Apple accelerated security patching cycle
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Apple releases macOS security updates for Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma
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Apple released a previous round of macOS security updates less than two weeks before this one.
According to reports, the macOS security updates released on Thursday marked the second round of such updates issued by Apple in less than two weeks. These updates addressed a vulnerability found in Screen Sharing.
This frequency follows Apple's intention to reduce the time between the discovery of an exploit and the release of an update to address it. The company stated that it will no longer wait to include updates in upcoming scheduled releases.
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Public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and other systems began in mid-July.
In mid-July, the public beta phase for iOS 27, macOS 27, and other device systems began.