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Yet Another Urgent Security Update for Apple iOS
Could Apple perhaps spend a few $billion improving the reliability and security of iOS and macOS instead of emoji development, screwing-up functional design for confusing design, highly-unreliable calendar-driven release schedule, etc?
About Apple Security Updates
Federal Agency Warns Users to Update iPhones as Soon as Possible
2023-03-29
The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week advised users and administrators to update their Apple software due to security vulnerabilities.
“Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device,” the notice, dated March 28, reads. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates.”
Security updates were included in the iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, Safari 16.4, Studio Display Firmware Update 16.4, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, and macOS Ventura 13.3 upgrades on Monday.
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MPG: the “attack surface” in macOS is far larger than it need be.
If we did not have loads of unwanted crapware installed, crapware which can never be uninstalled due to the asinine security lockdown theatre in macOS, we would not need security updates for things like GarbageBand.
