Product Updates

Y’all may have seen the teaser published a few weeks ago (don’t forget to check it out). Well, the time has come. We are proud to announce the Worklet Development Kit is now live! Start using today and check out what’s available by visiting our documentation! Customers with a subscription that allows use of Custom Worklet and Required Software policies have access right now! What is the Worklet Development Kit?The Worklet Development Kit (WDK) is a ready-to-use toolset that simplifies worklet creation by offering pre-made functions and commands that make building, scaling, and executing worklets easier, faster, and aligned with Automox worklet development best practice. What do I need to do to get started?All you need is a supporting plan for Required Software and Custom Worklet policies then you are all set. That’s it. What is supported today?Windows (Powershell) is the first to get released, but we will quickly follow up with macOS and Linux (bash) support in the coming weeks! Now fo

Hi Ottomators! Do you want to learn how to level up your Worklet game with FixNow? Our new course, FixNow for Worklets, walks you through everything you need to know in under five minutes!  AXU also has a newly updated course, Patch Policy Management. This is a 15-minute course that digs into the features and functionalities of Automox policies. Let us know if you have any other course requests!

“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”- Theodore Roosevelt (whose birthday is today, 10/27) This is a great theme to segue into Automox’s third-party support! With our industry-leading third-party support, you have the ability to take quick, automated action across your endpoints and lower your organization’s overall risk (instead of toiling with other solutions that often require organizing, categorizing, and prioritizing vulnerability data). We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching for the following third-party applications:  Altova MapForce Professional 2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Windows Double Commander macOS Wondershare UniConverter 14 Windows/macOS  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  Autodesk Desktop Connector Windows Bluebeam OCR Windows Bluebeam Revu Windows DYMO Label Windows/ma

We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching for the following third-party applications:  Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI Full  Windows Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI Update Windows Altova MapForce Enterprise 2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Windows Bitvise SSH Client Windows Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0 Windows Oracle Java SE 17, 20 Windows/macOS  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  Altova MapForce Professional 2023, 2022 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Windows Double Commander macOS DYMO Label Windows/macOS Epson Easy Interactive Tools Windows/macOS Wondershare UniConverter 13, 14 Windows/macOS  Don’t forget that our third-party support catalog is always available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported titles. *Disclaimer: As these titles are still in-process, Automox canno

Live today in Automox University, you have the opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of the Getting Started series by passing our Level 1 Essentials Assessment and obtaining your certificate! Bragging is encouraged by posting your well-deserved badge on both Linkedin and in the Automox Community (Yay category). Here’s how to add your certificate to your LinkedIn profile so your connections can see it! You can share your certificate in a LinkedIn post after following those steps. Make sure to tag us so we can celebrate with you. Finally, we would love to recognize your accomplishments with some sweet, sweet Automox swag. The first 20 people who pass the assessment, share their Certificate on LinkedIn, AND post it here in the Automox Community in the Yay category will receive a snazzy swag pack!  Happy learning and earning! 

Friday the 13th…the movie came out in 1980 and I still cannot watch the entire thing as an adult. But you know what is scarier? Bad actors trying to exploit endpoints. Now those are some real frightening jerks trying to mess with everyone’s sleep. With that in mind, Automox is continuously giving your more capabilities to fight bad actors, including support for more third-party titles! We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching for the following third-party applications:  DisplayFusion by Binary Fortress Windows Pidgin Windows  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI Full  Windows Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI Update Windows Altova MapForce Enterprise 2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Windows Altova MapForce Professional 2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Windows Bitvise SSH Client Windows Double Commander MacOS D

Are you tired of copying the same code across your worklets, often reinventing the wheel and not seeing the consistent results you desire? Automox has a solution for you.  We have been hard at work to provide Automox-developed, transparently-delivered, and reusable functions that can be used directly in your worklets:Code Reuse: Designed to be reused across worklets, saving valuable time and reducing the chance for errors and inconsistencyStandardized Excellence: Built around industry standards and best practices, ensuring easy integration with worklets and target OS’. You get seamless development.Accelerated Performance: Our team of experts are developing these functions optimized for speed, reliability and efficiency, supercharging your development process.Boost Productivity: By streamlining your development, you’ll have more time to focus on what truly matters - Secure, reliable, and predictable outcomes. Curious to learn more?Importing or pre-loading these functions will not be nec

Today is National Badger Day (who knew!). In honor of that day, I’ve updated my Avatar to a picture of a badger our neighbor rescued earlier this year thinking it was a ferret. Thankfully, the neighbor quickly realized what its true identity was and he/she was taken to a wildlife rescue. Now onto what we are here for….third-party updates!We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching for the following third-party apps: Arduino IDE macOS Bloomberg Terminal Windows Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server 18 Windows Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server  Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2019  Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 -  Current, Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022 LTSC Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2019 Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 -  Current, Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022 LTSC W

