Enhancing Security Management: Discern Security Teams Up with Jamf for AI Asset Discovery

Enhancing Cybersecurity with AI

In a move to strengthen cybersecurity management, Discern Security has collaborated with Jamf, the recognized leader in managing and securing Apple devices within corporate environments. This partnership is set to transform how organizations manage their security posture by integrating AI-driven insights into their existing systems. The alliance aims to help businesses reduce their security debt and improve measurable posture improvement through the tools that they already own.

The Significance of the Integration

This integration, available on the Jamf Marketplace, allows organizations to leverage Jamf's device inventory and security telemetry. By analyzing this data, IT and cybersecurity teams can gain actionable insights regarding AI and Shadow AI assets within their fleet. The unified view provided by combining Jamf data with intelligence from other sources such as identity, email, vulnerability management, and compliance tools enables better prioritization of security measures across managed Mac environments.

How It Works

Discern Security's innovative solution utilizes a wide array of information collected through Jamf Pro, including data on computers, mobile devices, configuration policies, patch policies, and user groups. This robust data foundation supports the newly introduced AI asset discovery feature, which matches application data against a curated AI service dictionary. Additionally, it includes lightweight checks that can uncover resources that might be overlooked. These checks help identify AI model runtimes, server configuration files, command-line tools, and applications with recording permissions among others.

Importantly, this integration requires no additional software installation on endpoints. The existing Jamf agent, already deployed in the fleet, is sufficient to facilitate this integration through a read-only API role, simplifying the process while enhancing security.

A Response to Growing AI Risks

As the adoption of AI technologies in workplaces increases, organizations face new risks from these tools. Executives are pressing for clarity on which AI technologies are being utilized across endpoints. According to Sai Venkataraman, CEO of Discern Security, many businesses already possess the necessary data within their Jamf inventory but have not effectively surfaced it to obtain meaningful insights. This partnership effectively addresses that gap, enabling organizations to obtain clear, actionable answers without adding complexity to their management system.

Matt Arsenault, VP of Corporate Development at Jamf, further emphasizes this point, highlighting how their solution assists customers in enhancing visibility and driving remediation initiatives via the asset data collected by Jamf. This collaboration is crucial for organizations managing sophisticated Mac fleets in today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Learn More

Interested parties can learn more about this groundbreaking integration by visiting Discern Security's booth at the upcoming Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) 2026 in Kansas City, taking place from September 23-25.

About Discern Security

Founded to revolutionize cybersecurity, Discern Security is an AI-driven platform dedicated to helping organizations manage their security posture efficiently. By significantly reducing security debt, Discern Security allows clients to utilize their existing security tools more effectively. Notably, the company recently secured $13 million in a Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital.

About Jamf

Jamf's mission centers around simplifying organizational workflows by managing and securing Apple devices. With a platform supporting over 78,000 organizations worldwide, Jamf facilitates a seamless user experience built around trust and security. Combining autonomous endpoint management and AI governance, Jamf serves more than 35 million devices across 100 countries.

For more information, please visit Discern Security's website or Jamf's website.