Security News > 2023 > May > Apple starts delivering smaller security updates

The security updating of iPhones, iPads and Macs has entered a new stage: Apple has, for the first time, released a Rapid Security Response to owners of the devices running the latest versions of its operating systems.

Announced nearly a year ago, the security-focused feature makes user devices automatically install security patches as they are made available.

"If you choose to turn off this setting or not to apply Rapid Security Responses when they're available, your device will receive relevant fixes or mitigations when they're included in a subsequent software update," Apple stated.

Apple was and continues to be tight-lipped about the nature of the security patches that will be delivered via Rapid Security Response.

Yesterday's security update alert points to the following "Explanation": " deliver important security improvements between software updates - for example, improvements to the Safari web browser, the WebKit framework stack or other critical system libraries.

The Apple Security Updates page doesn't show release notes for this novel security patch, designated as iOS/iPadOS 16.4.1(a) and MacOS 13.3.1(a).

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