More, Faster and Smarter Features: The new baramundi 2025 Release 2

What has long been a popular feature for supporting Windows clients is now available for mobile devices. The new Remote Desk function for iOS and Android enables IT admins to connect directly to iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones from within the Management Suite.
Support personnel can use screen sharing to see the current state of a mobile device and provide the user step-by-step instructions to resolve problems. Android users can go one step further and give IT support staff full control of the device when necessary.
Based on proven AnyDesk technology, the solution includes all security features of the desktop version including requiring explicit user consent to allow the remote connection, and clear on-screen indications when a session is active. The app also is specially hardened and secured to restrict access to authorized IT staff only.

Linux is indispensable as a server operating system and is becoming increasingly important on industrial devices. There are many distributions available, each with its own strengths and characteristics. That’s why we continue to add support for more distributions and package managers.
Starting with this release, baramundi supports popular versions such as Rocky Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and openSUSE. But that’s not all: the SSH enrollment process has been simplified with the option to store sudo credentials globally instead of requiring a separate configuration for each device.
Management also is more flexible with the new Linux management agent. It gives IT teams reliable management access to Linux devices that are accessible only via the internet or using roaming IP addresses. Devices in a DMZ can also be managed, even if they allow only outbound connections for security reasons.

Prevention is always better than a cure — especially in IT security. Known vulnerabilities remain among the most common attack vectors used by cybercriminals. Fortunately, most vulnerabilities are only disclosed once a suitable patch is available. Unfortunately, that information must reach IT before hackers can act.
Given the large and ever-increasing number of vulnerabilities reported daily, manual management is practically impossible. Scanning devices regularly – an essential element of vulnerability management -- has also become more time-consuming as vulnerability catalogs have dramatically increased in scope.
That’s why we created a new optimized scanning algorithm in our Vulnerability Scanner that’s about three times faster than the previous algorithm.

In addition to these major updates, 2025 R2 includes numerous other enhancements: 

• Integrating the Management Suite with other systems is faster and easier with the new PowerShell module and baramundi Connect v2.
• The License Management function has been completely updated and adds a new feature for tracking user-based licensing for apps that can be installed on multiple devices.
• With the new Advanced Filters for Endpoint Grid Views, IT admins can apply complex filter criteria directly in the regular grid view without using universal dynamic groups. That makes many tasks more efficient and straightforward.
• We optimized performance and added new features to the baramundi Network Discovery Scanner, including displaying newly detected devices and existing endpoints that have not connected to the network for an extended time.