We typically find that software developers who use Linux access them via virtual desktops or on physical devices. This is a very important population of users if you want to protect internal knowledge, hence our development in this capability. However, when you look deeper, this is an operating system preferred by developers and other IT staff.

Q: Suresh, what’s the deal with Linux? Surely that’s not widely used by businesses?Ī: Here’s the twist: If you were just to look at the market share of this operating system in enterprises you’d conclude it’s small. If customers need to expand their DLP controls to macOS endpoints (which we would recommend), they can be confident in our robust, well tested solution. Customers that are already protecting macOS, can cover some new and important use cases. It allows us to expand our capabilities relating to data-at-rest, and also our support for data-in-motion when using removable storage, copying to network shares, browser monitoring etc. Therefore, in DLP 16 we add extended capabilities around print monitoring and the usage of Chromium-based Edge browser. Our clear aspiration is that we will provide equivalent functionality between Windows and macOS. Research shows that macOS accounts for 23% share of devices being used by US Enterprises. This is really important for our customers, as macOS represents a significant proportion of today’s computing environment, it can’t be dismissed as a niche operating system. In DLP 16 we extend the protection even further.

We have long invested in providing broad coverage in our DLP solution, which has included providing support for macOS. That’s like locking the front door, but leaving the back door wide open. There is no point providing great DLP controls on Windows devices if data can leak from other devices.

But macOS? The majority of users are on Windows devices, why extend support?Ī: Sunil, the simple answer is that our customers are using all these platforms.

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