Lots of news this week as macOS 11.2.3 and a iOS 14.4.1 dropped. Adobe is starting to ship Apple silicon versions of their software, but they are not universal apps. Git has a security issue with git clone, but no updated installer for macOS.
And I was on the MacAdmins Podcast and MacAdmins Monthly!
PSU MacAdmins have announced their schedule for another series of Campfire sessions this summer and MacDevOps YVR are calling for proposals! I have put the list I started last week on a page on my site. I plan to update that regularly.
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News and Opinion
- Goodbye, iMac Pro – Michael Tsai
- McAfee to sell enterprise business for $4 billion – Reuters
- Jamf expands its offering to simplify macOS security and compliance – Jamf
- Jamf move improves enterprise security and compliance for macOS – Jonny Evans, Computerworld
- Apple Planning Switch to Randomized Serial Numbers for Future Products Starting in ‘Early 2021’ – Joe Rossignol, MacRumors
- Mac Admins Share Best Practices for Managing End Users – Kandji Blog
- Jamf releases new app management capabilities – Jamf Blog
macOS and iOS Updates
- About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.3
- About the security content of Safari 14.0.3
- Apple has released Big Sur 11.2.3 (updated) – Howard Oakley
- macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 Update (20D91) is Live! What’s New? – Mr. Macintosh
MacAdmins on Twitter
- Steve Troughton-Smith: “If you were confused by the matrix of SwiftUI, Catalyst and AppKit apps on macOS, it’s because this is what it looks like:” (Image)
- Darren Wallace: “Mac Adobe Users seeing a new folder at
~/Documents/Librarythat you do not have permission to? Looks like a bug introduced for users who’s Creative cloud Desktop App (CCDA) updated from v5.3 > v5.4. Adobe are aware and a hot-fix is being worked on.” - Jason Broccardo: “#macadmins: Apple, please stop releasing supplemental updates that don’t change the OS build number as it creates confusion. Apple: Sure thing, we’ll require an OS update to patch Safari. Build number changes just like you asked.”
- Nathaniel Strauss: “AutoPkg recipes updated for Google Drive 46.0.3. (AutoPkg recipes) Google is starting to ship Intel and Apple silicon versions side by side. Expect packages to be roughly double in size (~300 MB) with both included.”
Security and Privacy
- Getting to Know: macOS Security Compliance Project Part 1 – Allen Golbig
- Git clone vulnerability announced – Taylor Blau, The GitHub Blog
- “Dialog” – An app for showing a dialog – Bart Reardon
- Creating Shield – Csaba Fitzl, Objective-See
- Phishing Your Own Employees With COVID-19 Lures Is Evil – Jason Meller, Kolide
Support and HowTos
- iMovie, and the iMovie_27_Sep provisioning profile – Ben Toms
- Why is my Mac’s Gatekeeper data so out of date? – Howard Oakley
- Try the New Safari
- Upcoming changes to Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) protocol – Richard Mallion
- Support universal macOS installer that works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs – Creative Cloud Desktop Feedback & Feature Request
- Adobe Creative Cloud 2021 release – part two – Darren Wallace, dataJAR
Scripting and Automation
- Introduction to pre-commit – Elliot Jordan
- Adobe License Decoder – Darren Wallace
- Using Twocanoes’ Signing Manager to sign AutoPkg-built installer packages – Rich Trouton
- Cocoa: implement a privileged Helper (Update: Validating the connection) – Alexis Bridoux
- Deploying Splashtop Streamer with Jamf Pro – HCS Technology Group
- Using a nopkg to “nudge” in Munki for Silicon Macs – Alan Siu
- 11.0.1_11.1_Update_Script.sh – Kandji (via Arek Dreyer)
Updates and Releases
- Default web browser
- Suspicious Package 3.7
- Apparency 1.2
- KnockKnock 2.3.0
- Adobe Photoshop ships on Macs with Apple Silicon: Gains speedier selections, filters and performance boosts – Pam Clark, Adobe Blog
- Munki 5.2.3 (and 5.3 Beta 3)
To Watch
To Listen
- What are you doing with your COVID time? Writing books I see! – Mac Admins Podcast
- MDOYVR 2021 Call for Speakers – MacDevOpsYVR
- I Hope You Find Honest Work One Day — Command-Control-Power
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