15 Apr April 2024 – MacAdmins Meeting
April 17th, 2024 – University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting
The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month’s meeting will be held on Wed, Apri 17th, 2024 at 11 AM MT and we will provide live broadcasts and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.
Patch Management – Matthew Mitchell, jamf
Patch management with Jamf Pro offers a comprehensive solution tailored to the specific needs of Apple device management, particularly Mac fleets within organizations. This system addresses the critical necessity of keeping software up to date to ensure security and stability in IT environments. Traditional patch management methods often involve manual processes and lack visibility into software updates, leading to challenges in maintaining compliance and addressing vulnerabilities across diverse endpoints.
Jamf Pro’s patch management capabilities streamline the entire process, automating tasks from sourcing and testing patches to deploying them across Mac devices. Central to this is the concept of App Lifecycle Management (ALM), which encompasses features like the Jamf App Catalog, Title Editor, and App Installers. These components work together to simplify the patch management workflow, providing IT administrators with the tools they need to efficiently manage software updates.
One of the key advantages of Jamf Pro’s patch management solution is its ability to provide visibility and control over software versions and compliance status. Through customizable reports and smart groups, organizations can easily track patch deployment progress and ensure adherence to organizational policies and industry regulations. This centralized approach not only enhances security but also saves time and resources by automating patch deployment tasks.
About Matthew Mitchel
Matthew has been using Apple products since 2004, and working at Jamf since 2016. After spending over 2 years in Support (finishing out his tenure as a STAM on the Premium Support team) he moved to the Services department in 2018 and began teaching the Jamf 200, 300, and 400 classes to Jamf users all across the country. In late 2021 he became the Product Owner for Content Management workflows, including Apps & Books, Patch Management, and Software Updates. Beyond Jamf, Matthew enjoys reading books, playing games, and building with LEGO. He’s particularly passionate about Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Final Fantasy, and Lord of the Rings. You can find him across the web as iMatthewCM.
- Video – To view the archived presentation video, click here.
- Slides – To view the archived presentation slides, click here.
Privilege Elevation using Jamf Connect – Sean Rabbitt, jamf
Jamf Connect 2.33.0 introduces a new feature called Privilege Elevation, allowing standard users to temporarily elevate to a local administrator role. This feature is facilitated through the Jamf Connect menu bar app, where users can initiate a temporary promotion with a timer appearing in the menu bar for the duration of their elevated privileges. Once the timer expires, the user is reverted to a standard role. This feature can be configured using the Temporary User Promotion setting in the Jamf Connect Configuration app, offering flexibility and security in managing user privileges.
With Jamf Connect, administrators have a wide range of configuration options at their disposal. They can adjust individual functionality for managed users or select groups and roles, ensuring precise control over user promotions. Settings such as User Promotion Timer, User Promotion Role, Verify User Promotion, and more offer flexibility and granularity in managing user permissions, enabling administrators to create tailored elevation workflows.
In this presentation, an overview, and setup of Jamf Connect privilege elevation will be discussed.
About Sean Rabbit
Sean was born a small human child and has since gotten larger. He is currently a Sr. Consulting Engineer for Identity and Access Management at Jamf where he writes a lot of documentation that people ignore. He is often seen in an Airstream trailer traveling the country.
- Video – To view the archived presentation video, click here.
- Slides – To view the archived presentation slides, click here.
Open Discussion
Questions, comments, problems, and fixes.
Directions
This meeting will not be held in person but will currently be done virtually using Zoom video communications architecture.
- Require a Password to Join This meeting will require a password to join the meeting. Information will be emailed via a campus internal list, but if you are external and want to attend the meeting, please use the Contact Us form to receive details. Else, the archive of the meeting will be available 2-3 days after the live meeting.
- Waiting Room When joining the meeting you will be placed in the Waiting Room by default and the hosts will give you access to the live meeting.
- Miscellaneous We will also implement other settings and safeguards to secure the meeting.
Archived Presentation(s)
- Archives of the presentations will be available on this web page.
No Comments