Monday, August 17, 2009

Why should you update your software?

Inevitably when you open a program and want to quickly access an important document or print something... A message pops up and says "Run Update Now..."

Most of the time, I click cancel and decide to do it later as I don't have the time for a restart as there are still a million other things I need to get done before its time to fetch the kids from school or go to the dentist or something equally as important and I'm sure there are many others like me... But actually it is one of the most important things you should do.. Hackers these days are resorting to more and more methods of gaining access to your computer and as a result legitimate software companies are having to spend more and more time ensuring that all the holes are filled and vulnerabilities secured. The only way they can do this is by providing patches for their existing software.


So, the next time that annoying little screen pops up... Click 'Run now...' You won't be sorry.
and remember there is always more than one way...



Tracey Pharoah
Skin The Cat
Marketing Advertising & Design Solutions

http://www.skinthecat.co.za/



PS Please update your Adobe Acrobat Reader & Flash now, recent vulnerabilities may put your PC and your business at risk.