Apple Patches Everything

The security updates this time include back-patching an already exploited vulnerability to older operating systems.

There is also something new this month, new operating systems for Macs, iPhones and iPads.

Updates are available for:

  • iOS 26
  • iOS 18
  • iPadOS 26
  • iPadOS 18
  • iPadOS 17
  • macOS Tahoe
  • macOS Sequoia
  • macOS Sonoma
  • watchOS
  • tvOS
  • visionOS

Here is the link to the Apple support page, with update details:

Apple security releases – Apple Support (UK)

patches and updates

Your Takeaway

Automatic updates only gets you so far, if you have any Apple devices in your organisation – including BYOD – then remind those users that they should check these updates have been done.

You do of course have a list of the BYOD devices that are being used by your team to process your organisation’s data? Don’t you?

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles