Create a Device Level macOS Rapid Security Response Policy

Apple’s Rapid Security Response lets you manage your macOS and iOS devices by automatically installing new Rapid Security Response updates as they become available. If you allow the updates to be installed, you can also prevent users from removing the installed updates. Alternatively, you can disable Rapid Security Responses so that updates are not automatically installed.

Prerequisites

• Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) must be configured for your organization and Mac computers must be enrolled in JumpCloud MDM. See Set up Apple MDM. 
• This policy is supported on Mac computers running macOS 13 and later.
• Devices must have an active network connection for this policy to take effect.

Considerations

• The policy configuration settings are applied automatically and do not require a system restart.

Creating the Policy

To create a Manage Rapid Security Response policy for Mac computers, do the following:

Selecting the Policy Template

1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin portal.

2. Go to Device Management > Policy Management. The Policy Management page is displayed.
3. On the Policy Management page, click +Add New.
4. Select Device Policy to assign the policy to devices and device groups. On the New Device Policy page:
   • Select the macOS tab.
   • Search and select the required policy and click Configure. The Details tab of the policy is displayed.
   • On the Details tab, configure the required policy configuration settings.
   • (Optional) In the Policy Name field, enter a new name for the policy or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.
   • (Optional) In the Policy Notes field, enter details such as creation date of the policy, and information on testing and deployment of the policy.

Configuring the Policy

• Under Manage Rapid Security Response, select Allow users to install Rapid Security Response updates to allow users to accept prompts to download and install minor security fixes from Apple on their devices. If you don’t select this field, users will not be able to install Rapid Security Response updates.
• (Optional) If you select Allow users to install Rapid Security Response updates, you can also select Prevent removal of Rapid Security Response updates to stop users from removing minor updates that were installed on their devices.

Applying the Policy

• (Optional) Select the Policy Groups tab. Select one or more policy groups where you want to add this policy. 
• Select the Device Groups tab. Select one or more device groups where you want to apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy only applies when a user logs into a supported Mac computer that is enrolled in Apple MDM.
• Or, select the Devices tab. Select one or more devices whom you want to add this policy to.
• Click Create Policy. A success message is displayed indicating the completion of policy creation.

Viewing Policy Status

1. Select the Status tab.
2. To see the last Result Log for a device where this policy is applied, click view.