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Why you should use Apple’s Rapid Security Response
Mac, iPad, and iPhone users can choose to automatically install system security patches as they are released with a new Apple feature called Rapid Security Response.
Rapid Security Response aims to secure Apple’s platforms with automated security updates. The idea is that if every user automatically installs such patches, the entire ecosystem becomes inherently more secure.
Announced last year at WWDC 2022, Apple began testing the feature in October. During beta testing, it shared four content-free downloads to test its distribution system, including one recent test in March. While the feature can be enabled on devices running the latest operating system, as of this month Apple had not yet begun to ship genuine security patches.
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Apple Continues Building Out Rapid Security Response Feature in iOS 16.4 Beta
New Rapid Security Response code in iOS 16.4 beta 3 adds wording about apps that could be incompatible with security updates. “Some apps may be closing unexpectedly due to incompatibility with the latest iOS rapid security response. Removing the security response may fix this,” reads Apple’s wording.
There are also rollback alerts that can let users know if there’s an issue with an RSR release. “Possible iOS Security Response Issue,” is the text that users could see in the future.
Apple has released several Rapid Security Response updates, with the first having come out in November. So far, all of these updates have been limited to iPhone and iPad users running betas, and they seem to have been provided in a test capacity.
Apple appears to be still working on perfecting the RSR process, and it does not look like any of the releases have included security fixes as of yet, based on Apple’s security support document. This document outlines all updates that have vulnerability fixes, and no RSR releases are listed.
No RSRs have been provided to the general public as of yet, which also suggests that Apple is not yet ready to use the option as a stop-gap between software updates.
Announced as part of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, Rapid Security Response updates are meant to allow Apple to provide security fixes to users without a complete iOS update. Rapid Security Responses can be installed quickly, and they can be rolled back if it becomes necessary, as the iOS 16.4 code suggests.
This article, “Apple Continues Building Out Rapid Security Response Feature in iOS 16.4 Beta” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Apple Releases Second Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3 Ventura Beta Users
The Rapid Security Response Update is designed to provide iOS 16.4 beta users with bug fixes without the need to install a full update, and this is likely a test update given the small file size.
iOS Security Response 16.4 (b) is available through the standard Software Update mechanism in the Settings app, but is a quick update, requiring just a couple of minutes to download the update and then a quick restart for the install process.
Once the Rapid Security Response update is installed, iOS 16.4 users will see an updated version of iOS 16.4 (b), and tapping on the version in the About section of Settings will display information about the installed iOS version and the Rapid Security Response update. Those who want to disable Rapid Security Response updates can do so by following our how to.
Update: Apple has also released a second rapid security response update for macOS 13.3 Ventura beta users.
This article, “Apple Releases Second Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3 Ventura Beta Users” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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