How WorkBrew Solves Homebrew Security & Compliance for Mac Developers
From Jamf After Dark by Jamf
December 5, 2025 · 41 min
About this episode
John Britton discusses how WorkBrew addresses security and compliance challenges for Homebrew on macOS.
John Britton, CEO of WorkBrew, joins Jamf After Dark to discuss how organizations can solve the security, compliance, and management challenges of using the open-source package manager Homebrew on macOS at scale. This episode is a must-listen for any IT or Security leader managing a fleet of Mac devices used by software engineers. Learn how WorkBrew provides visibility, governance, and automated security workflows for developer tools, all while integrating seamlessly with Jamf Pro. What You'll Learn: The security and compliance risks of unmanaged Homebrew in the enterprise. How WorkBrew provides visibility, remote management, and security for Homebrew. The seamless integration between Jamf Pro and WorkBrew for deployment and device group management. How to enable developers to use Homebrew as standard (non-admin) users on macOS. Strategies for distributing and managing private, internal company tools via Homebrew taps. The end-user experience for a developer when a company adopts WorkBrew. Featured Guest: John Britton: Co-founder and CEO of WorkBrew, a platform for securing and managing Homebrew in the enterprise. John is a software engineer with deep expertise in developer tools…
People in this episode
Guest: John Britton
Topics covered
- Homebrew
- security
- compliance
- macOS
- developer tools
Keywords
- visibility
- governance
- automated security workflows
- Jamf Pro
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Homebrew, Mac, macOS, WorkBrew, Jamf Pro, Jamf
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