Zero-Touch Security for a Boutique Investment Team
How AirStars guided a Tokyo investment firm from zero MDM to a hardened, automated Apple environment with Mosyle and Apple Business Manager
The Challenge: Lean Team, High Stakes
When a Tokyo-based investment group handling sensitive financial data needed to tighten up their IT practices, they turned to AirStars. What started as an audit of basic device management quickly became a ground-up MDM deployment.
This small investment firm was operating like many lean teams do—manually setting up MacBooks, managing credentials ad hoc, and trusting that everyone followed best practices. But with an increasing number of NDA-bound clients, steady intern turnover, and more audits from upstream partners, leadership recognized the risk: unmanaged devices meant untracked access to sensitive data.
Key Facts
- • Less than 20 Apple devices, all laptops
- • Frequent intern onboarding/offboarding
- • Global clients with strict NDA clauses
- • Google Workspace, Slack, and multiple third-party tools
- • No MDM, no Apple Business Manager, no unified policy enforcement
Security Gaps That Couldn't Continue
Security Risks
- • No automated provisioning or remote wipe
- • No disk encryption enforcement (FileVault off by default)
- • User-level app installs and removable drives not restricted
- • No Wi-Fi policy deployment
- • Risk of data leaks or non-compliance with client requirements
Operational Pain Points
- • Manual MacBook setup for each new hire
- • Ad hoc credential management
- • No visibility into device compliance
- • Intern turnover creating security gaps
- • Audit preparation was time-consuming
The AirStars Approach: 20+ Years of Apple Expertise
Drawing on over 20 years of Apple device management—including JAMF System Administrator training back in 2011—AirStars helped this team build the right foundation with Apple Business Manager, Mosyle, and automated security baked in from day one.
1. Apple Business Manager Setup
- • Guided them through ABM registration
- • Connected trusted reseller for hardware purchases
- • Linked ABM to Mosyle for auto-enrollment
2. Mosyle Business MDM Deployment
- • Lightweight, secure, and perfect for under-50 device teams
- • Fast deployment with pre-configured blueprints
- • Tailored onboarding flows for staff and interns
3. Zero-Touch Security Workflows
- • FileVault encryption required on all devices
- • Enforced strong password policies and screen locks
- • Preloaded core apps and blocked unwanted software
- • Blocked removable storage for interns
- • Configured automatic patching and reporting
4. System Integration
- • Wi-Fi profiles for secure, certificate-based onboarding
- • Workspace tools (Google Workspace, Slack) joined to device policies
- • Custom compliance reporting and alerting setup
Transformational Results
The transformation was immediate and comprehensive. What once required hours of manual setup and ongoing security concerns became a streamlined, automated process that protected both the firm and their clients.
Key Achievements
- • Devices now enroll automatically from first boot
- • All Macs are encrypted, locked, and fully monitored
- • Interns onboarded and offboarded in minutes, not hours
- • Unified policy baseline across the team
- • Client audits passed with clear documentation and compliance posture
- • Operations team finally at ease with device security
"We didn't think we needed MDM until we saw what was possible. Peter helped us secure our laptops, streamline onboarding, and stay compliant—without slowing our team down."— Operations Lead, Confidential Investment Firm
Technology Stack
Core Components
- • Apple Business Manager integration
- • Mosyle Business MDM platform
- • FileVault disk encryption
- • Certificate-based Wi-Fi profiles
Key Features
- • Zero-touch device enrollment
- • Automated security policy enforcement
- • Role-based access controls
- • Compliance reporting and alerting
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