Jamf CISO: Mario Villatoro

What the company sells

Jamf sells Apple device management and security software for organizations that run Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro and Apple TV devices. Jamf delivers enterprise Apple management and security for organizations with a handful of devices or tens of thousands. Jamf says it has over 20 years of experience.

Jamf offers a platform designed to manage and secure Apple across a Mac fleet. Jamf offers a mobile-first solution that secures devices and data. Jamf offers purpose-built Apple device management and security for schools. Jamf offers a small business solution to set up, manage and secure Mac and mobile devices.

Jamf Pro is the management product. Jamf Pro is designed to manage and secure Apple devices from anywhere. Jamf Pro provisions Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple TV with zero-touch deployment, including BYOD. Jamf Pro uses policies and scripts to customize devices, going beyond configuration profiles. Jamf Pro lets IT teams create dynamic device and user groups and navigate them with AI Assistant. Jamf Pro automatically collects hardware, software and security configuration details from Apple devices. Jamf Pro manages device settings, commands, app installations and restrictions across Apple devices with Declarative Device Management.

On the security side, Jamf Pro helps IT teams configure, protect and patch devices using native Apple features. Jamf Pro provides automated and secure app management. Jamf Pro lets users install apps, update software and maintain their own devices. Jamf Pro applies automated configurations that use device security baselines based on industry benchmarks. Jamf Pro can manage device settings and configurations, restrict malicious software and patch Apple devices without needing user interaction. Jamf Pro is available with Jamf for Mac or Jamf for Mobile.

Jamf integrates with existing technology. Jamf integrates with Entra, Power BI, Security Copilot and Sentinel. Jamf integrates with Google Workspace, Cloud Identity, Chrome Enterprise and Security Operations. Jamf integrates with Okta Identity Cloud, Okta Verify and Okta Identity Threat Protection. Jamf says its platform comes with hundreds of integrations. Jamf says AI Assistant gives IT and Security teams instant support and action-oriented capabilities. Jamf offers enterprise organizations a way to see, govern and deploy vendor-correct configuration for AI tools across the Mac fleet. Jamf says AI Governance is built into Jamf for Mac and deploys through the management plane, at the OS level.

Jamf Compliance Editor is a free-to-use Jamf Pro add-on utility. Jamf Compliance Editor gives macOS, iOS, iPadOS and visionOS system administrators a way to establish and manage compliance baselines on their fleet of Apple devices. Jamf Compliance Editor is built on the macOS Security Compliance Project, hosted by the United States government agency NIST. Jamf Compliance Editor supports all variations of benchmark and baselines currently offered by the macOS Security Compliance Project. Jamf Compliance Editor produces PDF, Excel, HTML and Adoc files for audit review, with an option to add branding.

Jamf describes the Platform API Gateway as one entry point for every Jamf API. Jamf says an integration is created in Jamf Account and can call blueprints, device inventory, Jamf Pro, Jamf Security Cloud and the rest of the platform. Jamf states that integrations are valid for six months.

Jamf describes its cloud security practices. Jamf Cloud uses TLS 1.2 and AES-256 bit encryption for data at rest and in transit between a managed endpoint and the Jamf Pro server. Jamf keeps data logically separate on various layers throughout the Jamf Cloud infrastructure. Jamf Cloud replicates databases continuously to another server in a different data center. Jamf has a dedicated global team of engineers to monitor cloud availability. Jamf has a dedicated product security team that tests for and resolves product security issues. Jamf says customers can request security questionnaires and assurance reports (CAIQ, SOC 2, ISO certificate).^{[1][3][5][8][9][10][11]}

Categories

• Endpoint management and application control (primary category)
• Mobile security
• Compare Jamf with companies in the same categoryside by side

Headquarters

Minneapolis, United States

Founded

Not established from our sources

Ownership

Owned by Francisco Partners since 2026^[2][4][6][7]

CISO on record

Mario Villatoro, Chief Information Security Officer (roster, verified October 12, 2026)

Website

jamf.com

Products and services

Product names as the company writes them; what each does, in our words, from the company's own product pages. Never how well it does it.

• Jamf Pro^{[4][5][8][10][11]}

  Apple device management and security for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.

  Jamf Pro helps IT teams configure, protect and patch devices using native Apple features. It provisions Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple TV with zero-touch deployment and collects hardware, software and security configuration details from Apple devices. It uses Declarative Device Management for device settings, commands, app installations and restrictions. It is available with Jamf for Mac or Jamf for Mobile.

• Jamf Compliance Editor^[5]

  A free Jamf Pro add-on utility for compliance baselines on Apple devices.

  Jamf Compliance Editor gives macOS, iOS, iPadOS and visionOS system administrators a way to establish and manage compliance baselines on their fleet of Apple devices. It is built on the macOS Security Compliance Project hosted by NIST. It produces PDF, Excel, HTML and Adoc files for audit review.

Competitors and alternatives

The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of Jamf's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.

• On endpoint management and application control, Jamf competes with Automox, HCLSoftware, Ivanti, Tanium, ThreatLocker, BlackBerry, Absolute Security, Bay, IBM, JumpCloud and 2 more.

• On mobile security, Jamf competes with BlackBerry, iVerify, Lookout, NowSecure, Protectt.ai, Zimperium, Appdome, Assail, BlackCloak, Data Theorem and 5 more.

What review platforms show

The headline rating and review count each platform showed in public search results on the day we looked, with the link. We do not read or reproduce the reviews, and a rating is the platform's, not ours.

• G2 · 4.7 out of 5^[6]seen November 4, 2026

Recent news

Dated company events from the last twelve months, each in one sentence of ours with its source. Newest first.

• September 14, 2026

  Jamf announced same-day support for Apple's macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27 and watchOS 27 as those releases became generally available. Jamf^[12]

• June 30, 2026

  Jamf announced that its AI Governance capability is now available. Jamf^[13]

References

Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.

1. [1]ProductsJamf · jamf.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
2. [2]Tm264539d2 ex99 1Jamf via SEC EDGAR · sec.gov · published January 30, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
3. [3]PrivacyJamf · jamf.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
4. [4]Jamf Apple Device Management. Mac iPad iPhone TV Apple MDMJamf · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
5. [5]Establishing Compliance Baselines with Compliance EditorJamf · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
6. [6]Jamf Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
7. [7]Jamf Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
8. [8]Jamf Pro. Apple Mobile Device Management & MDM SoftwareJamf · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
9. [9]Generative AI Governance on Mac: See and Govern Shadow AI at ScaleJamf · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
10. [10]Getting startedJamf · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
11. [11]Jamf | Information Security - We practice what we preach.Jamf · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
12. [12]Jamf announces same-day support for macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS 27 and other OS 27 releasesJamf · published September 14, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
13. [13]AI governance for Mac: AI usage managementJamf · published June 30, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

Last verified September 27, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.

Recorded September 27, 2026, expanded November 4, 2026 from the references above.

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