Episode 155

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16th Jun 2024

[155] How To Stop Mac Hacks In Their Tracks

In this episode, Richard talks to Stuart Ashenbrenner and Wes Hutcherson of Huntress. They share their advice on managing Macs for clients to prevent and manage hacks.

Stuard is a staff macOS researcher, focusing on macOS security and development, with a ton of experience working as a macOS detections engineer and software engineer.

He's spoken at various conferences about macOS security, and he is the coauthor and core developer of the open source macOS incident response tool called Aftermath.

Wes is the director of product marketing for Huntress, where he oversees market intelligence and go-to-marketing strategies. His multifaceted technology and cybersecurity experience spans over a decade.

He’s worked with market leaders such as Bishop Fox, eSentire, Hewlett Packard, and Dell SecureWorks covering managed detection and response, governance, risk and compliance, continuous threat exposure management, offensive security and other topics.

Richard asks them to explain how Huntress help MSPs, how to deploy the tool and their typical partners, before digging in to threats specifically targeting Macs.

Wes explains the Huntress MacOS support and why they decided to put it together. Stuart talks about the most common attack vectors on macOS and security best practice that MSPs should follow.

Wes explains a number of acronyms that MSPs might come across when dealing with Macs and what they mean to users.

Richard, Stuart and Wes look at Mac-specific attacks, third-party breaches and how to protect clients, particularly those who believe that Macs are more secure than PCs.

They explore tools and resources, touch management, staying ahead of the curve and how MSPs can take advantage of the threats to Macs to find a business opportunity.

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TubbTalk: The Podcast for Managed Service Providers
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Richard Tubb has been a leader and keynote speaker in the MSP community for the last two decades. At the helm of media company and MSP advisory business Tubblog, Richard loves to showcase tech companies disrupting the industry, as well as shining a light on new tools you might not be aware of.

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Richard Tubb is one of the best-known experts within the global IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) community. He launched and sold his own MSP business before creating a leading MSP media and consultancy practice. Richard helps IT business owner’s take back control by freeing up their time and building a business that can run without them. He’s the author of the book “The IT Business Owner’s Survival Guide” and writer of the award-winning blog www.tubblog.co.uk