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  • Jamf After Dark

    K-12 Buying Season Is Here. It's Not Just About the Device

    10/04/2026 | 40 mins.
    One K12 school was blocking roughly 1,000 phishing attacks per day, and had no idea it was happening. EDU Buying season is here, and security, classroom tools, parent controls, and teacher adoption all need answers before a single device gets ordered.

    Mat Pullen, Jamf's Product Marketing Director for Education and a former classroom teacher, joins hosts Kat Garbis and Josh Thornton for a frank conversation about what K12 schools are dealing with in 2026.
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    *CHAPTERS:*
    1:51 Meet Mat Pullen: Product Marketing Director for Education at Jamf
    2:51 Jamf Nation Live EDU: What Schools Are Actually Asking About
    4:22 Top K12 Challenges in 2026: Budget, Security and Screen Time
    6:57 Why Schools Are Easy Targets for Cyber Attacks
    8:10 Student Privacy vs. Surveillance: How Jamf Balances Both
    10:03 Jamf Parent: Giving Families Control of School Devices at Home
    12:42 Technology in the Classroom Is an Education Problem, Not an IT Problem
    14:58 MacBook Neo for K12: What It Changes for Schools on a Budget
    20:05 Jamf Safe Internet: Content Filtering and Network Threat Prevention
    22:12 Limited Privacy and Time-Based Policies: New Features Explained
    25:58 Jamf for K12: One Solution for IT, Security, Teachers and Parents
    29:05 Jamf Teacher in Action
    31:46 K12 Buying Season 2026: How to Think Beyond the Device
    37:23 Here's What Most Schools Are Missing
  • Jamf After Dark

    Mobile Device Attacks: Jamf Mobile Forensics with Chris Deane and Harry Jenkins

    18/03/2026 | 39 mins.
    Mobile device security is the biggest blind spot in most organizations, and most IT teams have no way to investigate when something goes wrong.
    Chris Deane, Senior Sales Engineer for Jamf Security Products, and Harry Jenkins, Senior Sales Manager for Jamf Mobile Forensics, sit down with hosts Kat Garbis and Josh Thornton to talk through what actually happens when a mobile device gets attacked.
    They cover the full picture: why MDM alone isn't security, how mobile threat defense stops most attacks but not all, and where Jamf Mobile Forensics comes in for the ones that slip through. Plus a deep dive into spyware — Pegasus (NSO Group), Predator (Intellexa), zero-click attacks, why journalists are targeted just as often as executives, and how Jamf Threat Labs builds detection rules for threats that have never been seen before.
    CHAPTERS:
    0:00 Mobile devices are the #1 security blind spot
    1:50 Meet the guests: Chris Deane and Harry Jenkins, Jamf Security
    2:56 What makes Mobile Security different from endpoint security?
    5:08 MDM, Mobile Threat Defense, and Mobile Forensics: the three layers explained
    7:18 Why Only 15% of mobile devices are properly secured
    9:49 Personal vs. Work: why the blurred lines make mobile security hard to enforce
    15:36 Incident Response: what happens when an employee says their phone was attacked?
    17:43 What Mobile Forensics actually means, and what Jamf is not looking at
    19:57 iOS vs. Android CVEs: 90-120 Apple patches vs. 600-900 Android in 12 Months
    22:43 Spyware: What Predator and Pegasus actually do to your mobile device
    25:37 Targeted malvertising and the shift from One-Click to Zero-Click Attacks
    29:07 Who gets targeted: executives, journalists, and travelers in High-Risk countries
    33:20 How Jamf Threat Labs detects unknown threats using behavioral analysis
    36:43 AI Analysis in Jamf Mobile Forensics: deeper insights without Forensic skills

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    #MobileSecurity #Spyware #EndpointSecurity #mobileforensics #cybersecurity #Jamf
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    Platform SSO and Okta: Identity Meets Jamf Device Management on Mac

    20/02/2026 | 30 mins.
    Okta's Dan Hefley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hefley), Senior Product
    Manager for Device Access, explains how Platform SSO brings enterprise identity
    to the Mac. From day-zero Setup Assistant enrollment in macOS 26 to device
    bound SSO using secure enclave keys, Dan covers what IT teams need to know
    about deploying Platform SSO with Okta and Jamf.
    Dan shares his perspective as a former MDM admin turned identity product
    manager, discusses how device bound SSO prevents session hijacking with
    hardware-backed keys, and explains why the Shared Signals Framework between
    Okta and Jamf creates layered security. Hosts Josh Thornton and Kat Garbis
    explore what this means for organizations managing Apple fleets.
    1:44 Meet Dan Hefley - Senior Product Manager at Okta
    5:00 What Is Okta? Vendor-Neutral Identity Provider Overview
    6:23 Why Identity and Device Security Go Hand in Hand
    7:21 What Is Platform SSO? Native macOS Framework Defined
    8:07 Evolution from Jamf Connect Basic to Platform SSO
    9:15 Why Platform SSO Was
    9:47 Platform SSO in Setup Assistant
    10:08 Day-Zero Enrollment Flow - ABM to Jamf to Okta MFA
    11:43 Solving Enrollment Friction with Separated Device and User Registration
    12:18 Password Syncing Benefits
    16:40 How Device Bound SSO Prevents Session Hijacking
    17:53 Identity Threat Protection and Continuous Authentication
    18:06 Shared Signals Framework - Okta and Jamf Working Together 20:40 Okta FastPass and Passwordless Authentication on Mac
    21:20 Device Bound SSO Completes the Day-Zero Story
    22:30 Getting Started - Requirements and Deployment Considerations
    26:26 Okta's Platform SSO Roadmap and Future Direction
    27:43 Key Takeaway - Identity and Device Teams Belong in the Same Room
    RESOURCES:
    - Mac Admins Slack - Platform SSO Channel: https://macadmins.slack.com
    - IAMSE Blog - Okta Integration Guides: https://iamse.blog
    - Jamf Learning Hub: https://learn.jamf.com/
    - Jamf and Okta integrations: https://www.jamf.com/integrations/okta/
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    WHO THIS IS FOR:
    IT administrators and security teams managing Mac fleets in enterprise
    environments. Relevant if you're evaluating Platform SSO with Okta, migrating
    from Jamf Connect Basic, or planning identity integration for zero-touch Mac
    deployment.
    #Okta #Jamf #macossecurity #AppleSecurity #DeviceBoundSSO #macOS
    #IdentityManagement #PlatformSSO #ZeroTouchDeployment #JamfAfterDark
    #EnterpriseSecurity #MacAdmin #TrustedAccess #podcast
  • Jamf After Dark

