Apple released a new security update for macs & desktops that updates automatically even without inter-acting with user. Apple is pushing this update to protect ur commputer from being taken over by hackers. This update doesn't even requires to restart the computer.
Apple has issued this automatic security update for Mac computers, fixing a security flaw that Apple thought is too dangerous to wait for users to patch. "The update is seamless," Apple spokesperson Bill Evans told Reuters . "It doesn’t even
require a restart.
The automated security update protects Apple laptops and desktops from newly discovered security vulnerability CVE-2014-9295, which affects OS X and other Linux and Unix distributions.This new security threat was revealed on Friday by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute.
Apple isn't the only company that could be vulnrable for this security bug. Researchers have already warned that some vulnerabilities in a computer's Network time protocol (NTP), which sync a computer's clocks, can be used by hackers to take control of a computer remotely. In all previous updates, the users had to confirm the installation themselves but with the urgency requires, Apple has to design its own system which automatically installed the update on all systems.
What if someone doesn't want automatic updates?
These automatic security updates can be disabled by going to the Apple Menu > System Preferences > App Store and unchecking Install system data files and security updates. But it is not advised to disable these updates. Because these updates can sometime protect ur computer from being hacked.
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