The 1Fort Agent is a read-only, lightweight agent powered by osquery that organization's can easily deploy which enables 1Fort to collect security data on your endpoints.
How does it work?
The 1Fort agent runs as a background process that periodically checks in with 1Fort servers to collect info on endpoints, such as whether encryption is activated.
It collects the minimum amount required to determine if an endpoint is compliant.
What data do you monitor on my device?
We pull over a dozen values on generic device data such as:
Make & Model
Operating System
Serial Number
Memory & CPU
Device name & Device Owner Name
As well as the following device settings:
Hard Drive Encrypted
Native Anti-Virus
Password Policy
Screen Lock
Firewall
How do I download the 1Fort Agent?
Login to My 1Fort
Click in "Install Agent"
Choose the operating system from the selection and click Download
Click complete once the Agent has been downloaded
Will this let my employer spy on me?
Absolutely not. Please review the above information for the data that 1Fort shares with your organization.