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Hey Y’all As an IT administrator one of the first things you’ll find yourself doing is installing an endpoint security tool, which can be very difficult to automate across hundreds, if not thousands...
Here is a worklet for enforcing password policies for macOS for all users (as well as setting exempt users). This code is test on macOS mojave. The defaults are provided for example only. Check...
Hey Y’all! Disabling root login is a super easy trick to increase security on Linux devices. In a lot of cases, IT admins set the root password as something simple so they remember it easily as they...
The Invoke-TroubleshootingPack cmdlet runs a troubleshooting pack in either interactive or unattended mode. A troubleshooting pack determines the root causes of issues, resolves the issues, and...
Hey Y’all! IT Admins often find themselves having to uninstall certain softwares off their macOS devices they manage. This can be a very daunting, time consuming task, especially if you are managing...
Keeping running Docker containers up-to-date is a challenge that can become pretty unwieldy as the amount of infrastructure you manage grows. Thanks to Watchtower, a Docker image that can update...
Originally introduced in Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1), the built-in macOS Firewall limits incoming connections on a per-application basis (as opposed to a per-port basis). Disabled by default, this...
Gatekeeper is a built-in security feature of macOS—originally introduced in Mac OS X Lion (10.7.3)—that enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing them to run. This...
This worklet will evaluate Mac devices to ensure the latest version of Firefox is installed. If the worklet finds the Firefox applications is not installed, the remediation code will install it on...
This worklet will check to see if LogMeIn is installed and if it isn’t, will download and install it. See this KB article for how to setup a worklet:...
This worklet will check to see if Discord is installed and if it isn’t, will download and install it. See this KB article for how to setup a worklet:...
This worklet will check to see if Dashlane is installed and if it isn’t, will download and install it. See this KB article for how to setup a worklet:...
This worklet will allow you to run the Windows Cleanup Tool on any of your Windows endpoints, based on the amount of free space remaining on the C: drive. If you use the /SageSet and /SageRun...
You may have already seen it, but if not, Automox just introduced Worklets! Replacing Custom Policies, Worklets allow you to automate and enforce any scriptable action on your devices, no matter...
This worklet will check to see if Box is installed and if it isn’t, will download and install it. See this KB article for how to setup a worklet:...
I’m looking to create a list of worklet ideas to start implementing. What sorts of things would you like to see in the Worklets category? What problems around patching and automation are you looking...
This Worklet will let you set a title and message for your users when they login. This can be used as a required legal acceptance of your AUP, or for a critical notification that all users need to...
Check out this video that walks you through the process: https://patch.automox.com/video-automox-product-feature-overview-creating-worklets
This manual process for deploying an emergency patch will decrease the time it takes to ensure your legacy machines are operating at lower risk to exploit. Note: Automox cannot fully update Windows...
The Automox console will allow you to uninstall patches using the Rollback Action from the Device Details page. Unfortunately, this method may become cumbersome for a large number of devices. So for...