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A Technical Project Manager and Senior Apple Macintosh (macOS), iOS and Jamf MDM Engineer with over 30 years of expertise, excelling in leading the integration, security, and management of complex networked computer systems. My skills span the design, deployment, and optimization of a wide range of technologies, including COTS, GOTS, and custom open-source solutions.

Outputs the last password change date for each user on the system

May 8, 2024Posted inJamf ProTags: Jamf Extension Attribute, Password, Reporting
Jamf Pro Extension Attribute that Reports Last Password Change Date
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Add Slack app to users Applications

May 8, 2024Posted inApple, macOSTags: Configuration Management, Slack
Slack Install script to Users Applications folder, because managed helper need admin to update
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VMware Horizon

April 19, 2024Posted inmacOSTags: Configuration Management, Configuration profile, VMware Horizon Client
Configuration Profile targeted at the Computer level. Link https://community.jamf.com/t5/jamf-pro/vmware-horizon-package/m-p/257696 To prevent the VMware Horizon Client from checking for updates during its installation, you can use a custom configuration script or…
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supress smart card pairing prompt

April 16, 2024Posted inSmart CardTags: Smart Cards, Smartcard
Disable Pairing Dialog sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.smartcard PairingUID -string DISABLED re_Enable sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.smartcard PairingUID
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Procedures for fdesetup changerecovery

March 27, 2024Posted inApple, macOSTags: FileVault
Change FileVault Personal Recovery keys for escrowing into an new MDM, from 1 - to - Another
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Splunk and macOS Auditing

March 6, 2024Posted inSoftwareTags: Audit, eslogger, Federal Compliance, Splunk
To verify that macOS auditing is enabled and functioning correctly, you can use Splunk to search for specific audit logs that macOS generates. macOS uses the OpenBSM audit framework, which…
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Ensure Security Auditing Is Enabled

February 29, 2024Posted inmacOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP)Tags: Audit, Federal Compliance, Splunk
Enable Auditing $ /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.auditd.plist Read Auditing Setting LAUNCHD_RUNNING=$(/bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.auditd) AUDITD_RUNNING=$(/usr/sbin/audit -c | /usr/bin/grep -c "AUC_AUDITING") if [[ $LAUNCHD_RUNNING == 1 ]] &&…
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Deployment of Nessus Tenable

February 23, 2024Posted inSoftwareTags: Deployment Guide, Nessus Tenable
This is a nice article on the subject https://montysmacmusings.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/deploying-nessus-tenable/
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Setting Install Security Responses and system files Software Update Settings

February 16, 2024Posted inmacOSTags: softwareupdate, XProtect
How can I enable "Install Security Responses and system files" in macOS terminal? Enable System Files and Security Updates: To specifically enable the installation of system files and security updates,…
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Cylance Privacy Preferences Policy Control and Tokenizer, Activation Script

February 13, 2024Posted inSoftwareTags: automation, Configuration Management, PPPC, Privacy Preferences Policy Control, Scripts
macOS Mojave introduced a security feature that allows third-party applications to access protected user data. Cylance recommends that customers running macOS Mojave and later allow the Full Disk Access permission…
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