In September, Apple released a new version of its computer operating system, macOS 15, also known as Sequoia. This broke the functionality of several cybersecurity products, including CrowdStrike and products from Microsoft.
Three weeks later, on Friday, Apple released its first update to macOS 15, claiming to have fixed those issues. Apple says in its macOS 15.0.1 release notes that the update “improves compatibility with third-party security software.”
Apple reported the update in an email to TechCrunch on Thursday, but a spokesperson did not respond to a follow-up request for further information.
Patrick Wardle, founder of macOS and iOS security startup DoubleYou, a longtime Apple security expert, and developer of several free security tools for macOS, says that with X, macOS updates require They wrote that it “includes fixes for network issues that plagued early versions.” macOS 15 released. ”
“And Apple's apologists who blamed third-party vendors deserve a big hit since this is a previously reported Apple bug.” [golden master]” Wardle wrote, referring to the first public release of macOS 15 software.
When Apple first released macOS 15, several cybersecurity experts said the new macOS operating system had apparent bugs that prevented them from using some security tools, such as CrowdStrike's Falcon and Microsoft Defender. said.
At the time, CrowdStrike spokesperson Kevin Benacci said the company was “awaiting an update to macOS Sequoia” to officially support its cybersecurity products on Apple's operating system.
Developer Ugur Koc, who works as a cloud engineer for cloud managed service provider Glueckkanja, told X that the new macOS update “resolves the issue.” [Microsoft] In Defender for Endpoint and other antivirus software, network filters were causing Internet connectivity issues. ”
Neither CrowdStrike nor Microsoft responded to requests for comment.