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WWDC26 was a lot. New DDM functionality means changes to how you're managing your Mac fleet today.

On June 18 our panel will cover what stood out & what surprised them about:

📦Apple services
📱Device management
🔐Identity integration
🛠️App management

RSVP: https://workbrew.com/webinars/wwdc26

WWDC26: What's new for security, developers and IT teams - Workbrew Webinars

WWDC is a landmark event for anyone working in the macOS environment. In this roundtable, we're discussing what the WWDC26 announcements mean for Mac fleet management, security governance, and developer tooling. David Starr, Arek Dreyer, Armin Briegel, Kitzy & Selina Ali will share their takeaways and tips on how IT teams should evaluate them for their fleet.

Homebrew isn't just for CLI tools. It's one of the best ways to manage your Mac apps too.

With over 6,000 casks Suspicious Package, mitmproxy and CleanShot X are just some which have earned a permanent spot in our crew's setup.

🍺 Here are 11 Homebrew Casks the Workbrew team trust and love: https://workbrew.com/blog/favorite-homebrew-casks-2026-06

Our favorite Homebrew casks - Workbrew Blog

Homebrew’s cask inventory is the best way to manage your Mac apps. We asked the Workbrew crew what their favourite Homebrew casks are and which have earned a permanent spot in their setups.

When an LLM agent ran `brew install` on a dev's machine last Tuesday, your MDM had no record of it. Your policy didn't flag it.

A policy tells you what should happen. Workbrew tells you what actually did.

👀🛡️Does your security stack have eyes on the install layer? https://buff.ly/k1BcJJ7

Your newest sysadmin is an LLM - Workbrew Blog

AI coding assistants are silently installing packages across your fleet. Learn how LLMs are becoming sysadmins, why your MDM can't see it, and how to govern Homebrew at scale.

No time to navigate the whirlwind of #WWDC? We've got you covered, so you can stay focused on covering your fleet.

On June 18, join David Starr, Arek Dreyer, Armin Briegel, Kitzy & Selina Ali on what WWDC26 means for your Mac fleet, and what's worth evaluating now.

RSVP: https://workbrew.com/webinars/wwdc26

WWDC26: What's new for security, developers and IT teams - Workbrew Webinars

WWDC is a landmark event for anyone working in the macOS environment. In this roundtable, we're discussing what the WWDC26 announcements mean for Mac fleet management, security governance, and developer tooling. David Starr, Arek Dreyer, Armin Briegel, Kitzy & Selina Ali will share their takeaways and tips on how IT teams should evaluate them for their fleet.

Iru + Workbrew

Sync your Iru device groups with Workbrew to govern software access. Manage who gets brew, at what privilege level, and what they can install.

Developers get the tools they love. Security gets visibility, policies and audit logs.

🔍 Deployment guide: https://buff.ly/Vd9ctCY

Iru works with Workbrew

Iru is a modern MDM solution focused on Apple device security and compliance, ideal for organization...

WWDC26 is just one week away. A landmark event for anyone working in a macOS environment.

Arek Dreyer, Armin Briegel, Kitzy 💜 & Selina Ali are joining David Starr

to discuss what the WWDC26 announcements mean for Mac fleet management, security governance, and developer tooling.

RSVP: https://workbrew.com/webinars/wwdc26

WWDC26: What's new for security, developers and IT teams - Workbrew Webinars

WWDC is a landmark event for anyone working in the macOS environment. In this roundtable, we're discussing what the WWDC26 announcements mean for Mac fleet management, security governance, and developer tooling. David Starr, Arek Dreyer, Armin Briegel, Kitzy & Selina Ali will share their takeaways and tips on how IT teams should evaluate them for their fleet.

Your newest sysadmin is an LLM. It installs packages without asking. Your MDM sees none of it. One `brew install` pulls 58 deps. Three iterations? Hundreds more.

What's actually installed on your machines right now? https://buff.ly/ETSg3Y4

Your newest sysadmin is an LLM - Workbrew Blog

AI coding assistants are silently installing packages across your fleet. Learn how LLMs are becoming sysadmins, why your MDM can't see it, and how to govern Homebrew at scale.

Have you ever run brew upgrade and wondered why seemingly unrelated packages got pulled in during the upgrade process?

Understand how to grasp the "blast radius" of a new package entering your fleet: https://buff.ly/73qgWmt

Understanding Homebrew Dependencies - Workbrew Blog

Have you ever run brew upgrade and wondered why seemingly unrelated packages got pulled in during the upgrade process? Understanding the “blast radius” of a new package entering your fleet can be difficult, but in this post we’ll dig into some ways you can tackle your own personal dependency hell.

Securing developer workflows doesn't mean replacing the tools developers use.

It means governing them from the inside.

Homebrew. Git. AI agents. These are already how your developers manage their own machines. The question is whether your security posture lives inside those workflows or outside them, invisible and ignored.

David Starr walks through exactly how at Mac Admins Europe 2026: https://workbrew.com/media/macadmins-europe-2026

Securing Developer Workflows With the Tools They Already Love - Workbrew Press

David Starr from Workbrew explains how Apple admins can secure macOS developer workflows without slo...

Developers hate "you can't use Homebrew anymore." They hate restrictions. They don't hate visibility.

Here's a practical guide on how to start with data, not policy and lead the conversation on managing Homebrew without breaking workflows.

Read the blog: https://buff.ly/6LInX86

"They're taking my brew away": A practical guide to managing Homebrew - Workbrew Blog

AI-assisted development has turned non-engineers into package installers, and Homebrew is spreading far beyond the engineering team. This practical guide shows IT admins how to gain visibility into Homebrew usage, reduce open source supply chain risk, and manage developer tooling without disrupting workflows.