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I look askance at hair-on-fire security alarmism but unpatched, acknowledged, in-the-wild remote code execution vulnerabilities are a pretty huge problem. Indee
by chefandy 5y ago
I look askance at hair-on-fire security alarmism but unpatched, acknowledged, in-the-wild remote code execution vulnerabilities are a pretty huge problem. Indeed, their words are sharp, but judiciously applied pressure is warranted.
For some, lagging updates for critical applications render a complete OS upgrade infeasible. Apple patching old versions was reliable enough to inform security praxis and they should warn users about delays, even if the policy hasn't changed.
- KarlKemp 5y agoThere just isn’t much software that works on Big Sur but not Monterey, if any. It’s not like a windows 95 to XP update. With yearly OS releases, the ecosystem is somewhat more up-to-date and resilient to typical changes.
- chefandy 5y agoMany custom or niche domain-specific or hardware specific applications get caught up in this. I can think of 3 expensive pieces of equipment I use that rely on Mac software which always lags OS upgrades by months. People don't choose to use applications like that— they usually don't have a choice. Their OSs not being up-to-date is a problem.