Dark Devices report

The Dark Devices report includes information about devices with an active Absolute agent that have not checked in to the Absolute Monitoring Center for 30 days, or have never checked in. If desired, you can edit the report's filters to change the time range and the units (for example, hours instead of days).

On the Reports page, you can access this report from Absolute view or the Device category. You can also access it from the Dark Devices widget on the Dashboard.

The Dark Devices report applies to all supported devices.

By default, the following filters are used to generate this report:

Agent status is Active and

Last connected not within last 30 days or Last connected is empty

The Dark Devices report includes a default collection of device information organized in the following columns:

Column

Description

Device name

Device name, which includes the device's device name The name assigned to the device in the operating system. For Chromebooks, device name is not applicable and therefore shows as "Chrome" in the Absolute console. and serial number The identification number assigned to the device by the device manufacturer. For Windows devices, this value may correspond to the serial number of the BIOS, the motherboard, or the chassis, depending on the manufacturer.

To view the device's Device Details page, click the linked device name.

Last connected

When the Absolute agent on the device last checked in successfully to the Absolute Monitoring Center.

Username

The username of the user who was logged in to the device when an agent connection occurred. If no user was logged in during the most recent agent connection, the last detected username shows.

Make

The manufacturer of the device.

Model

The model of the device.

Device Freeze > Status

The status of the freeze request on the device.

Possible values are:

  • Freeze Requested
  • Freeze Pending
  • Scheduled Freeze Pending
  • Frozen
  • Frozen by Policy
  • Unfreeze Requested

Encryption > Status

The summarized encryption status of the device.

  • Encrypted: a full-disk encryption product is installed on the device and the system drive is fully encrypted
  • Not Encrypted: a full-disk encryption product is installed on the device, but the system drive is not encrypted
  • Not Detected: a full-disk encryption product is not detected on the device
  • No Data: encryption status is not yet available (waiting for the device to check in to the Absolute Monitoring Center)
  • Additional statuses that apply only to Windows devices:

    • Used Space Encrypted: all disk space that contains data is encrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption, but free space is not encrypted

      NOTE  This status indicates that the Used Disk Space Only encryption option is enabled in BitLocker. For more information about this option, see Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption documentation.

    • Suspended: BitLocker Drive Encryption is suspended
    • Encryption In Progress: the system drive is in the process of being encrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption
    • Decryption in Progress: the system drive is in the process of being decrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption

Anti-Malware > Product name

The anti-malware product that is detected on the device.

You can use most of the device information as search criteria to search for a device, or a group of devices. You can also include other device information in the report, such as custom fields, by adding more columns. To refresh the report's data, click in the page footer.

NOTE  If No Data shows in a column, the information was not detected on the device.

By default, the report data is sorted by the Device Name column, in ascending order. You can change the sort order by clicking a column heading.

Depending on the Absolute licenses associated with your account, and your user role, you may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks on the Dark Devices report:

Depending on the Absolute licenses associated with your account, and your user role, you may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks on the devices in this report: