“I update my computer whenever I am told to do so by some message that appears on the screen, so I’m safe”
Unfortunately more and more security professionasl I speak to tell me updating the software on a machine is now more important than updating the operating system. Yes it is important to update your applications, but not more important. I believe you are as secure as the weakest link in your system, so updating both the operating system and all applications are critical, for both the user and the general security of the web.
However the new important update is now the computer user, we all need to protect ourselves from the threats that appear on a daily basis by updating our knowledge of what new and existing threats are out there. It’s only with this additional education and knowledge that the end user will not become the weakest part of the security link……!