    Let's talk App Catalog - Free iPad App Discovery Tool for Educators

    29/01/2026 | 24 mins.
    Educators: ever wonder why certain apps are on your classroom iPads? App Catalog shows you the why behind every app, plus how other teachers use them.
    We also discuss Jamf's Matter Innovation Hubs - free community learning centers operated in collaboration with Jamf in the US and internationally. These hubs focus on technology-enhanced, student-centered learning and serve educators, students, and communities through hands-on programs and the Matter Career Readiness Institute.
    GUEST:
    Kelly Watkins Conrad - Senior Program Engineer, Jamf Community Education (manages devices across all Matter Hub locations globally, 14 years at Jamf)

    CHAPTERS
    2:00 Meet Kelly Watkins Conrad: Jamf Senior Program Engineer
    3:20 What Are Matter Innovation Hubs?
    5:45 Matter Hub Global Locations
    9:24 The Problem - Teachers Can't Find Apps They Need
    16:51 Main Benefit - See Why Apps Were Chosen
    18:00 Sharing Teacher Use Cases Within Districts
    21:25 2026 Expansion - Stay tuned!

    #JamfSchool #AppCatalog #EdTech #matterngo
  • Jamf After Dark

    I Have No Idea What Terraform Is - Infrastructure as Code for Mac Admins

    19/12/2025 | 41 mins.
    If you're clicking through Jamf Pro configs manually, you're about to learn why that's becoming a problem. Security teams are starting to ban console access. MSPs are wasting hours rebuilding the same configs for each client. And organizations scaling to hundreds of Macs are drowning in manual changes with zero audit trail.
    Ryan Legg, Jamf's Solutions Engineer for Infrastructure as Code, breaks down how Terraform lets you manage your entire Jamf environment through code instead of clicking. Whether you're managing 50 Macs or 5,000, here's why this matters NOW.
    CHAPTERS
    4:45 What is Infrastructure as Code - Explained for Non-Coders
    8:15 What is Terraform and Why It Exists
    11:30 How Terraform Talks to the Jamf API (Without You Writing Scripts)
    14:45 Jamf Terraform Provider - 2+ Years in Development
    18:20 Version Control for Configs - Git, Testing, Rollback
    21:40 Why This Matters - Audit Trails, No Manual Errors, Scalability
    24:30 MSP Use Case - Deploy to Multiple Clients in Minutes
    27:15 Enterprise Use Case - Manage Hundreds of Configs with Code
    30:10 Small Team Use Case - Document Everything as You Build
    34:00 Why Every Admin Should Learn This NOW - The Future is Code
    37:13 Getting Started - Resources and Documentation
    39:09 Wrap-Up - Where to Get Help


    What You Learn:
    4:45 "Treating your Jamf config like a software project" - what that actually means
    18:20 Multiple admins can submit changes through pull requests - no more stepping on each other
    24:30 MSPs: Stop rebuilding configs manually - use one Terraform module across all clients
    30:10 - Small teams: Codify early so the next person doesn't start from zero
    34:00 - "Organizations are requiring admins OUT of consoles" - security trend you need to know
     
    RESOURCES:
    Jamf Concepts (Start Here): https://concepts.jamf.com
    Trusted by Jamf (Tutorials): https://trusted.jamf.com 
    Jamf Developer Portal: https://developer.jamf.com
    MacAdmins Slack: https://macadmins.org
     
    WHO NEEDS TO WATCH:
    Mac Admins who manually configure Jamf Pro (you're wasting time)
    MSPs managing multiple Jamf instances (you're rebuilding the same thing repeatedly)
    IT teams scaling past 500+ devices (manual configs won't scale)
     
    Jamf After Dark: A podcast about managing Apple devices, hosted by Kat Garbis and Josh Thornton.
    Guest: Ryan Legg, Solutions Engineer III at Jamf
    #JamfAfterDark #Terraform #JamfPro

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About Jamf After Dark

Device management is complex. Security threats are constant. Apple ecosystems are evolving fast. Who's managing these challenges? What does it actually take? And most importantly, how do you stay ahead? Welcome to Jamf After Dark, where IT leaders, security professionals and Apple experts tackle the real issues facing organisations today. Join our hosts as they uncover what works, what doesn't, and how to build technology strategies that actually stick. Hear honest conversations about managing devices at scale, securing endpoints, protecting data, and supporting hybrid workforces. New Jamf features and capabilities. Real stories from IT teams solving actual problems. For IT Admins, Mac admins,directors, security specialists, educators and Apple advocates.
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