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If you find software update reminders annoying, just remember they keep your business safe and here is why you need to act.
Software update reminders seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times, which makes them annoying, but they shouldn’t be ignored. Software updates are an essential part of your cybersecurity regime and a vital weapon in protecting your business from cyber-crime.
under constant threat from cyber criminals; this means they must be protected. Penetration testing is one way that organisations can thoroughly test for any vulnerabilities in their IT security so that measures can be taken to deter potential cyberattacks.
When you purchase new software It’s ready to perform the job it was bought for, but over time the cyber environment in which it operates evolves. Your original software also needs to adapt and change to ensure ongoing compatibility and, importantly, to defend you against new risks and threats. This is why updates are important.
Even the largest software developers, such as Microsoft and the anti-virus development companies, are engaged in an ongoing game of “cat and mouse”, with hackers looking for weaknesses in software and developers filling in the gaps to stop them and running regular updates.
Updates are critical for the operating systems, browsers, apps, anti-virus software and many other IT systems we use day to day.
Keeping your software up to date gives your business many benefits:
Software that isn’t kept up to date is vulnerable to cyberattack. Hackers drill into software to find and exploit gaps in security. Software updates are a vital way of patching these vulnerabilities, removing the potential for cyber criminals to use them to their advantage.
Security patches protect against malicious software and viruses that, once in the system, causes disruption and could even hold your business to ransom by denying access to vital data or systems.
Software updates often include new or improved features that weren’t considered necessary on the initial product launch but have been developed to improve efficiency. Removing existing bugs also increases the speed at which software operates, ultimately increasing productivity.
Updates can improve or add compatibility of a system to ensure it can function fully in the ecosystem that surrounds it, remain relevant and isn’t made obsolete by other software updates. Updates that enhance or create new possibilities to work with other software can greatly improve user experience, especially when it drives better connectivity across departments and organisations.
Something as fundamental as a drive system being updated will require all the software it interacts with to be updated as well, to ensure ongoing functionality. It demonstrates clearly the need to understand the broader implications of completing updates and managing them properly to achieve the full benefit.
Updated systems run better and reduce the slow running speeds, crashes and downtime that bugs cause.
Outdated systems are a security risk and if data is stolen it can harm your company’s reputation, cause you loss of business and leave you liable for fines, all of which have severe financial implications.
Inefficient systems can also cause downtime and reduce the productivity of your employees, which again comes at a cost to your business.
There are no shortage of examples of businesses which have found themselves victims of cyber-crime and face a substantial financial bill as a result; victims include the NHS, British Airways, and Marriott Hotels.
When systems run slowly or detract from the efforts of users, it leads to frustration and inefficiencies. This is the same for employees and for customers trying to work with an app, system or software not working at optimum capacity.
To help you ensure that you are keeping your software up to date here are a few simple steps you can implement:
If you feel daunted about ensuring updates are implemented in a timely or effective way, then Syn-Star can be your IT support partner, making sure you run IT systems that are up-to-date, running optimally and secure, reducing the risk of cyber-crime.
Our range of IT support services, which also includes IT support, IT strategy and IT consultancy, will help you to maintain strong defences against a range of IT threats and provide you with confidence to continue building your IT infrastructure for a competitive edge.
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