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Jamf, the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera, a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market close today. Today’s purchase is the largest in the company’s history. Jamf provides IT at large organizations with a set of management services for Apple devices. It is the leader in […] Continue reading Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M
Apple has patched a critical macOS zero-day (CVE-2021-30657) that has been exploited by Shlayer malware for months and has finally introduced/enabled the App Tracking Transparency feature and policy in iOS, iPadOS and tvOS. A zero-day exploited by malw… Continue reading Apple patches macOS zero-day exploited by malware for months (CVE-2021-30657)
Backblaze and Jamf announced a joint solution partnership to make Backblaze backup and data protection services available with ease in the Jamf admin ecosystem. Paired with the announcement from Backblaze of updates to mass deployment tools to streamli… Continue reading Backblaze partners with Jamf to offer step change in ease for the IT administrators
Corporate security and IT departments and the people who lead them often have complicated relationships. But does it really have to be that way? It’s a critical question as digital business accelerates in every industry and market, its rise only magnif… Continue reading Four ways to improve the relationship between security and IT
Today Jamf, a software company that helps other firms manage their Apple devices, raised its IPO price range. The company had previously targeted a $17 to $19 per-share range. A new SEC filing from the firm today details a far higher $21 to $23 per-share IPO price interval. Jamf still intends to sell up to […] Continue reading Jamf ups its IPO range, now targets a valuation of up to $2.7B
A new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest is being delivered bundled up with pirated versions of popular macOS software, researchers warned. But the ransomware is also a smokescreen, as its “noisiness” is meant to hide other things happeni… Continue reading New EvilQuest macOS ransomware is a smokescreen for other threats
Jamf, the Apple device management company, filed to go public today. Jamf might not be a household name, but the Minnesota company has been around since 2002 helping companies manage their Apple equipment. In the early days, that was Apple computers. Later it expanded to also manage iPhones and iPads. The company launched at a […] Continue reading Apple device management company Jamf files S-1 as it prepares to go public
At a time where IT has to help employees set up and manage devices remotely, a service that simplifies those processes could certainly come in handy. Apple recognized that, and acquired Fleetsmith today, a startup that helps companies do precisely that with Apple devices. While Apple didn’t publicize the acquisition, it has confirmed the deal […] Continue reading Apple has acquired Fleetsmith, a startup that helps IT manage Apple devices remotely
Venafi, the inventor and leading provider of machine identity protection, announced direct sponsorship of three new developers from its Machine Identity Protection Development Fund. The funded developers will create integrations that accelerate the del… Continue reading Venafi sponsors three new developers from its Machine Identity Protection Development Fund
Sysdig Secure 3.0 provides enterprises with threat prevention at runtime Sysdig Secure 3.0 includes an incident response and audit tool for Kubernetes, giving enterprises the ability to reconstruct historical system activity. Enabling these capabilitie… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: November 15, 2019