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Aside from suprise updates, we also got the SixColors Apple in the Enterprise Report Card. Many thanks to Jason Snell for putting this together and to everyone who contributed!
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macOS Monterey 12.3.1 and iOS 15.4.1
macOS Monterey 12.3.1
- What’s new in the updates for macOS Monterey
- What’s new for enterprise in macOS Monterey
- Security content of macOS Monterey 12.3.1 – Apple Support
iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4
- About iOS 15 Updates
- About iPadOS 15 Updates
- Security content of iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1 – Apple Support
watchOS 8.5.1, tvOS and HomePod
- About watchOS 8 Updates
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
- About Software Updates for HomePod
Apps and Services
- Apple Business Manager release notes
- Apple Business Essentials User Guide (updated)
- What’s new in Apple Configurator for iPhone
- Apple Business Essentials now available for small businesses
Reactions
- macOS Monterey 12.3.1 Update! Fixes Monitor, Bluetooth & Security Issues – Mr. Macintosh
- What has changed in Monterey 12.3.1? – Howard Oakley
News and Opinion
- Apple Silicon, pandemic, drive Mac enterprise growth, admins say – Jonny Evans, Computerworld
- Apple in the Enterprise: A 2022 report card – Jason Snell, Six Colors
Security and Privacy
- CVE-2022-22616: Simple way to bypass GateKeeper, hidden for years – Mickey Jin
- Jamf Threat Labs identifies Safari vulnerability (CVE-2022-22616) allowing for Gatekeeper bypass – Jamf Blog
- How a macOS bug could have allowed for a serious phishing attack against users – Guilherme Rambo
- Spring Framework RCE, Early Announcement
- Spring4Shell Vulnerability – Aaron Kiemele, Jamf Nation Community
- Jamf Pro 10.37.1 Upgrade Reschedule Notice – Kaylee Carlson, Jamf Nation Community
- Forcedentry: Sandbox Escape – Google Project Zero
Support and HowTos
- Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager Terms Update: March 31, 2022 – Ben Toms
- Intel Virtualization and Apple Silicon – Steve Troughton-Smith
- Adobe Admin Console Packages and AutoPkg – Ben Toms
- Experience Matters: How Patch Management and Zero Touch Change Organizations – Tom Bridge
- What is triald and why is it taking so much disk space? – Howard Oakley
- Using an Outbound Proxy with Jamf Pro running on Jamf Cloud – macnotes
- What Is Least Privilege and Why Do You Need It? – Molly Murphy, JumpCloud
- Training Day – Pam Lefkowitz, JumpCloud
- What It Takes to Get Buy-In on Zero Trust – Kate Lake, JumpCloud
- Top 5 Useful Mac Terminal Commands For IT Admins – Kelsey Kinzer, JumpCloud
Scripting and Automation
- Using Postman with Jamf Pro Part 4 – Variables & Runners – The Geeky Gordo
- Apple Device Lifecycle Management with Jamf Pro – Thijs Xhaflaire, Jamf Blog
Apple Support
- macOS wireless roaming for enterprise customers (updated)
- About Managed Apple IDs for business (updated)
- About Managed Apple IDs for education (updated)
Updates and Releases
To Listen
- User Groups with Adam Burg – Mac Admins Podcast
- Telling stories securely, with Runa Sandvik – Lock and Code, Malwarebytes Labs
- EdFarm drives change in student’s lives through Apple’s technologies – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
- In A Bit Of A Crisis – Command-Control-Power
- Baez Cloud – MacDevOpsYVR
Just for Fun
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