JAMF MDM Potential Suspicious Child Process
Detects potential suspicious child processes of "jamf". Could be a sign of potential abuse of Jamf as a C2 server as seen by Typhon MythicAgent.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- macos
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate execution of custom scripts or commands by Jamf administrators. Apply additional filters accordingly
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| docs.jamf.com/10.30.0/jamf-pro/administrator-guide/Components_Installed_on_Managed_Computers.html | 2 |
| github.com/MythicAgents/typhon/ | 2 |
| www.zoocoup.org/casper/jamf_cheatsheet.pdf | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 2316929c-01aa-438c-970f-099145ab1ee6
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1