We’ve hit a milestone! Automox now has over 400 supported third-party titles!We’re also excited to announce that Automox has the following third-party titles in progress and coming soon*:  Arduino IDE Windows/macOS Bloomberg Terminal Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2019  Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 -  Current, Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022 LTSC Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2019   Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 -  Current, Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022 LTSC Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019 Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 -  Current, Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022 LTSC Windows  Don’t forget that our third-party support catalog is always available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported titles. *Disclaimer: As these titles are stil

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September has been a busy month so far for our third-party test engineers and we’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching for the following third-party applications:  Druva inSync Windows/macOS Leaklog by Slovak Association Windows/macOS Microsoft Visual Studio Code Windows/macOS Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server  Windows Obsidian macOS PictoBlox macOS  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  DisplayFusion Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 -  Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022, 2021 LTSC Windows OpenSSL by Shining Light Productions Windows OpenSSL Light by Shining Light Productions Windows  As always, our third-party support catalog is available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported titles. *Disclaimer: As these titles are still in-process, Autom

Hi Automox Community! Ready for a joke?Why did the computer enroll in the Automox University course?Because it wanted to learn how to 'Ctrl+Alt+Defend' against vulnerabilities! 😉Jokes aside, Automox University (AXU) has two new awesome courses for you to dig into!Learn how to automate vulnerability remediation with Automox and Rapid7. Enroll in the Automated Vulnerability Remediation (AVR) course to learn everything you need to know about AVR from set-up to management, or watch the video for a walkthrough of this power feature.Automated Vulnerability Remediation Course Automated Vulnerability Remediation Video WalkthroughStart using Worklets to optimize your Linux devices. The Worklets for Linux Course takes you through executing our most popular Linux Worklets from start to finish so that you can put them into action. Stand-alone tutorials are available for you, too!Using Worklets for Linux Course Worklet Tutorial | Linux - Forensics - Get Reboot History Worklet Tutorial | Set SSH Ti

Happy Friday, Sept 15th!We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching the following third-party applications: Archi Windows/macOS BarTender 2022 by Seagull Scientific Windows Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0 Windows Octave Windows/macOS Wondershare PDFelement Windows/macOS  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  DisplayFusion Windows Druva inSync Windows/macOS Leaklog by Slovak Association Windows/macOS Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server  Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Code Windows/macOS Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 -  Spring 2023, 2022 LTSC & Fall 2022, 2021 LTSC Windows Obsidian Windows/macOS OpenSSL by Shining Light Productions Windows OpenSSL Light by Shining Light Productions Windows PictoBlox Win

It was 57 years ago today that the first episode of Star Trek that aired in 1966. But, who knew,  that “Beam me up, Scotty” was never actually said in the series (great factoid from our own community member @ahjw!)! And on to our weekly updates that we are all here for!We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching the following third-party applications:  Dell Display Manager (DDM) 2.x Windows Dell Command | Update Windows Universal Windows Pale Moon Windows/macOS Synaptics DisplayLink Graphics Windows/macOS  And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:  Archi Windows/macOS BarTender 2022 by Seagull Scientific Windows DisplayFusion Windows Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0 Windows Octave Windows/macOS Wondershare PDFelement Windows/macOS  Don’t forget that our third-party support catalog is always availabl

Welcome to September 1st! On this day, a French and US expedition located the wreck of the Titanic, 73-years after it sank. What an amazing and bittersweet moment for that crew. Wow!And now onto our third-party updates that we are all here for…We’re excited to announce that Automox now supports patching the following third-party applications:Hubstaff                                                            (Windows/macOS) Microsoft Teams Machine Wide Installer* (Windows/macOS previously  supported)  Parallels Remote AppServer (RAS)             (Windows/macOS) Vivaldi                                                               (Windows/macOS) Wondershare Anireel                                      (Windows)The following titles are in progress and coming soon*:Archi                                                                  (Windows/macOS) BarTender 2022 by Seagull Scientific         (Windows) Dell Command | Update Windows Universal (Windows) Dell Display Manager (DDM)     

Happy Friday everyone!Since today (August 25) is the birthday of Billy Ray Cyrus, Sean Connery, and Gene Simmons, we’d like to celebrate by announcing the further expansion of our third-party support list!  Automox now supports patching the following third-party applications:Software Name Operating System TeamViewer Host (Windows) ODBC Driver for SQL Server (17) (Windows) Perimeter 81 VPN (Windows/macOS) Wondershare DVD Creator (Windows/macOS) UltiMaker Cura (Windows/macOS) CryptoPrevent (Windows)  And,  much like another Verstappen victory in the Formula 1 race this weekend, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*: Software Name Operating System Vivaldi (Windows/macOS) Hubstaff (Windows/macOS) Microsoft Teams - Windows MSI (Windows) Parallels Remote Application Server (Windows/macOS) Anireel (Windows)  As a reminder, our third-party support catalog is always available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported

