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How to remove Otter AI from your org
AI notetakers like Otter AI spread fast. In fact, one Nudge Security customer discovered 800 new accounts created in only 90 days đą Viral AI notetakers introduce a slew of data privacy risks by gaining access to calendars and adding themselves to every meeting.
Learn how to find and remove viral ai notetakers.
Ongoing Conferences
Conference season continues with Jamf Nation User Conference in Denver Colorado this week. I saw some pictures and heard of some sessions and it seems like must have been great fun! We will have to wait a bit longer for most of the session videos, but you can already rewatch the keynote, the Commercial State of the Union and the K-12 State of the Union. (Links lead to summary blogs with the videos at the end.)
The videos from the MacSysAdmin presentations from the week before are already available online. There have been a lot of great sessions there this year.
Next week is Objective-by-the-Sea, they will have a live stream on YouTube.
đ° News and Opinion
Evolving AltStore PAL
Today, Iâm thrilled to announce AltStore is officially joining the Fediverse
A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty
Apple Security Research
Today weâre announcing the next major chapter for Apple Security Bounty, featuring the industryâs highest rewards, expanded research categories, and a flag system for researchers to objectively demonstrate vulnerabilities and obtain accelerated awards.
Navigating Layoffs
I thought it may be helpful to jot down some things that have helped me navigate this process.
âď¸ Apple Updates
- Apple Remote Desktop 3.10: App Store
- AirPods: Firmware updates (8A358 for AirPods Pro 2 and and AirPods 4)
Tahoe Electron Detector
A popular cross-platform app development framework called Electron is using private and undocumented API thatâs causing system-wide slowdowns in macOS Tahoe.
đ Security and Privacy
Brewing Trouble: Homebrew Spoofed Sites on the Rise
Kandji Threat Intelligence has seen a recent increase in attackers using spoofed Homebrew webpages to get users to download malware.
đ¨ Support and Tutorials
Jamf Pro Performance Tuning: Extension Attribute Audit
Computer Extension Attributes â which allow a Jamf Pro Admin to collect extra inventory information â are one of my favorite features of Jamf Pro.
security import gets 'wrong password' but dragging to Keychain Access doesn't
something, something, text encodings?
IQ Check: On-Device vs PCC â Reading the Signals Hidden on Your Mac
Bob Gendler:
all that information was hiding on your very Mac in a system diagnostics, your Mac quietly generates a Model Catalog inside sysdiagnose that lists feature availability, languages, andâââcriticallyâââwhich resources are server-side!
đ¤ Scripting and Automation
Unlock FileVault Automatically
After the user logs in, our FilevaultLogin app is launched and accesses the userâs login password, and then uses the fdesetup command to allow the next reboot to be done without unlocking the disk at the FileVault login window.
âťď¸ Updates and Releases
Super Release Candidate 1
Tony Young on Patch Notes and Progress
super 5.1.0ârc1 for Mac Admins: precise targeting, Tahoe support, and sturdier installer flows
đ§ Listen
The Podcast Air: Slimmer, Lighter, and the newest one we ever made
hosts Jerry and Joe discuss a special new episode's launch, emphasizing their latest, more advanced podcast.
What happens when engineers get access to AI tools built into their existing platforms?
Alan West rejoins the show to talk about how IT engineers will leverage AI tools, the benefits of Apple IT conferences, and more!
What's there to save about social media?
we speak with Rabbleâan early architect of social media, Twitterâs first employee, and host of the podcast Revolution.Socialâabout what good remains inside social media and what steps are being taken to preserve it.