Companies lock out the computer because it is lacking updates rather than have it working. Apple broke ssh on all their macs with an update for three months or so. Managed to postpone it for a while until the called and said I have to update or be locked out. Luckily I had postponed it for so long that the next update arrived just like a week later.
Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 day ago
When you say “companies”, do you mean Apple/Microsoft or the company you’re working for/with ?
mumblerfish@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I meant the one you are working for
Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 day ago
Okay, i see, i’m not that familiar with tech companies. I wouldn’t have guessed they’d be that aware of what version of OS people are using.
mumblerfish@lemmy.world 1 day ago
A personal laptop of an employee is a very good entrypoint for an attacker. First thing you do is log in to your job. It may be a vpn, a site login, some token gets stored on your computer for the day. If someone gets access to this, it can be devastating. So, if a vulnerability gets discovered and patched by the OS, it can be very important to update as soon as possible. So companies scan their empoyees laptops, is one thing, and if the try to connect they also try to check that the computer appears up to date, is known, and so on.