Our Services
Dedicated to helping businesses stay ahead of the curve
You’re probably no stranger to those little pop-up windows. They tell you software updates are available for your computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.
You might be tempted to click on that “Remind me later” button. Could you not do it? Or, at least, don’t put off updating your software for too long.
Software updates are essential to your digital safety and cyber security. The sooner you update, the sooner you’ll feel confident your device is more secure — until the next update reminder.
Benefits
Software updates offer plenty of benefits. It’s all about revisions. These might include repairing security holes that have been discovered and fixing or removing computer bugs. Updates can add new features to your devices and remove outdated ones. While you’re at it, it’s a good idea to ensure your operating system runs the latest version.
Security
Hackers love security flaws, also known as software vulnerabilities. A software vulnerability is a security hole or weakness in a software program or operating system. Hackers can use the weakness by writing code to target the vulnerability. The code is packaged into malware. An exploit can sometimes infect your computer with no action on your part.
Protect Your Data
You probably keep a lot of documents and personal information on your devices. Your personally identifiable information — from emails to bank account information — is valuable to cybercriminals. They can use it to commit crimes in your name or sell it on the dark web to enable others to commit crimes. If it’s a ransomware attack, they might encrypt your data. You might have to pay a ransom for an encryption key to get it back. Or, worse, you might pay a ransom and not get it back.
Latest and Greatest
Updates not only patch security holes but can also add new features and improve existing ones. You don’t want to fall behind the times. In that way, software updates are all about you. Your software program may get a new shot of stability — no more crashing. Or an update might boost program performance — more speed. You deserve no less. You could ignore those reminders to update your software, but you might miss out on a lot, starting with your cyber security.
We send out virus and threat warnings to help stop issues before they happen. Your Privacy is always protected.
