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9 min readFinding good information in IT and security has never been the hard part. Finding the people who are genuinely advancing the conversation — the ones with fresh perspectives who are helping shape where the industry is heading — takes more effort.
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13 min readMiniRAT is a Go-based macOS RAT dropped onto developer machines via a malicious npm package. It evades VMs, persists via a LaunchAgent disguised as an Apple component, and beacons over HTTPS using an AES-encrypted C2 config. Operators can run shell commands, exfiltrate files, and stage secondary payloads. A newly analyzed Go-based macOS remote access trojan (RAT), internally named Minirat, has surfaced in the wild using anti-VM checks, LaunchAgent persistence, and AES-encrypted command and control (C2) configuration to maintain stealthy, long-term access on victim endpoints. According to SafeDep, the initial infection vector was a malicious npm package (velora-dex-sdk) that dropped the Go-based macOS RAT onto developer endpoints.
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7 min readApple announced that starting as early as iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27, its operating systems will enforce stricter TLS requirements for system processes, including MDM, DDM, Automated Device Enrollment, and app distribution. Servers that don't support TLS 1.2 or later (TLS 1.3 recommended), ATS-compliant ciphersuites, and valid certificates may have their connections refused. SCEP servers and content caching servers are currently exempt. IT admins should audit their infrastructure now using Apple's Network Diagnostics Logging Profile to identify non-compliant servers before fall 2026. Starting as early as the next major OS release, Apple devices will refuse to connect to any device management service, Mobile Device Management (MDM) server, enrollment endpoint, or app distribution infrastructure that does not meet tightened TLS standards. Non-compliant servers will simply stop working for enrollment, device management, app delivery, and software updates.
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5 min readGetting ISO 27001 certified is one thing. Building a compliance program that actually holds up between audits, without consuming your engineering team, is another problem entirely.
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4 min readCustom apps for Windows are now available in Iru Endpoint Management, supporting MSI, EXE, and PowerShell-wrapped installs. Upload your files, configure your settings, and let Iru handle deployment.
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5 min readTool sprawl is breaking IT & security teams. The data from 1,011 IT and security professionals makes the mechanism clear: the more tools a team manages, the worse everything gets. More burnout. More time on maintenance. Less time for the work that actually matters.
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6 min readApple dropped a significant announcement on March 24, 2026: Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect are going away. In their place, a unified platform simply called Apple Business launches on April 14. If your IT team is running any Apple devices, or if you've been relying on Apple Business Essentials for lightweight MDM, this affects you. Here's a clear-eyed look at what's actually changing, what Apple Business includes, and what it still doesn't do.
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4 min readThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued an urgent advisory urging U.S. organizations to harden their endpoint management systems. The guidance came in response to the Stryker attack, claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked hacktivist group, which wiped thousands of corporate devices without a single piece of malware. The attacker had valid credentials, a live admin session, and access to tools the organization already trusted. That was enough.
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11 min readAtomic Stealer, commonly tracked as AMOS, has earned its place as one of the most persistent threats the macOS threat landscape. Powered by a relentless development cycle and diverse distribution networks, it shows no signs of slowing down. Researchers have extensively documented its signature tactics: "ClickFix" browser social engineering prompts, trojanized application installers, and, most recently, the "malext" variants spread through malvertising campaigns.
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6 min readMac clusters for AI workloads are real infrastructure now. Here’s how to provision, secure, and manage them from day one.
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6 min readEnrolling a fleet of devices sounds simple in theory: pick a Blueprint, assign some settings, and you're done. But in practice, most organizations are managing a mix of Mac computers, Windows computers, iPhone devices, iPad devices, kiosk tablets, and meeting room devices, each with their own configurations, user types, and provisioning requirements. Keeping all of that straight at enrollment time, without manual intervention or a tangle of enrollment codes, has historically been one of the more tedious parts of device management.
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3 min readRespond to serious threats by isolating compromised devices from the network. Iru retains a secure, remote connection with the device.
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10 min readThis post was originally published in April 2022 and has been updated in March 2026 to reflect the latest information. As an IT admin, you’ve almost certainly had to check some form of log when investigating a problem. Logs tell the story of what’s happening on a system, so they can be enormously helpful in both troubleshooting issues and in learning why the system is behaving the way that it is.
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17 min readOn February 4, 2026, security researchers discovered a mass-distributed loader disguised as predominantly cracked music plugin DMGs used to deliver multiple multistage macOS malware, such as Odyssey and MacSyncStealer, in addition to a Mach-O binary containing another loader to an additional payload.
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3 min readToday, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Blueprint Routing, a new enrollment capability in Iru that dynamically assigns devices to Blueprints during enrollment, based on device and user attributes collected at that moment.
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