You know the old thought experiment about the AI designed to make paper clips, that quickly decides that in order to maximize paper clips, it will have to get rid of all the humans?

A lot of security teams have a similar idea when it comes to meeting compliance goals: it would be so much simpler if it weren’t for all the pesky users.

That way of thinking has brought us to the current state of endpoint security, which is dominated by MDMs that hamper device performance and turn every laptop into Big Brother. This approach to security is bad for culture and morale, and moreover, it doesn’t actually work. If it did, then no company with an MDM and an annual security training would have a data breach.

Kolide is an endpoint security and fleet management solution that takes a different approach. We help our customers meet their compliance goals–whether that’s for auditors, customers, or leadership–by enlisting the support of end users.

Kolide works by notifying your employees of security issues via Slack, educating them on why they’re important, and giving them step-by-step instructions to resolve them themselves.

By reaching out to employees via a friendly Slack DM and educating them about company policies, Kolide can help you build a culture in which everyone contributes to security, because everyone understands how and why to do it. …