Top 10 Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions in 2026
A 2026 buyer's guide ranks UEM platforms, recommending Intune for Microsoft 365 shops, Jamf for Apple estates, and SOTI for rugged devices.
The guide ranks ten unified endpoint management platforms for 2026, recommending Microsoft Intune for Microsoft 365 organizations, Jamf for Apple-heavy estates, and SOTI for rugged, kiosk, and industrial devices. It notes VMware Workspace ONE now operates as Omnissa after Broadcom divested the End-User Computing division, and that BlackBerry sold Cylance to Arctic Wolf in February 2025 while retaining BlackBerry UEM. The article provides a coverage checklist spanning Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, kiosks, legacy on-prem Windows, and wearables/IoT.
The 12 Best Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solutions, Compared and Priced
A comparison of 12 mobile threat defense vendors highlights Zimperium's on-device detection and notes Kaspersky's US exit and Wandera's Jamf absorption.
The buyer's guide compares 12 mobile threat defense (MTD) products, naming Zimperium best for fully on-device detection and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as the best-value bundled option. It reminds readers that Kaspersky cannot legally be sold or updated in the US following a Commerce Department determination, and that Wandera was acquired by Jamf. Most MTD pricing is quote-based per device or per user.
Top 10 Best Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solutions in 2026
Roundup of 2026 mobile threat defense tools recommends Zimperium and Lookout for targeted-attack detection and Defender for Endpoint for Microsoft shops.
This guide ranks ten mobile threat defense solutions, recommending Zimperium and Lookout for on-device detection against targeted users such as executives and journalists, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint mobile for organizations already licensing Microsoft 365 E5. It explains that MDM enforces configuration while MTD detects attacks, and that mobile phishing now arrives via SMS, messaging apps and QR codes rather than email. It also highlights mercenary spyware and zero-click exploits as shifting requirements for high-risk users, referencing Apple's threat-notification program and Lockdown Mode.
Four corporate investigation mistakes organizations make under pressure
BlackBerry security executive outlines four investigation mistakes, warning poor chain of custody has cost firms over $2 billion in SEC penalties.
In a Help Net Security video, BlackBerry VP and Chief Security Advisor Christine Gadsby explains how early decisions in corporate investigations—granting access, informal conversations and undocumented choices—damage chain of custody, privilege and regulatory outcomes. She cites more than $2 billion in SEC penalties across over 100 financial firms since 2021 tied to missing records. Her guidance includes naming an incident commander, using communication channels with audit trails, verifying participants, and documenting decisions in real time.
50% of CISOs see Mythos as a sign to exit the profession
Survey of 1,001 US and UK CISOs finds 50% consider leaving the profession amid AI-driven pressure, personal liability concerns and burnout.
A survey of 1,001 CISOs in the US and UK found 50% say Anthropic's Mythos and similar cyber-capable AI models have made them consider exiting the profession, while 60% say board pressure to adopt AI is outpacing their governance capability. Average CISO tenure is cited at 18 months, and 78% worry about personal liability for security incidents, up from 56% a year earlier. Executives from BlackBerry, Databricks and IDC discuss D&O insurance, agentic security operations and phased low-risk AI adoption as partial responses.
The 12 Best Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Services, Compared and Priced
Buyer's guide compares 12 MDR services, naming Huntress best value, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for response authority and Expel for transparency.
The article compares 12 managed detection and response providers across response authority, tool bundling and pricing, highlighting Huntress for published SMB pricing and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for unilateral containment. It stresses the consolidation landscape: Sophos completed its acquisition of Secureworks in February 2025 for approximately $859 million, and Arctic Wolf closed its purchase of BlackBerry's Cylance endpoint assets the same month. It also warns that only full-response contract tiers isolate hosts and kill processes, while lower tiers only triage or guide.
Week in review: Salesforce and ServiceNow portals exposed for 17 months, exploited Metabase 0-day
Weekly digest: exploited Metabase zero-day breached Framework; Salesforce/ServiceNow portals read for 17 months; Microsoft patched 400+ flaws.
Help Net Security's week in review aggregates top stories: a 'City-Forum' campaign tracked by Reco has been pulling records from Salesforce and ServiceNow portals worldwide for 17 months, and Framework suffered a breach via an exploited Metabase zero-day exposing customer contact and IP data. It also covers Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixing 400+ flaws including exploited zero-day CVE-2026-68820, Cisco's fix for exploited firewall DoS bug CVE-2026-20349 (added to CISA KEV), and a second N-able N-central hotfix for actively exploited CVE-2026-18577. Other items include GitHub expanding Dependabot malware alerts to eight package ecosystems and EU AI Act enforcement beginning on 2 August 2026.