The IT Nerd

Yesterday, Apple released a Rapid Security Response to address a vulnerability that was in the wild. But it appears that it didn’t go through enough QA before being released as reports started to flood in that Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Zoom, and other websites started giving a warning about not being supported on the Safari browser following the Rapid Security Response updates. Apple was clearly listening to those reports as they pulled the update.

If you’re on iOS you can remove the update to temporarily fix this issue by doing the following:

• Go to Settings
• General
• About
• Tap on iOS Version
• Tap on Remove Security Update
• Enter your passcode

Your device will then reboot after a couple of minutes and the Rapid Security Response update will be gone.

On macOS do the following:

• Go to the Apple logo and select System Settings
• Click General
• Click About
• Under “macOS,” click the info button (the encircled “i”) next to the OS version.
• In the “Last Security Response,” section, click the Remove & Restart button.
• Click Remove Response and Restart in the confirmation prompt and enter your password.

Your Mac will then restart after a couple of minutes and the Rapid Security Response update will be gone.

Apple will likely fix this issue quickly and re-release it as it does address an in the wild vulnerability. Or put another way, it fixes an issue that is actively being exploited. So don’t be surprised if at 1PM EST today another Rapid Security Response appears on your Mac and iPhone.

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