tl;dr: Close visibility gaps, strengthen security. With 26% of enterprise PCs unaccounted for, mobile and frontline workers face heightened risks. Dell, Verizon, and Absolute offer integrated solutions: rugged PCs with built-in security, secure 5G connectivity, and endpoint resilience. IT teams can act now by refreshing devices, enabling cellular security, and adding software-based protection.
Did you know that 26% of enterprise PCs are unaccounted for at any given time?
That’s a major visibility gap—especially for organizations with frontline workers, field teams and remote professionals. When PCs operate outside the traditional perimeter, the risk of data breaches, unauthorized access and compliance issues increases. To keep your team productive and your data safe, you need a resilient security architecture built for the realities of modern work.
This means always-on visibility across your entire fleet and the ability to act swiftly when threats arise. With sensitive data moving between devices, clouds and on-prem systems, businesses must secure every connection and endpoint.
The ingredients of a secure, resilient fleet
Securing a distributed PC fleet requires a multi-layered approach across hardware, connectivity and software:
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- Security embedded at the hardware, BIOS and firmware level – because traditional software-only approaches are no longer enough.
- Encrypted, reliable network access wherever work happens.
- Continuous visibility, policy enforcement and self-healing capabilities.
Dell, in partnership with Intel, Verizon and Absolute, delivers a comprehensive solution to keep your workforce productive, connected and protected.
Learn how Dell, Intel, Verizon and Absolute keep you productive, connected and protected.
1. Start on a Secure Foundation with Dell Pro Rugged PCs
Security starts at the device level. Dell Pro Rugged PCs with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors, the world’s most secure rugged PCs,* are engineered for mission-critical environments and built on three pillars:
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- Secure Supply Chain: Dell enforces strict controls to minimize tampering risks, aligning with zero-trust principles.
- Built-in Security: Dell Pro Rugged PCs feature hardware and firmware-level defenses, enhanced by Intel silicon. These unique defenses help prevent, detect, and respond to threats that traditional software might miss.
- Unique PC Telemetry: Dell is the only OEM to provide firmware-level threat detection that integrates with third-party security consoles like Absolute. This makes critical security alerts from below the operating system visible and actionable.
2. Ensure Secure, Reliable Connectivity with Verizon 5G
Even the most secure device is vulnerable on an insecure network. Public Wi-Fi in airports and coffee shops exposes your organization to data interception. Dell and Verizon Connected PCs with built-in 5G eliminate this risk by providing a secure, reliable connection directly to the Verizon cellular network.
This solution standardizes your connectivity with built-in security features like:
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- eSIM-based authentication
- Mutual authentication to prevent “evil twin” network attacks
- Always-on encryption
This ensures a trusted connection for every user, enhancing cyber resilience across your fleet.
3. Achieve Fleet-Wide Resilience with Absolute Security
Beyond secure devices and connectivity, you need a layer of “built-on” security that ensures your defenses are always effective. For over 20 years, Dell has partnered with Absolute to deliver endpoint resilience. Absolute’s patented Persistence technology is embedded in the firmware of Dell commercial PCs, creating an unbreakable digital tether to every device. This provides:
- Continuous Visibility and Control: Monitor and manage devices—even off-network.
- Application Self-Healing: Monitor and automatically repair over 80 critical security applications.
- Fleet-wide Recovery: Restore devices to a safe state after ransomware or other attacks.
Remember the PC telemetry we mentioned earlier? That’s the secret sauce that helps hardware and software work together! Through our integration, Dell customers can tap into critical BIOS-level telemetry, directly within the Absolute console, speeding threat detection and response even further.
Real-world use cases for a distributed wworkforce
Here are a few examples of how Dell and our partners empower teams across various industries:
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- Public Safety and First Responders: For teams where reliable communication is mission-critical, Dell Pro Rugged PCs provide durability, Verizon 5G ensures a secure connection, and Absolute allows IT to enforce security policies or lock a lost device.
- Utilities and Field Service: Technicians in remote settings rely on durable Dell Pro Rugged PCs. Absolute ensures that devices remain patched, protected and functional—even after months offline.
- Transportation and Logistics: For large, dispersed fleets, Absolute helps track the health of every endpoint in real time, ensuring critical logistics applications stay running to maintain uptime and safety.
- Manufacturing: On a sprawling factory floor with patchy Wi-Fi, Dell Pro Rugged PCs handle the tough environment while Verizon 5G provides consistent, secure network access.
Listen to our recent expert webinar “Productive, Connected, Protected, Anytime, Anywhere.” to learn more.
Maintain endpoint trust everywhere
A distributed workforce needs devices you can depend on. Together, Dell, Intel, Verizon and Absolute put you in control, bringing resilient security to every user, everywhere. Here are three things you can do today to improve your fleet’s security:
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- Refresh your rugged devices. With Windows 10 support ending, many organizations are exposed. Consider the new Dell Pro Rugged 10 and 12 as you refresh your fleet.
- Stay cellular-connected securely. Enable 5G connectivity with Dell and Verizon Connected PCs. Explore Dell’s Carrier Referral program for seamless mobile broadband.
- Layer on software-based protection. Use Absolute Security for visibility, firmware resilience, and self-healing.
Contact your rep or a Dell security specialist today.
*Based on Dell internal analysis, September 2025. Applicable to Rugged Windows PCs on Intel processors. Not all features available with all PCs. Additional purchase required for some features.
