Apple released the release candidates for macOS 13.3, iOS 16.4, and all the siblings. Are you ready for the release next week?
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Session Cookies, Keychains, SSH Keys and More: 7 Kinds of Data Malware Steals from macOS Users
Stealing valuable data from Mac devices can unlock the door for both financially-motivated cybercrime and espionage. Learn how recent macOS malware campaigns have done it.
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📰News and Opinion
- Talking to Muggles – Pam Lefkowitz, JumpCloud
- Can I use ChatGPT to code? macOS scripting with AI – Armin Briegel, Jamf Blog
- Interested in Supporting NoMAD Development? – Marriott Library, Apple Infrastructure
🦣Social Media
- Jason Broccardo: “The second “M” in MDM stands for “Maybe””
- AnthonyReimer: “the first M is for maybe. Maybe Device Management.”
🔐Security and Privacy
- Zero Trust: When Expectations Fail to Meet Reality (Do This) – Ashley Gwilliam, JumpCloud
- Session Cookies, Keychains, SSH Keys and More: 7 Kinds of Data Malware Steals from macOS Users – Phil Stokes, SentinelOne
🔨Support and HowTos
- 1Password gains deep integration with an Okta driven unlock option – Bradley Chambers, Apple@Work
- loginwindow does more than log you in – Howard Oakley
- Software Updates, Part 3 – Remediation – Ross Matsuda
- Jamf Protect integrates with Microsoft Sentinel – Thijs Xhaflaire, Jamf Blog
- Spelunking Apple’s Open Source – Daniel Jalkut
- Nudge deadlines in local timezones – Kevin M. Cox
- Santa Client Troubleshooting – Ed Marczak
- Meet MUT, Jamf open-source Mac admin tool – Jesus Vigo, Jamf Blog
🤖Scripting and Automation
- PowerShell for the Mac Admin, Part 3: Do You Want To Build A Snowman? – Charles Mangin, JumpCloud
- Custom Branded macOS Notifications with swiftDialog 2.0 – Dan K. Snelson
- Display Message (0.0.7) via swiftDialog – Dan K. Snelson
♻️Updates and Releases
- Microsoft Outlook for Mac switching to weekly releases – Kevin M. Cox
- Outlook will release weekly updates to production beginning March 21, 2023 – macadmins.software
- super v3.0-b9
- Jamf Pro 10.45
- Little Snitch Mini – Objective Development
- Outset 3.0.3 (Last update for the python version)
- Outset 4.0 Beta 2
- Baseline v1.1 (Blog Post)
- Munki 6.3 Beta 3
- Setup-Your-Mac 1.9.0-rc
🎧To Listen
- Just Give Me The Fish — Command-Control-Power
- HomeKit Panel – Mac Admins Podcast
- Cisco and Apple: better together – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
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