Jamf Nation Live 2024. A Day in the Life of a macOS Security Researcher

In this insightful session, Maggie Zirnhelt shares her journey from Jamf Protect engineering to joining the macOS Threat Labs team. Over the past six months, Maggie has immersed herself in tool development, malware research, and threat hunting. She provides a behind-the-scenes look at the methodologies used by Jamf Threat Labs to secure macOS, including static and dynamic analysis, Yara rules, and behavioral analytics. Maggie also demonstrates the process of analyzing malware, developing custom threat detection analytics, and using tools like VirusTotal and Jamf's internal tool, Titan. Whether you’re an IT admin or security professional, this session offers valuable insights into macOS security.