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Better the bugs you know?
GENERAL CONSENSUS IS that it’s wise not to upgrade to a major new version of macOS for a few months, waiting until a later update, when early problems seem to be settling. Not that there’s any real evidence to support this, it just seems more cautious and wise.
Look at what’s really happening though. After macOS Ventura was released, Apple listed 77 security vulnerabilities it fixed, yet matching security updates to Monterey and Big Sur fixed less than 10 of those. Not all of the other 68 will be present in older versions of macOS, but it shows the gulf in support.
Those only include security bugs. Apple doesn’t even try to list all the bugs fixed in Ventura, but none of those will ever be fixed in Monterey or Big Sur. What seems good sense could be the opposite; upgrading early could be safer.
> Is your keychain being phished?
How to tell whether a request for a keychain password is genuine or malicious?
When you’re prompted to enter a password into a dialog, it’s essential to check first which password is required. Requests for your iCloud password are common, while those for keychain passwords must conform to a pattern to prove they’re genuine.
At the left of the dialog there should be a locked padlock icon, and superimposed on it should be a miniature icon for the app making the request. The accompanying text should contain the name of that app, the namepassword that’s required, not your iCloud or another password.
