If you have a computer, tablet, or smart phone, you’ve likely seen those annoying updates that interrupt your activities multiple times a day until you complete them. While some updates make major changes to your device others seem insignificant. This leaves many people wondering if they even need to run the update at all. What you might not realize is that the updates that do the least visually are often the most important ones to download.
What are Software Updates?
Updates are designed to solve or fix problems that have been discovered with software. In addition to making software more user friendly, updates help protect your computer and/or network against malicious attacks. Delaying or skipping just one update can leave you at risk.
Hackers search for vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities provide a way into your system. Without proper protection, hackers can slow computer performance, freeze your files, and/or cause significant damage to your computer. If you own a business, this can affect productivity and impact your ability to complete necessary tasks. You can’t connect with new and existing customers without a working computer.
Always Run ALL Updates
Make sure that you run all updates on your phone, computer, laptop, or other device. Do not ignore updates and do not assume it can wait. Hackers do not care if you’re a large corporation or living in your mom’s basement. If they can get into your system, they will and it’s a lot harder to fix the damage they cause than it is to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Apple, Google, and Microsoft roll out updates regularly. Make sure you’re running them as soon as possible. If you own a business, educate staff on the importance of running updates as well. It’s also important to make sure you have a quality anti-virus program installed. If you do, you’ll need to run updates on this software as well.
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