[IT Security Tip] Why Staying on Top of Your Updates Can Help
May 27, 2021
[IT Security Tip] Why Staying on Top of Your Updates Can Help
If you’ve used a Windows computer for any length of time, you notice the little pop-up bubbles telling you X or Y needs to be updated. To complicate matters, updates can be frustrating. They require reboots, they can arbitrarily change settings and functionality, and something that behaves one way may behave differently post-update.
Are these updates really needed? While that topic can be debated for hours, consider these facts:
In early 2017, Microsoft released a particular “0 day” update to resolve a security bug that was discovered the same day. Microsoft reported that one week after the update was released, there were hundreds of thousands of machines infected – because while prevention was possible, those machines just hadn’t installed their updates. Adobe Flash, which almost everyone uses in their web browser, is a notorious security risk, and Flash updates are released several times a month. There have been situations where someone had all of their data and the data on the server they were connected to encrypted and held for ransom – the breach originated because they visited a website that was compromised, and their computer had an outdated version of Flash.
Regular updates will only become more prevalent in our lives. Take care of them right away or let us take care of your updates!
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