There is a trade off on the "T" recommendation of the "UPDATE" acronym protocol.

If you Turn off your wifi or computer you could miss the Apple security updates that are (under some circumstances) automatically pushed to your computer. Apple did this to nullify a vulnerability in macOs during one of the latest ransomware attacks that could target Macs.


On a Mac since 1984.
Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.