Apple propose un nouveau type de mise à jour de sécurité

Marc Barbezat il y a 1 semaine Failles / vulnérabilités

Comme le rapportent les articles ci-après, Apple a introduit une nouvelle fonctionnalité de mise à jour de sécurité appelée « Security Update ». Cette fonctionnalité permet aux utilisateurs d’installer uniquement les mises à jour de sécurité importantes, sans avoir à mettre à jour tout le système d’exploitation.

La mise à jour de sécurité est destinée à combler les failles de sécurité critiques et à protéger les utilisateurs contre les menaces potentielles. Elle est conçue pour être légère et rapide à installer, et ne nécessite pas de redémarrage complet du système.

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