Unpatched Machines Seen As Major Security Threat

Security Pipeline | Unpatched Machines Seen As Major Security Threat

It is very important that you keep your computer software fully updated and patched, especially if you are using Windows. Whenever a company posts new patches, criminals will use those patches to program new means of attacking computer that target the problems the patches are supposed to fix. So, your vulnerability to problems is high as long as you leave your computer unpatched.

This article also talks about how the rise of phishing could lead to the demise of spam as people - fearful that a spam mail is actually a phishing attempt could keep people from replying to any one trying to sell over e-mail.