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Has your Jamf Pro server gone though many different Jamf Pro Administrators? Do you have a complete understanding of exactly how your Jamf Pro sever is configured? Let HCS preform a health check on your Jamf Pro Server.

HCS Apps are compatible with Mac computers with Apple silicon

At WWDC 2020, Apple announced they will be using the ARM chips for future Macs. While testing the new chip and coming OS, HCS apps are compatible with Apple silicon.

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HCS Technology Group will help you implement a proof of concept (POC) efficiently and aligned with best practices for easily deploying Mac in your organization.

OS X bash Update 1.0 is now available and addresses the following:

Available for:

OS X Lion v10.7.5 OS X

Lion Server v10.7.5

OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5

OS X Mavericks v10.9.5

Impact:

In certain configurations, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands

Description: An issue existed in Bash's parsing of environment variables. This issue was addressed through improved environment variable parsing by better detecting the end of the function statement. OS X bash Update 1.0 may be obtained from the following webpages:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 OS X Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 OS X Mountain Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1769 OS X Mavericks

To check that bash has been updated:

* Open Terminal * Execute this command: bash --version * The version after applying this update will be:

OS X Mavericks: GNU bash, version 3.2.53(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin13)

OS X Mountain Lion: GNU bash, version 3.2.53(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin12)

OS X Lion: GNU bash, version 3.2.53(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin11)

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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With Mosyle’s MSP program, HCS Tech Group offers MDM-related services to customers so HCS Tech Group can manage your endpoints and ensure your Apple devices are running smoothly. This will facilitate learning and how technology is used in your business, as well as lower your operational expenditure and time.

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