What MDM can't protect on developer machines (and what to do about it)
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Summary
MDM covers OS-level policy but not the modern developer threat model. Aikido maps the blind spots—package registries, IDE extensions, browser plugins, AI tools—and what protection to layer on top.
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--- id: 2434 title: "What MDM can't protect on developer machines (and what to do about it)" source_domain: aikido.dev source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/what-mdm-cant-protect" published_at: "2026-05-28 00:00" tags: ["ai-security", "attack-surface", "developer-security", "endpoint-security", "package-managers", "mdm", "ide-extensions"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2434" lang: en --- # What MDM can't protect on developer machines (and what to do about it) ## Summary MDM covers OS-level policy but not the modern developer threat model. Aikido maps the blind spots—package registries, IDE extensions, browser plugins, AI tools—and what protection to layer on top. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** aikido.dev - **Published:** 2026-05-28 00:00 - **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/what-mdm-cant-protect - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2434