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How Apple is improving single sign-on

June 28, 2022 admin iOS, MacOS, Mobile Device Management, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:59:00 -0700

Among a slew of announcements at WWDC this year were some important changes to Apple’s support for single sign-on (SSO). Here’s what’s coming when new updates ship this fall.

SSO + BYOD = iOS 16, iPadOS 16

Apple first introduced SSO support at WWDC 2019 with Sign in with Apple, which also saw the introduction of extensions to enable this kind of authentication. It allowed a user to access a service or website using their Apple ID, and meant support for identity providers, the use of highly secure token-based signatures and the tools service providers required to implement these systems.

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Apple says it’s time your business ran BIMI

June 23, 2022 admin apple, email clients, iOS, MacOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:41:00 -0700

Apple will add another obstacle against successful phishing attacks in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, which will show a company’s official logo to help recipients recognize genuine from fake emails.

Brand Indicators for Message Identification

Apple’s forthcoming operating systems will support Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI). This is a specification to enable the use of brand-controlled logos within emails and will be a way to tell recipients that an email genuinely comes from the company concerned. Google has supported BIMI since 2021.

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Jamf CIO: Apple will be the No. 1 enterprise endpoint by 2030

June 16, 2022 admin apple, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, Mobile Device Management, Security, small and medium business

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:02:00 -0700

I spoke with Jamf CIO Linh Lam on a recent UK visit to mark the company’s 20th anniversary. The 2020 Bay Area CIO of the Year Finalist joined Jamf in 2021 – and thinks Apple will be the top enterprise endpoint by 2030 as its current momentum accelerates.

The changing landscape of enterprise IT

“The way the demand is growing and the expectations of younger generations joining the workforce, Apple devices will be the number one endpoint by 2030,” she told me.

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WWDC: Apple, Cloudflare, Fastly plot the end of CAPTCHA

June 10, 2022 admin apple, internet, iOS, MacOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:59:00 -0700

Apple took several steps toward a password-free future at its Worldwide Developer Conference, but another component of its strategy will be to replace CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) with a more private solution.

Introducing: Private Access Tokens

Apple is working with Cloudflare (with whom most think it developed the tech behind iCloud Private Relay). It is also working with Google and Fastly to deploy a standardized alternative to CAPTCHA called Private Access Tokens.

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WWDC22: Apple brings declarative device management to the Mac?

June 6, 2022 admin apple, MacOS, Mobile Device Management, Operating Systems, Security, software development

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:11:00 -0700

More opportunities for engineers and developers to implement declarative device management solutions are likely to emerge at WWDC 2022, at least, according to MacAdmins.

Speaking during the pre-event podcast, speakers argue that Apple will eventually require that all mobile device management (MDM) providers introduce support for declarative management. Might this include bringing declarative device management to the Mac?

What is declarative device management?

Apple first introduced declarative device management last year, largely for two reasons: to make devices more proactive, and to reduce the impact on MDM servers that handle large fleets of devices. This should boost performance and scalability.

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QNAP customers urged to disable AFP to protect against severe vulnerabilities

April 28, 2022 admin afpqnap, cve-2021-23121, cve-2021-23122, cve-2021-23125, cve-2022-0194, cvss, Exploits and vulnerabilities, MacOS, NAS, netatalk, synology, truenas, western digital

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:28:10 +0000

NAS device vendors are dealing with several severe vulnerabilities in Netatalk, the open-source implemenation of AFP.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Jamf adds network and endpoint security tools for enterprise Macs

April 26, 2022 admin apple, Endpoint Protection, MacOS, Mobile Device Management, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:46:00 -0700

Jamf has announced a series of significant updates to Jamf Protect, introducing a unique set of technologies designed to make enterprise devices more secure while also identifying and responding to incoming endpoint threats. The company also introduced, Jamf Trust, which aims to make this kind of security simple to use. (The latter is also available for Android and Windows.)

What’s new in Jamf Protect?

The big news for Mac security, Jamf Protect, now offers a comprehensive endpoint and network security solution, supplementing its existing protections with new tools for:

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ComputerWorld Independent

It's time to secure the Apple enterprise

March 3, 2022 admin apple, MacOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:35:00 -0800

It’s not unreasonable to assume that war in Ukraine will generate a wave of cyberattacks. That means every business or personal computer user should audit their existing security protections, particularly for companies that have embraced the hybrid workplace.

While larger enterprises usually employ Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security consultants to manage such tasks, what follows is useful advice for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users seeking to start such an audit.

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