For a change, only few changes or announcements this week. Apple followed up last week’s 12.2.1 update with 11.6.3 and a security update for Catalina. But we still got a lot of interesting posts and updates!
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News and Opinion
macOS and iOS Updates
- macOS Big Sur 11.6.4
- Apple has released Big Sur 11.6.4 and Catalina Security Update 2022-002 – Howard Oakley
Security and Privacy
- The Time to Fix Web Security Bugs – Michael Tsai
- WizardUpdate, a macOS malware variant in the UpdateAgent family returns – Matthias Wollnik, Jamf Blog
- Zero Trust: Where and How to Get Started – JumpCloud
Support and HowTos
- macOS devices not able to authenticate to Active Directory due to CVE-2021-42287 – Sean Rabbit, Jamf Blog
- Managing AirDrop Discoverability Options – Kevin M. Cox
- Understanding the new erase and install process in macOS Monterey – James Ridsdale, dataJAR
- Dynamically Add Dock Items with the Jamf Binary – Matthew Warren
- SSD wear and IORegistry – Howard Oakley
- Jamf binary self-heal with the Jamf API – Emily Kausalik
- Permissions and ACLs – Howard Oakley
- Reinstall the Jamf Framework through the API with webhooks and Microsoft PowerAutomate – Thijs Xhaflaire
- Using Nudge’s targetedOSVersionsRule – Alan Siu
- Microsoft Office 16.58 Update: Default to New Outlook Experience – Marriot Library
- Using AutoPkg to get the latest Jamf Protect installer and uninstaller from your Jamf Protect tenant – Rich Trouton
Scripting and Automation
- mvdbent/CIS-Script 1.3
- Set User Account Image when Users & Groups is Inaccessible – Mat Griffin
- autopkg-conductor updated to support both JamfUploaderSlacker and Slacker AutoPkg processors – Rich Trouton
- Porting an Application from AppleScriptObjectiveC to Swift – John C. Welch
- Porting an Application from AppleScriptObjectiveC to Xamarin/C# – John C. Welch
- How do changes to the Jamf Pro API authentication affect JamfUploader and JSSImporter? – Graham R. Pugh
Updates and Releases
- BlockBlock 2.1.0
- Jamf Pro 10.36
- BBEdit 14.1
- dockutil 3.0.0-beta.1 (Swift re-write)
To Listen
- Blue Chip Mail Migrations — Command-Control-Power
- Embracing Risk: SRE Book Club Part 4 – MacDevOpsYVR
- Patch Management – Mac Admins Podcast
- The world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus – Lock and Code, Malwarebytes Labs ( really fascinating)
Just for Fun
- Dynamic MacBook Pro Schematic Wallpapers — Basic Apple Guy
- System Preferences Reimagined on macOS — Basic Apple Guy
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