There are thousands of hackers who get up every morning with one goal in mind: to find a new vulnerability in commonly installed software (like Adobe, Chrome, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, etc.) to gain access to millions of businesses.

That is why these software companies frequently issue patches and updates for known security flaws. Once a known vulnerability is announced via a patch release, hackers get to work like crazy trying to figure out how to use the vulnerability to gain access to businesses who are lazy or ignorant about installing updates. That is why it is critical to update installed programs as soon as possible.

Of course, you also have to know what programs you have installed, but that is for another tech tip. If you are a client of UBIQUITY, we are monitoring the computers on your network for these updates and installing them as soon as they are released. But you have to also be vigilant about your non-work computers, smartphones, laptops and tablets that are not under a business monitoring service.

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