Joel is the Director of Content and a co-founder at Expert Insights; a rapidly growing media company focused on covering cybersecurity solutions.
He’s an experienced journalist and editor with 8 years’ experience covering the cybersecurity space. He’s reviewed hundreds of cybersecurity solutions, interviewed hundreds of industry experts and produced dozens of industry reports read by thousands of CISOs and security professionals in topics like IAM, MFA, zero trust, email security, DevSecOps and more.
He also hosts the Expert Insights Podcast and co-writes the weekly newsletter, Cyber Weekly. Joel is driven to share his team’s expertise with cybersecurity leaders to help them create more secure business foundations.
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Best MDM Solutions For Windows
We reviewed 10 Windows MDM platforms on Intune compatibility, security configuration depth, and the remote troubleshooting capabilities that reduce how often technicians need physical device access.
by Joel Witts
Best MDM Solutions For MacOS
We reviewed the leading macOS MDM solutions on Apple Business Manager integration, application lifecycle management, and the device health reporting that tells IT teams about problems before users notice them.
by Joel Witts
Best Alternatives To Kaseya VSA
We compared the leading Kaseya VSA alternatives on automation depth, security monitoring integration, and how well each handles the range of OS types and device categories that modern IT environments include.
by Joel Witts
Best Alternatives To Rippling
We reviewed the leading Rippling IT alternatives on core IT management capabilities, how well they handle device lifecycle management independently of HR workflows, and the pricing models available at different scales.
by Joel Witts
Best Alternatives To Datto RMM
We compared the leading Datto RMM alternatives on automation breadth, security monitoring integration, and pricing at different client volume levels. Here's what we think is worth trialing before you commit to a switch.
by Caitlin Harris
Best 8 Atera RMM Alternatives for MSPs (2026)
We compared the leading Atera RMM alternatives on automation capabilities, monitoring depth, and how the pricing models compare for practices managing different volumes of endpoints and clients.
by Mirren McDade
Best Device Control Solutions
We reviewed the leading device control platforms on the granularity of device allowlisting and blocking, the quality of data transfer logging, and how well each integrates with existing DLP and endpoint security controls.
by Joel Witts
Best Remote Management Tools For Windows
We reviewed the leading Windows-focused remote management tools on patch automation, endpoint health reporting, and the scripting capabilities that reduce how often technicians need to touch devices manually.
by Joel Witts
Best Enterprise IT Management Software
We reviewed the leading enterprise IT management platforms on the range of infrastructure types they monitor, the quality of optimization recommendations, and how well each supports IT service management alongside technical operations.
by Joel Witts
Best Desktop Management Software
We reviewed the leading desktop management platforms on policy enforcement consistency, the automation that reduces manual configuration tasks, and the reporting that gives IT teams visibility over compliance status across the device fleet.
by Joel Witts
Best Server Backup Software
We reviewed the leading server backup platforms on backup window efficiency, restoration speed under realistic conditions, and encryption depth. Here's what we think is worth running in production.
by Joel Witts
Best IT Service Management (ITSM) Solutions
We reviewed the leading ITSM platforms on ticket routing automation, knowledge base integration, and the SLA tracking that shows where your service desk is performing and where it is falling short.
by Joel Witts
Best Patch Management
We reviewed 12 patch management platforms on scanning accuracy, deployment automation, and how well each helps teams prioritize the patches that reduce the most risk. Automation depth varied significantly.
by Joel Witts
Best RMM Solutions For MSPs
We reviewed 9 RMM platforms on automation depth, multi-client management, and the monitoring quality that tells you about problems before your clients do. Pricing structure matters as much as features at scale.
by Joel Witts
Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions
We reviewed 11 UEM platforms on the range of device types and operating systems they manage consistently, the depth of application lifecycle controls, and the policy enforcement that applies uniformly across corporate and personally-owned devices.
by Joel Witts
Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions
We reviewed the leading MDM platforms on the range of device types and OS versions they support, remote management depth, and the application analytics that show what is running on managed devices.
by Joel Witts
Healthcare Cyber Attack Statistics 2022: 25 Alarming Data Breaches You Should Know
As healthcare related data breaches and cyber-attacks continue to rise, we break down the 25 most alarming stats in the last 12-months that you should know about.
by Joel Witts
Why Is Email Archiving Important? 5 Key Benefits Of Email Archiving
Email archiving has some really useful benefits, making it one of the best features that organizations can easily implement. Here’s why:
by Joel Witts
How We Can Close The Cloud Permissions Gap
Mike Raggo—author, ethical hacker, former CISO and cloud security expert— shares his insights on the state of cloud security, and how we can better protect identities in the cloud.
by Joel Witts
Cybersecurity Decrypted: March 27 – April 3 2025
by Abi Smith
Email Security Buyers’ Guide 2026
How to choose the right email security software.
by Joel Witts
How Intelligent Security Can Stop The Hidden Email Threat: Human Error
Expert Insights interviews Tony Pepper, CEO and co-founder of Egress, a vendor disrupting the email security market with human layer email security.
by Joel Witts
How AI-Powered Threat Intelligence Can Protect Business Email
Expert Insights speaks to Andy Norton, Director of Threat Intelligence at Lastline, about how their platform can help businesses to protect their networks from threats like phishing attacks
by Joel Witts
Interview: Why Securing Active Directory Should Be High On The List Of Your Security Priorities
Expert Insights speaks to Guido Grillenmeier, Chief Technologist at Semperis, to discuss the importance of securing Active Directory
by Joel Witts
RSAC 2024 Day #1: Insights From Cloudflare & Delinea, Covering Election Security, Privileged Access & More
Expert Insights opens our coverage of the RSAC 2024.
by Joel Witts
WhatsApp Exploit Used in “Sophisticated” Apple Device Attacks
WhatsApp has fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed a user to steal content from Apple iPhone and Mac devices, which has reportedly been used in a “sophisticated attack”. In an advisory posted last week, WhatsApp said the attack exploited a bug in specific versions of WhatsApp for iOS, WhatsApp Business, and WhatsApp for Mac. The...
by Joel Witts
Interview: Why Diversity And Accessibility Is Key To Solving The Cybersecurity Talent Gap
Expert Insights speaks to Kevin Hanes, CEO of cybersecurity professional development provider Cybrary.
by Joel Witts
Interview: Stronger Protection, Not Detection, Is Key To Stopping Advanced Cyber Threats
Expert Insights interviews Mark Guntrip, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Menlo Security to discuss highly evasive, adaptive threats and his advice for organizations to improve their cybersecurity resilience.
by Joel Witts
The Top 100 Innovative Cybersecurity Companies Of 2022
Expert Insights' Top 100 Most Innovative Cybersecurity Companies list recognizes the most innovative cybersecurity companies across 12 categories.
by Joel Witts
Expert Insights Cybersecurity News Recap: November 5-12, 2024
by Joel Witts
Expert Insights Cybersecurity Industry News Recap: February 20 – 27 2025
by Joel Witts
Expert Insights Cybersecurity Industry News Recap: 1 – 9 January 2025
by Joel Witts