Category Archives: MacAdmins 2020 Sessions
The rise of Mac malware
Speakers: Thomas Reed Level: Fundamental, Lecture Excerpt: Macs have seen a significant rise in threats over the last few years. Learn about how the threat landscape has changed, through a look into real-world detection data, and get a closer look … Continue reading
Early Efficiencies: prioritizing your time as a new Mac Admin through automation and other best practices
Speakers: Ross Matsuda & Caroline Bodager Level: Fundamental, Lecture Excerpt: You’ve got your MDM or other tools in place, so now what? We’ll be exploring some high-value goals you can set as an admin and review some tools, resources, and … Continue reading
Introduction to MDM and Configuration Profiles
Speakers: Rich Trouton Level: Fundamental, Lecture Excerpt: We all talk about MDM and profiles, but how do they really work? Let’s look at the basics of both to understand how these essential management systems work. Description: As Apple tightens up … Continue reading
An Introduction to regex
Speakers: William Smith Level: Intermediate, Lecture Excerpt: Regex, like chess, is easy to learn but can take a lifetime to master. It’s a handy way to identify “something” when you don’t necessarily know what that “something” is (think of wildcards). … Continue reading
Things I Learned from the AutoPkg Maintainers
Speakers: Anthony Reimer Level: Intermediate, Lecture Excerpt: If you’ve used AutoPkg for any amount of time, you’ll know that it is both simple and deep, especially if you start writing your own recipes. This session will share some tips and … Continue reading