Cyber criminals could infect your devices with malware, steal your data and even take control of your devices.Ĭonversely, promptly updating your software and apps limits the amount of time that cyber criminals have to find and use these vulnerabilities.
If your software and apps are not up to date, you run the risk of allowing cyber criminals to find and use these vulnerabilities for their malicious intents. These weaknesses are also called vulnerabilities. Updates contain important fixes that address known weaknesses in software and apps. However, these updates are far more important than you may think. When a notification to install updates appear, we are often in the middle of doing something seemingly important or urgent, so we choose to hit the ‘ignore’ or ‘remind me later’ button to avoid any further disruptions. Most of us are guilty of this - putting off software and app updates. Software and application updates contain important security fixes that can help keep your devices safe from cyber criminals.
