The team at Workbrew has been focused on getting into full production, and they’ve gotten a huge head of steam going in 2024. They’re with us today to talk about SBOMs - Software Bill of Materials - and security in your work environments. Patching remains a really integral part of doing Mac Admin work right, and this critical concept is one we’re going deep on.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• John Britton, Workbrew - LinkedIn
• Mike McQuaid, Workbrew - LinkedIn

Links:

• https://www.cisa.gov/sbom
• https://workbrew.com/macadmins
• PSU MacAdmins workbrew sessions (Marcus to add)
  • https://workbrew.com/media/macadmins-psu-2024-session-homebrew-balancing-the-needs-of-it-security-and-engineering-teams-at-scale
  • https://workbrew.com/media/macadmins-conference-2024-session-workbrew-a-deep-dive-into-the-enterprise-software-delivery-platform
• pcpartpicker.com
  • https://pcpartpicker.com/user/mikemcquaid/saved/#view=7gjtWZ Mike’s PC :D 
• https://github.com/MikeMcQuaid/dotfiles/blob/main/Brewfile Mike’s Brewfile
• https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle Homebrew Bundle/Brewfiles

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Andrew Orrison from CrashPlan joins the pod to talk about a couple topics: how they’ve moved to be their own organization from being part of Code42, and how they use the Mac Admins Slack as a way to support the community.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Andrew Orrison - LinkedIn

Links:

• Mac Admins Slack Vendor Guidelines
• Parablu acquisition
• Lady Washington (Ship)

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Ari from iMazing joins the podcast to talk about iMazing Profile Editor, a tool near and dear to Mac Admins for its wide understanding of the MDM Specification and ability to create signed profiles easily for distribution in the MDM of your choice.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Becky Scott - LinkedIn

Guests:

• Ari Leviatan - LinkedIn

Links:

• https://github.com/ProfileManifests/ProfileManifests
• https://www.elliotjordan.com/posts/profilemanifestsmirror/
• https://github.com/Jamf-Custom-Profile-Schemas/ProfileManifestsMirror
• https://xkcd.com/1053/
• https://imazing.com/cli
• https://imazing.com/configurator
• Rosey: https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Rosey

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Collin Elliott is back to talk to more about controlling the family devices in your midst.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Becky Scott - LinkedIn

Guests:

• Collin Elliott - LinkedIn

Links:

• Episode 376: https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/08/14/episode-376-family-device-control-with-collin-elliott/
• https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/228006487-FamilyShield-Router-Configuration-Instructions

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Lets look back on 2024 and remember the year that was. There will be lots of laughing, maybe some eye rolling. Probably also some tears.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
• James Smith - LinkedIn

Links:

• Management profile settings and OS upgrade implications | Der Flounder
• Episode 359: Mac@Cisco – A Mac Admins Perspective
• Episode 362: ACES Conference with Justin Esgar
• Episode 370: Jedda Wignall on Managed Device Attestation
• Best Practices for Deploying Platform SSO with Microsoft Entra ID–Michael Epping, Mark Morowczynski

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Entra ID is the current inheritor of the mantle of Active Directory. No, don’t be afraid, we’re not going to do any binding on this show. We’re going to give you the brass tacks for what Microsoft is using Entra for, how Mac Admins should think about it, and how it fits into the modern world for Mac Admins.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Michael Epping, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft – LinkedIn
• Mark Morowczynski, Principal Security Researcher, Microsoft – LinkedIn

Links:

• Extending the AD schema (pay attention to the date) https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/attachments/20101123/6d648bd4/attachment.pdf
• Password Guide: https://aka.ms/PasswordlessGuide

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This year, the Mac Admins Foundation is hosting a fundraising drive to build the future of the organization and shore up the financial future of the foundation.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]

Guests:

• John Mahlman - LinkedIn
• Rebecca Latimer - LinkedIn
• Erin Merchant - LinkedIn
• Chris Dawe - LinkedIn

Links:

• https://www.macadmins.org/
• https://xkcd.com/979/

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Patrick Wardle from DoubleYou and the Objective See Foundation joins us to talk about their recent event in Kyiv, as well as everything Mac Security, along with Mikhail, his collaborator at DoubleYou.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Patrick Wardle - LinkedIn
• Mikhail Sosonkin - LinkedIn

Links:

• Art of Mac Malware, Volume 2: https://nostarch.com/art-mac-malware-v2
• OBTS v7.0: https://objectivebythesea.org/v7/index.html
• https://x.com/patrickwardle/status/1851026703683813771
• https://x.com/lorenzofb/status/1836820420747563260
• https://www.trellix.com/blogs/research/macos-malware-surges-as-corporate-usage-grows/

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Santa’s got new digs up at North Pole Security! Join us as we talk with Russell and Pete from North Pole about what Santa’s move means, how it’s developing in the future, and what’s coming next for this powerful Mac Security Tool.

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Pete Markowsky , North Pole Security - LinkedIn
• Russell Hancox, North Pole Security - LinkedIn

Links:

• MacSysAdmin 2024 - Santa Past, Present, and Future - A Christmas Carol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUyIcr1XoWs
• Google & Operation Aurora: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora
• https://github.com/northpolesec/santa
• https://northpolesec.com
• https://northpole.dev
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NRl1yu5OEs

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Who loves VPNs? Folks in the network security team, please put your hands down - we weren’t asking you… Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way that we could offer privacy and protection out there in that wretched hive of scum and villainy we call the internet? Wouldn’t it be even better if it was baked into the operating system so each vendor wasn’t just making things up as they go? Apple announced iCloud private relay in 2021, and in 2023 we got what I guess you could call the “Enterprise version” - Network Relays. Today we have Matt Vlasach here to talk about why Network Relays are awesome and how we can use them to make Apple devices more secure and useable

• Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Matt Vlasach - LinkedIn

Links:

• MASQUE Protocol IETF https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-schinazi-masque-02.html
• WWDC 2023 - Protect App Traffic with Network Relays https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10002
• https://reg.jnuc.jamf.com/flow/jamf/jnuc2024/home24/page/jnuc24sessioncatalog
• https://blog.cloudflare.com/masque-building-a-new-protocol-into-cloudflare-warp/

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Do you find that life is like trying to understand code without comments? Many of us are discovering later in life that there is a word that explains why the unwritten rules of life just don’t seem to make sense. Rowan Quigley recently presented at JNUC in Nashville around how workplaces can embrace Neurodiversity, catering for neurodivergent folks as well as neurotypicals.

• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Rowan Quigley - @rquigley

Links:

• Fern Brady https://www.tiktok.com/@cultofpinky/video/7230743131581353242
• Piratesoftware - https://www.tiktok.com/@brainystreamers/video/7422629711127334177
• Penn State - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn_p0kKe6IE
• Embracing Neurodiversity in IT: Building Inclusive Workplaces for All

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