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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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