Critical security update for Apple products

What happened?

On Monday, September 13th,  Apple released a series of critical patches.  The patches address several “zero click” remote code execution vulnerabilities in all versions of macOS, iOS and watchOS.  These vulnerabilities are actively being exploited by the NSO Group’s Pegasus software.

What do I need to do?

Install the security patches provided by Apple for any devices you manage. There are patches for macOS on computers, iOS on iPhone and iPad, and watchOS for Apple Watch.

Apple Update Support

macOS: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/get-macos-updates-mchlpx1065/mac

iOS: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/update-ios-iph3e504502/ios

watchOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204641

Where can I learn more?

Additional information about the patches is available from Apple - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

Citizen Lab provides a writeup of their discovery - https://citizenlab.ca/2021/09/forcedentry-nso-group-imessage-zero-click-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/