome OS releases, and focus exclusively on security updates. It became clear that I needed to update this tool, and tailor it for Google Chrome.  Due to adjusted work schedules, we’re pausing upcoming Chrome & Chrome OS releases. Our goal is to ensure they continue to be stable, secure, & reliable for anyone who depends on them. We’ll prioritize updates related to security, which will be included in Chrome 80. Stay tuned. — Chrome Developers (@ChromiumDev) March 18, 2020 Widespread use of Chrome, combined with the number of CVE's addressed in each release of Chrome requires every enterprise to have the ability to upgrade their endpoints. The solution needs to be tactical, precise, and meet the business...