It’s been a year since the release of Mac OS 10.13 and in a full year many vulnerabilities have been discovered and are now public. The software was distributed via BitTorrent sites masquerading as an Adobe Premiere (or Microsoft Office for Mac) crack! Known issues

At the beginning of 2017, a new crypto-ransomware hit macOS. The numbers of incidents are definitely lower than on Windows – but there are many reasons for that, one of them being that there are more PCs and so the market for viruses is bigger. Threats to Mac OSĪs much as I love Mac OS, I cannot say that it’s safe from the same security issues other operating systems' have. Often your files are encrypted and you are asked to pay (a ransom) to be able to read and access your data again. Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to your files or computers. If you've never had a virus and feel very safe, you should check this list of The top 10 worst ransomware attacks of 2017– all of this happened just in 2017 alone! What is Ransomware? Such bugs might be used by other software to access your computer, read your information or take control of your device. No Operative System is safe from bugs and security issues. Some people are using an OS that is one or more years old! That is very worrisome! Many people (among them also InDesign gurus) have been recommending to refrain from updating the OS - and many users are following this recommendation. I completely understand the reasons behind not wanting to update your software and, to be honest, I might also agree with this advice for the first few days after the release.īut I’ve seen a disturbing trend on social media and it worries me.

We have all been warned not to update our production machines at least once. Last year’s update was probably the worst in recorded history, with bugs that went from not being able to see the mouse pointer, to unexpected crashes. InDesign is well known for having issues with new versions of Mac OS. On the 24th of September Mac OS 10.14 will be distributed to all our Macs.Īs occurs each year, in the forthcoming months, I’ll be fighting online with people suggesting not to update.įor that reason, I've decided to write a post so that I could help inform Mac users of the risks of not updating Mac OS (and those of updating). In a few hours, all who run Mac OS will receive a long awaited, very welcome free update.

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