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·S2 E23

If You’re Having Mac Problems, I Feel Bad for You Son

June 9
44 mins

Episode Description

Justin Esgar's got 99 problems, but a Mac ain't one!


Justin, the CEO of NYC-based MSP VirtuaComputer and host of the All Things MSP podcast, joins Get NIST-y to talk about the MSP myth that Macs are insecure, unmanageable, or somehow impossible to support without ritual sacrifice.


Takeaways:

- “We can’t secure Macs” usually means “we don’t know how”

- Apple Business and domain claiming are basic security hygiene

- Macs being more secure by default does not mean they are (a) more secure or (b) automatically compliant


We answer:

- Can Macs be managed and secured at scale?

- What does Mac compliance look like for NIST, CIS, and CMMC?

- Where do Jamf, Addigy, Intune, and Apple Business fit?

- Why are some MSPs still treating Macs like cursed objects?


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