Action1, a leading provider of autonomous endpoint management solutions, announced key enhancements to its platform, extending Microsoft Intune with advanced patching and vulnerability-management capabilities. These capabilities close critical security and compliance gaps in Intune by introducing comprehensive third-party application patching, risk-based vulnerability prioritization, and real-time visibility across Windows, macOS and Linux.
These newly integrated capabilities will be demoed by Action1 at Microsoft Ignite 2025 in San Francisco.
Microsoft Intune already does a great job of provisioning devices, managing mobile devices, and enforcing policy. Action1 adds to that foundation with automated patching for hundreds of third-party apps; provides live dashboards showing real-time patch compliance status; and offers actionable insights to identify the vulnerabilities that matter most.
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Together, Intune and Action1 help organizations secure every application across endpoints, remaining within the Microsoft ecosystem without relying on fragmented point solutions. Unified coverage includes Windows 11, Windows Server, macOS and (coming later this quarter) Linux enabling IT teams to streamline operations, reinforce security and optimise their Microsoft investments.
“Microsoft Intune is an essential part of modern device management strategies, but organizations still face challenges with third-party patching, visibility, and vulnerability prioritization,” said Mike Walters, President and Co-founder of Action1. “By extending Intune with autonomous patching and real-time risk insights, Action1 empowers IT teams to take immediate action, secure every endpoint, and get the most value out of their Microsoft environments.”
Key Benefits Include:
• Closing third-party patching gaps: Action1’s fully-automated patching engine covers hundreds of third-party applications that Intune does not address. Peer-to-peer distribution optimises bandwidth and accelerates deployments thereby reducing exposure across the environment.
• Enabling real-time visibility: Rather than relying on deferred reporting, Action1 offers real-time patch-management and dashboards that show exactly which endpoints are patched, compliant or exposed removing guesswork for IT teams.
• Providing actionable vulnerability prioritisation: Action1’s risk-based vulnerability insights accelerate remediation of vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited reducing attack exposure and streamlining compliance audits.
• Unifying coverage for all Windows endpoints: Intune lacks support for Windows Server, but Action1 covers both Windows 11 and Windows Server at a flat cost per endpoint extending Intune’s reach and enabling unified patching and vulnerability management under one cloud-native strategy.
By combining Microsoft Intune with Action1, organisations gain a single, cohesive approach to endpoint management from device enrolment and policy control through to ongoing patching, vulnerability mitigation and real-time visibility. The forthcoming support for Linux further enhances this unified strategy across hybrid IT environments.