Jamf Blog

Overview of the advanced processes and methodologies, based on industry best practices, to help your organization develop and implement holistic Incident Response and Remediation (IR&R) plans to protect its devices, users and keep data secure.

NCSC has recently re-branded and re-launched its Device Guidance and Mobile Device Guidance. These settings are far more cost- and time-effective for organisations of all sizes to implement via Mobile Device Management (MDM).

Jamf Connect expands secure identity and access to resources with Jamf Unlock, passwordless authentication from an iPhone app to securely unlock Mac and the resources needed to be productive.

An exciting day in the Mac compliance and security world, Jamf launches Compliance Reporter, providing more visibility into Mac activity for threat hunting purposes and compliance checks.

Jamf Protect can centralize Unified Logging data to allow for filtering and better searches. One use-case is detecting outbound AirDrop transfers and logging them to prevent possible data leaks.

These updates bring XProtect to version 2147 and MRT to version 1.79, respectively.

Higher Education is no stranger to security threats of all types. The growing adoption of Mac computers coupled with distance learning has created a unique security void that requires a solution that aligns itself with Apple's Endpoint Security Framework to prevent malware, detect known threats and provide remediation to bring devices into compliance with school policies and regulatory requirements.

A zero-day discovery allows an attacker to bypass Apple’s TCC protections which safeguard privacy. By leveraging an installed application with the proper permissions set, the attacker can piggyback off that donor app when creating a malicious app to execute on victim devices, without prompting for user approval.