We are in the year 2019 and millions of computers still have
at least one outdated application installed or running operating systems
Obsolete, making them vulnerable to online threats and security breaches
Known.
Security vendor Avast has released its PC Trends
Report 2019 that reveals millions of users are vulnerable to attacks
by maintaining outdated versions of popular applications on their computers
Computer.
Probably the most overlooked vectors for
Any cyberattack is obsolete programs, than in most
cases are the result of laziness on the part of users and administrators of
Systems that ignore security updates in an enterprise environment
since they cannot afford downtime of the servers they control.
Adobe Shockwave tops the list of programs that
most users left obsolete on their PCs, followed by VLC Media
Player, Skype, Java Runtime Environment, 7-Zip File Manager and Foxit Reader.
Outdated software applications often provide
an open door for hackers and criminals
cyber scientists to exploit security flaws and gaps in the
programmes, making them a potential target for cyberattacks.
However, Not just apps, but also the
operating systems are outdated. Almost the 15% of all computers
Windows-equipped 7 and the 9% of those running Windows 10 are using
an outdated version of the operating system.
To understand risk, There couldn't be a better example
that the threat of WannaCry Global, since most of the infected networks used
Outdated operating systems, such as Windows XP, for which Microsoft no longer
Offers technical support.
WannaCry was taking advantage of a dangerous hole in
security in Microsoft Windows that the company had already fixed months before
that the threat of ransomware hit the whole world.
The president of Avast, Ondrej Vlcek said: “Most
of us replace our smartphone regularly, but no
We can say the same about our computers. With the average age of
A computer that's already six years old, We must do more to ensure that
Our devices don't put us at unnecessary risk”.
“With the right care, How to clean the inside of
Our hardware with cleaning products, Optimization and security, The teams
IT will be safe and reliable for longer”.
The bottom line would be that we need to maintain our systems
patched and updated software applications and operations to protect us
cyberattacks and prevent hackers from exploiting
vulnerabilities to steal our personal and confidential data.