Apple @ Work: Is Safari the biggest shadow IT blind spot in your enterprise?
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Over the last few weeks, I have talked a lot about shadow IT and how it is evolving. I recently did a webinar on AI as the new shadow IT, but there is another area Apple IT administrators need to consider: the web browser. A new report from Omdia, commissioned by Parallels, surveyed 400 IT and cybersecurity professionals and found that 68% of organizations are seeing an increase in browser-based security incidents. Since most enterprise SaaS apps are browser-based, it’s worth considering.
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The Safari blind spot
When you look at how IT teams manage browsers, the data is fairly interesting. According to the report, Google Chrome is formally supported by 88% of organizations. Microsoft Edge sits right behind it at 84%. Safari is much lower at 46%.