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Apple is about to enforce stricter TLS standards for MDM. Are you ready?

What Apple Business Actually Means for Your IT Team (And Whether It Replaces Your MDM)

Unlocking Apple’s New Device Management API

Apple Business Manager (ABM) and Apple School Manager (ASM) have evolved significantly in recent years, but one critical piece has been missing: programmatic access. That changed with the introduction of the ABM/ASM API, opening new possibilities for automation, integration, and workflow enhancement.

Ransomware Readiness: Tips from Beyond the Playbook

The call came at 2 AM. A major U.S. telecom provider, critical infrastructure supporting millions of cell phone users, was under active ransomware attack. Systems were encrypting rapidly across their network. Within hours, the FBI was coordinating response efforts, executives were in crisis mode, and a specialized team was rebuilding Active Directory from scratch while the clock ticked. For Eric Pittman, VP of Cybersecurity at Teradata, this wasn't a tabletop exercise or theoretical scenario. It was a real-world crisis that revealed critical gaps in how organizations prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks.

Apple’s Recent Updates to Platform SSO: What Problems Will It Solve?

A frank look at where Platform SSO stands today, what's coming with macOS Tahoe 26, and the hard choices Mac administrators need to make

"Keep Learning, Keep Leading": Advice for Apple Admins

Your iPhone has more computing power than entire university systems had 50 years ago. In another 50 years, the information processing capabilities available to us will be exponentially greater still. Yet our brains remain fundamentally unchanged, evolved to track seasonal patterns and remember a few dozen faces, not to process the constant stream of security bulletins, product announcements, API changes, and community discussions that define modern Apple administration.

Apple IT Training and Certification: What You Need to Know

Back in May 2022, Apple announced a new series of online IT training and certification programs. These programs follow three tracks: Apple Device Support, Apple Deployment and Management, and Apple Business Essentials.

How-To Guide: Changing and Resetting Mac Passwords

When was the last time you or someone in your organization needed their Mac password to be something different than what it previously was? There are two ways to do that: change or reset. But although those two words might seem similar, their difference is significant.