It seems like every OS update is loaded with security fixes–here’s why

Macworld
It used to be that operating system “point releases”—the minor updates throughout the year—contained around a dozen security vulnerability fixes. But that number has been growing in the last couple of years and has exploded in the past few months.There were 35 security vulnerabilities fixed in iOS 26.4. That went up to 43 in iOS 26.5. A 26.5.2 update solely for security fixes added another 29.There are an unprecedented 77 security vulnerabilities fixed in iOS and