After all the announcements of the last weeks, this week feels quieter. Something must be going in on Cupertino, as we have not gotten betas for macOS 12.4/iOS 15.4 yet. Maybe the developers have to start preparing their WWDC sessions.
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News and Opinion
- Apple announces new coaching program for educators – Apple “new feature coming to Apple School Manager and Apple Business Manager: integration with Google Workspace identity services”
- Explaining the Mac Studio’s removable SSDs, and why you can’t simply swap them out – Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica
- The Business Case for the Mac – Ben Bajarin, Creative Strategies
Books
- macOS Support Essentials 12 – Peachpit (get 35% off with code
MACOS12until March 31, 2022)
macOS and iOS Updates
- Shortcuts in iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3
- Firmware updates for Apple Studio Display
- Apple Configurator 2.15.1
MacAdmins on Twitter
- Mr. Macintosh: “The Mac Studio has arrived! I’ll go over a few details others might not have covered” (Thread)
Security and Privacy
- macOS Red Teaming: Initial access via AppleScript URL – Wojciech Reguła
- Storm Cloud on the Horizon: GIMMICK Malware Strikes at macOS – Damien Cash, Steven Adair, Thomas Lancaster, Volexity
- The Art and Science of macOS Malware Hunting with radare2: Leveraging Xrefs, YARA and Zignatures – Phil Stokes, SentinelOne
- Top 10 security threats for enterprise. Ready for Ransomware as a service? – Jesus Vigo, Jamf Blog
🔨Support and HowTos
- The AppleSeed for IT program is essential for success with major macOS releases – Bradley Chambers, Apple @ Work, 9to5Mac
- The Mac Hardware/Software Obsolescence Chart – Anthony Reimer (updated)
- In the weeds with the App Installers preview – Emily Kausalik
- profiles command includes client-side rate limitation for certain functions on macOS 12.3 – Rich Trouton
- Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in in Jamf Pro – Microsoft Docs
- BYOD Patch Management Best Practices – Brenna Lee, JumpCloud
- Attention à la Pythoncalypse de macOS ! – Guillaume Gète.
Scripting and Automation
Apple Support
- Set up and use Apple Studio Display
- Use Apple Studio Display or Pro Display XDR with Boot Camp
- Fine-tune the calibration of your Apple Studio Display
- Identify your Mac Studio model
- Mac computers with Apple silicont
- Manage macOS updates with Mobile Device Management (MDM) (updated)
Updates and Releases
- Jamf Pro 10.37 (App Installers FAQ)
- New in Microsoft Endpoint Manager (March ’22) – Ramya Chitrakar, Microsoft Endpoint Manager Blog
To Watch
To Listen
- Roundtable – Mac Admins Podcast
- Tipping Appreciated? — Command-Control-Power
- So Many Talks – MacDevOpsYVR
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