We’re excited to announce that not only is it National Fajita Day (who knew!?), but our third-party support list is also expanding!  Automox now supports patching the following third-party applications:LEGO Education SPIKE                          (Windows/macOS) Wondershare UBackit                            (Windows) YoYo GameMaker Studio                      (Windows/macOS)And, the following titles are in progress and coming soon*:Hubstaff                                                 (Windows/macOS) Microsoft ODBC Driver                        (Windows)for SQL Server 17 Microsoft Teams - Windows MSI      (Windows) Parallels Remote App Server             (Windows/macOS) Perimeter 81 VPN Client                     (Windows/macOS) TeamViewer Host                                 (Windows/macOS) UltiMaker Cura                                      (Windows/macOS) Vivaldi                                                     (Windows/macOS) Wondershare Anireel                           (W

We are hitting our stride with the Automox engineering team pushing out new third-party supported titles with more on the way! Below, you’ll find our latest and greatest updates.The following vendors are now supported: AWS VPN Client (Windows/macOS) CrystalDiskInfo (Windows) DAX Studio (Windows) Twingate (Windows)The titles below are in-progress/coming soon*:LEGO Education SPIKE (Windows/macOS) Wondershare UBackit (Windows) YoYo GameMaker Studio (Windows/macOS)And, our third-party support catalog is always available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported titles.  *Disclaimer: As these titles are still in-process, Automox cannot guarantee the eta for third party support as working with every vendor is different. 

Automox is all about making the life of IT teams easier and that includes the capabilities within our console. We’re happy to share these recent improvements!Starting with the Dashboard! Upon login, you’ll find new click-through capabilities within the Device Troubleshooting card. Want to go directly to devices that have been disconnected for over 30 days? Automox directly navigates you to these devices in the Devices page for quick viewing and action.Speaking of the Devices page, if you look to the left column, you’ll find a redesign of our device filters with a more granular and intuitive breakdown of the devices you want to observe and the ability to fine-tune your search. Next time you are in the console, check out these new capabilities that allow you to navigate with ease and take quick action without the tedious steps.  

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Hello August!The streak of constant new third-party additions continues. Below, you’ll find our latest and greatest updates.The following vendors are now supported: Altova MissionKit Professional                   (Windows)2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020R2  Altova XMLSpy Enterprise                           (Windows)2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 Altova XMLSpy Professional                      (Windows) ClickShare Desktop App                              (macOS) Clip2Net                                                          (Windows) Deezer                                                             (macOS) Docker Desktop                                             (Windows/macOS) Genesys Cloud                                              (Windows/macOS) Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021                (Windows/macOS) Microsoft Remote Desktop Client             (Windows)  Steam                                                             (Windows/macOS)And, the titles below are in-progress/comi

Happy Friday and Happy SysAdmins Day!Where has the month of July gone!? One thing for sure is that our engineers did not take any summer breaks as they continue to push out new and upcoming supported third-party titles! The following vendors are now supported:Altova MissionKit Professional (Windows)2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020R2  ClickShare Desktop App (macOS) Clip2Net (Windows) Steam (Windows/macOS)And, the titles below are in-progress/coming soon*:Docker Desktop (Windows/macOS) **newly added 08/01/23** Microsoft Office 2021, 2019 (Windows) XMLSpy Enterprise (Windows)2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2 XMLSpy Professional (Windows)2023, 2021 R2, 2020, 2020 R2And as a reminder, our third-party support catalog is always available to find the most up-to-date coverage of our third-party supported titles.  *Disclaimer: As these titles are still in-process, Automox cannot guarantee the eta for third party support as working with every vendor is different.  

Hello Automox Community!Our engineers have had a busy week with a long list of newly supported third-party titles! The following vendors are now supported:AbaClient                                           (Windows/macOS) Boxcryptor                                         (Windows/macOS) CalDavSynchronizer                        (Windows) Cloudya w/ CRM Connect              (Windows/macOS) Cold Turkey Blocker                        (Windows/macOS) IntelliJ IDEA Community                (Windows/macOS)2023.1, 2022.3, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2021.3, 2021.2, and 2021.1 MSFT PowerToys                            (Windows) Perfmonitor-2                                   (Windows) Zoom Rooms (ZoomPresense)     (macOS)And, the titles below are in-progress/coming soon*:ClickShare Desktop App                (macOS) Clip2Net                                            (Windows) Cloudya                                             (Windows/macOS) MSFT Remote Desktop Client      (Windows) MSFT Office 2021