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Apple iPhone, iPad and Mac devices will receive the new Rapid Security Response updates starting today. The new update was first only made available to beta testers so that the system could be tested and made sure it works well before it was made available to everyone.
WWDC 2022 was the first time the Rapid Security Response update was discussed.
Apple iPad and iOS users can get the latest security update by going to the settings menu and clicking on “software updates.” Mac device users will need to go to their system settings and click on “install security responses and system files”.
What is a Rapid Security Response Update?
With a Rapid Security Response update, important software changes can be made without having to wait long. These fixes can be installed in a few minutes, and sometimes you may not even need to restart your computer. Rapid Security Response updates will be installed immediately on the user’s device, but the user can turn them off in settings if they do not want to receive them.
After getting Rapid Security Response updates, users will see an ‘a’ next to their software version number. For example, macOS 13.3.1 (a) and iOS 16.4.1 (a).
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Apple has also said that Rapid Security Response updates will only be pushed to people who have the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.
“They make important security improvements between software updates. For example, they make changes to the Safari web browser, the WebKit framework stack, or other important system tools. They could also be used to fix security issues faster, such as those that have been hacked or found in the wild, the company said.
On the other hand, the rollout doesn’t seem to be going smoothly for Apple, as evidenced by the fact that numerous people on Twitter, Reddit, and various other social media platforms have complained that they couldn’t apply the quick response update. Users were given a notice saying “iOS 16.4.1(a) security response failed verification because you are no longer connected to the internet.”
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Source: vtt.edu.vn