
macOS-first vulnerability management: detect, prioritize, and remediate Mac app & OS risks in one unified platform.
Vendor
Kandji
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Overview
Kandji Vulnerability Management is a specialized solution designed exclusively for Apple environments, empowering IT and security teams to efficiently detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across macOS and Mac applications. Leveraging real-time intelligence from trusted vulnerability databases, it achieves over 99% detection accuracy while minimizing impact on device performance. The platform automates vulnerability detection and remediation through seamless patching or application control, reducing manual effort and accelerating response times. Its unified workflows consolidate detection, prioritization, and remediation into a single interface, enhancing operational efficiency. Furthermore, Kandji supports compliance with key standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001 by providing continuous visibility, reporting, and automated risk mitigation. All of these capabilities are delivered via Kandji’s intuitive, automation-forward platform tailored for modern Apple-centric IT environments.
Features and Capabilities
- **Real-Time Vulnerability Detection: ** Detect vulnerabilities in macOS versions and installed applications using continuously updated threat intelligence.
- **Automated Patching: **Seamlessly patch macOS and applications with Kandji’s Auto Apps, Managed OS, App Blocking, and API-based update mechanisms.
- **Unified Workflow: **Combine detection and remediation steps in one platform to eliminate tool-switching and speed up vulnerability resolution.
- **Risk Prioritization: **Use industry-standard scoring systems (CVSS, EPSS, KEV) to focus on the most critical and urgent vulnerabilities.
- Minimal Performance Impact: Employ Apple Endpoint Security framework to monitor vulnerabilities without heavy resource consumption or full-device scans.
- **Compliance Support: **Automate remediation and maintain continuous visibility to comply with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS standards.
- **Interactive Views: **Filter and inspect vulnerabilities by CVE, application, or device, with detailed exploit presence and mitigation information.
- **Flexible Risk Management: **Accept or defer risks temporarily or permanently, with options to suppress notifications as needed.
- **Comprehensive macOS Coverage: **Monitor both operating system and application-level vulnerabilities for full protection.