Apple just patched an OS X security flaw without making you reboot

A great many people don't have the foggiest idea about that Apple constructed a system to quietly convey upgrades without client obstruction two years back, and that is on account of up to this point they've never utilized it. The previous evening, on account of an especially dreadful Network Time Protocol (NTP) misuse, that overhaul component was utilized. The length of your Macbook was associated with the web, the upgrade happened off camera without the requirement for a reboot. 

NTP gets utilized for some things on machines, and an adventure was as of late observed that permitted malignant clients to increase root access to a few machines. NTP adventures were additionally used to deliver handicapping Denial of Service assaults on a few unmistakable gaming destinations. These issues are considered particularly serious because of the generally little measure of information or aptitude needed to effectively execute these assaults, which has much to do with why Apple has acted so rapidly and compellingly to ensure their clients. 

Whether you're running Yosemite, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks is unimportant — the overhaul ought to be either accessible or effectively introduced for your machine. To confirm that you've gotten this upgrade, open the Terminal application in your Utilities envelope and sort in what/usr/sbin/ntpd. As indicated by Apple, you ought to see ntp-77.1.1 on Mountain Lion, ntp-88.1.1 on Mavericks, and ntp-92.5.1 on Yosemite. On the off chance that you see an option that is other than these variant numbers, you ought to endeavor a product redesign to guarantee you are secure.