How do I find information about a Security Update that I was just notified was installed if the App Store Update section does not does not have any record of a recent security update?

Here is a link to the actual Apple document:

http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT6601

In babowa's screenshot, it looks like "Automatically check for updates" was deselected, so it seems like manual download and installation would be necessary in that case (which babowa did).

For the case where "Automatically check for updates" is selected, but none of the sub-options are selected, can someone confirm whether the App store presented this update. That is, would this update be presented to users, even if auto installation is disabled?

i obviously cannot comment on this update; however, I do know that the process you are asking about does work exactly as advertised (so to speak) - before I decided to deselect all options some time ago, I did get a little popup that offered to either install now, wait, or install in 24 hours (if I remember correctly). Since I do not appreciate anything going on without my knowledge, I immediately turned off everything.

I also get those notifications when software is available. However, I'm particularly interested in whether this update triggered such a notification, since this is Apple's "first-ever automated security update" (source: Reuters article referenced earlier in this thread).

Before I disable the auto-installation, I would like to make sure that I'll still be notified of such security updates, so that I can proceed to confirm or skip the installation.

This was probably a Vendor update and not a OS update. exp: Microsoft product = Security update for a share relationship between system files and personal information permitted as share-able content. Be it, software/product registration or network ownership (ISP/Local Machine) I recommend searching the latest's local machine records by date and isolate the update record itself, which should include the licensed Vendor and version. Perform a Google search on your findings, at which time you will probably discover the who, what, why and where. My guess, You didn't get a msg alert informing you to the reasoning behind the update as it didn't meet the class type, even though it announced its self as a security update. Which would also limit the End-Users required action, why you just needed to acknowledge the process and not permit it. Hope this helps.

A Apple-A-Day will keep the Androids at bay ;-)

Gamerx65x

From Apple/support:

OS X NTP Security Update

• ntpdAvailable for: OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.1Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary codeDescription: Several issues existed in ntpd that would have allowed an attacker to trigger buffer overflows. These issues were addressed through improved error checking.To verify the ntpd version, type the following command in Terminal: what /usr/sbin/ntpd. This update includes the following versions:
  • Mountain Lion: ntp-77.1.1
  • Mavericks: ntp-88.1.1
  • Yosemite: ntp-92.5.1
• CVE-IDCVE-2014-9295 : Stephen Roettger of the Google Security Team
• See: About OS X NTP Security Update - Apple Support

erpilgrim wrote:

It sounds like it would not matter what your App Store Update settings are in relation to this particular security update, that Apple updated everyone automatically in this case. Can anyone confirm if that is true?

What I've read is that it was done automatically.