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Conferences everywhere
This week a large fraction of MacAdmins were either in Nashville at JNUC or in Göteborg for MacSysAdmin. If all goes well, and the newsletter service doesn't have technical issues again this week (so sorry), I will be presenting on stage while this newsletter goes out! (wonders of technology)
📸 Focus
Mac Admins Community Survey
We want to hear your thoughts to help make the Mac Admins community even better.
⚙️ Apple Updates
- macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 (24A348): What's new, Enterprise, App Store, IPSW, PKG installer
- Safari 18.0.1 for Ventura and Sonoma: no security and other notes
- iOS 18.0.1: About, Enterprise
- iPadOS 18.0.1: About, Enterprise
- iOS and iPadOS 18.0.1: Security
- watchOS 11.0.1: no security and other notes
- visionOS 2.0.1: no security and other notes
🔐 Security and Privacy
Another PDF Viewer - Is It Malicious?
For security researchers, sometimes spending time reversing a potential suspicious file does not result in it being malicious. There is always something to learn from these efforts, and sometimes they can result in an interesting story
Living with(out) notarization
The old Finder bypass for Gatekeeper was simple: use the contextual menu to Open the app, and there’s a single dialog to get through. That’s so simple that it has become widely used by malware.
App Permissions on macOS Sequoia
So how can you open an app that isn’t signed by an identified developer?
Interesting deep dive into some mechanics of Gatekeeper security with unsigned code
🔨 Support and Tutorials
How to Deploy and Configure Jamf Setup Manager
Jamf Setup Manager builds upon the robust feature sets of Baseline and DEP Notify utilities, providing a pivotal solution for IT departments and provisioning depots. Its primary purpose is to ensure that new Macs are meticulously configured and assigned before they are distributed to their end-users.
Getting Ahead of Private Wi-Fi Address Changes in macOS Sequoia
One of the new features is private Wi-Fi addresses aka “MAC address randomization”. While this all well-and-good and can “improve your privacy”, it has been causing headaches for folks in the environments where random MAC address are not a good thing.
One approach to using IdP group membership for computer and device groupings in Jamf Pro
As it turns out is in, in fact, there is no magic and it is more complicated than that.
♻️ Updates and Releases
Introducing DFU Blaster Pro
DFU Blaster Pro makes it simple to put an Apple Silicon Mac into DFU mode to completely wipe and restore macOS in just a few minutes.
📺 Watch
JNUC 2024: Manage and Secure. Go Further with Jamf
The JNUC 2024 Opening Keynote unveils Jamf’s vision for the future of Apple device management and security.
🎧 Listen
A Beer Lover's Adventure and Tech Talk: Exploring European Brews and New Mac OS Updates
In this episode, the hosts discuss various topics from a recent travel experience in the Netherlands and Belgium, highlighting amazing Trappist beers and unique beer brewing technologies.
Beth Johnson on Compliance
Beth Johnson’s talk at MacAdmins this year was all about bringing Compliance routines to her organization, and we wanted to spend some time getting her to share more about the process, the tools, and most importantly, the philosophy behind her efforts.