MacOS Application Security Intelligence and Vulnerability Detection

At the crossroads of Security and internal support, there is a workflow that is always challenging. On a Friday afternoon, a widely used Apple Application or Vendor announces they have an immediate patching requirement for an open and exploited vulnerability. These usually start with Security Teams sharing CVE information and trying to work with IT to get detection, tracking, and remediation in place. Over the years, Jamf has helped reduce this friction via several provided services, this talk will cover those existing ones. Jamf provides several tools, when combined together, can drastically improve your overall security. These range from the on-device services such as Jamf Protect and Compliance Reporter, to remote integrations that assist in CVE detection. Walkthrough some of the methods of detecting vulnerabilities on devices, remediation steps and workflows, and the compliance requirements that organizations typically fall into.