The Apple event this week, brought the expected iPhone 15 and Apple Watch updates. You can read all about them on Apple’s event page and the usual suspects.
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More importantly for Mac and iOS Admins: iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10 will be released September 18. macOS Sonoma 14.0 will be released September 26. This is four weeks earlier than the release of macOS Ventura. There were RC releases for all beta platforms this week.
JNUC is next week, safe travel and a fun conference for everyone who is going!
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Focus
News and Opinion
- Half of young women will leave their tech job by age 35, study finds – Erin Carson, CNET
- How quickly can Apple release a security update? – Howard Oakley
- Unexpected Moments – Tom Bridge
- Thunderbolt 5 is Officially on the Way. How the Best Port is Getting Even Better – Wayne G, OWC Blog
macOS Sonoma and iOS 17
- New Features available with macOS Sonoma (PDF)
- New Features available with iOS 17 (PDF)
- New Features available with iPadOS 17 (PDF)
macOS and iOS Updates
- Security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.9 (21G726)
- Security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.10 (20G1427)
- Security content of iOS 15.7.9 and iPadOS 15.7.9
- Apple has released security updates to Big Sur and Monterey – Howard Oakley
Social Media
- David Nelson: “When reading what’s changed in the latest iPhone we tend to get comparisons to the immediate previous model. Not so helpful if you’re coming from a device that’s two or more years old. The “Compare iPhone Models” page helps. It includes devices all the way back to the iPhone 6 and the original SE. For example, I can see the weight and dimensions of my 12 Pro compared to a 15 Pro Max.
Security and Privacy
- macOS MetaStealer: New Family of Obfuscated Go Infostealers Spread in Targeted Attacks – Phil Stokes, SentinelOne
- iPhone 15 launch: Wonderlust scammers rear their heads – Christopher Boyd, Malwarebytes Labs
Support and HowTos
- Technical Paper: Device Compliance with Microsoft Intune and Jamf Pro – Jamf
- How to Upgrade macOS Using erase-install and Jamf Pro – HCS Technology Group
- Jamf Pro: Configure SMTP Server Integration with Microsoft 365 Per App Password – HCS Technology Group
- Upgrading your iPhone? Read this first – Pieter Arntz, Malwarebytes Labs
- Why cloning a System volume isn’t a good idea any more – Howard Oakley
- UseAdditionalHttpHeaders preference for MunkiReport 5.8.0 – Alan Siu
Scripting and Automation
- red5coder/jamf-return-to-service: Simple POC to demonstrate the Return to Service added to Jamf Pro 10.50
- Obtaining a Bearer Token Using API Role Authentication with Jamf – Lazy MacAdmin
- Automated Jamf Patch Workflows – Lazy Macadmin
Updates and Releases
- Privileges 1.5.4
- txhaflaire/JamfCheck: A native SwiftUI macOS application that check’s Jamf Pro, Jamf Connect and Jamf Protect on it’s state
- Introducing iMazing 3 (Mac Beta)
To Listen
- GitHub Actions and Automating MDM Infrastructure – Mac Admins Podcast
- Unpacking Black Hat and the Security Findings Report – Jamf After Dark
- The future of mobile payments? – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
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