Is it still safe to use High Sierra 10.13.6

[hajime]

Hi, I know it is not good to use outdated OS as they may not have the latest security path. When I took out my MacBook Pro 17" 2010, it asked me to update my software. Now, it has High Sierra 10.13.6. From wiki, it was released on November 12, 2020. Is Apple continue to provide security update for it or November 12, 2020 is the last day of any update? In other words, if I continue to use it, I am not protected from whatever security vulnerability made after that date?

 

[chrfr]

Hi, I know it is not good to use outdated OS as they may not have the latest security path. When I took out my MacBook Pro 17" 2010, it asked me to update my software. Now, it has High Sierra 10.13.6. From wiki, it was released on November 12, 2020. Is Apple continue to provide security update for it or November 12, 2020 is the last day of any update? In other words, if I continue to use it, I am not protected from whatever security vulnerability made after that date?

Apple has not provided any security updates for High Sierra since that last security update in November 2020, and will not release any more, so yes, there are likely to be security vulnerabilities exposed in High Sierra.

 

[MarkC426]

But at the same time, probably be perfectly fine, with safe/sensible browsing/clicking.....
Don't go looking for 'free' software etc.

 

[hajime]

Thanks. So for this laptop, it is safer to use the Windows and Linux partitions? Under Mac OS, for basic productivity, I don't feel any difference in speed compared with MacBook Pro M1.

 

[MBAir2010]

I still use Mountain lion at least 4 time a month and never experienced anything foul or something trying to hack my spare macbook air, but icloud and anything apple will not work expect safari, apple, new products.com
Monterey is more vulnerable than Mojave according to reports from last November.

 

[hajime]

Is this Apple's way to make us buy new computers? If they say old hardware cannot take advantage of some new features of latest OS, why don't they just make those new features unavailable while allowing us to use the base of new OS?

 

[chrfr]

Monterey is more vulnerable than Mojave according to reports from last November.

This is certainly untrue. November was also 5 months ago and Monterey has received several security updates since then while Mojave has received none.

 

[MBAir2010]

This is certainly untrue. November was also 5 months ago and Monterey has received several security updates since then while Mojave has received none.

Yes they did, but
well here is what i was referring to