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Do you or your employees have a habit of skipping software updates? Outdated software poses a significant risk to your business, leaving it vulnerable to cybercriminals who exploit security gaps. Implementing IT policies and procedures to install updates and patches regularly is essential to protect sensitive company, employee, and customer data. During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, ensure you are prioritizing software updates as a critical line of defense by following these tips from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: ✅ Enable automatic updates. For operating systems and applications, leverage automatic updates to quickly patch vulnerabilities and reduce risks. ✅ Replace unsupported software and hardware. Unsupported systems cannot receive crucial updates. Keep an inventory of your software and hardware and replace any that are no longer supported. ✅ Educate your team. Ensure your employees, especially remote workers, understand the importance of timely updates and how to set up automatic updates. Establish policies requiring your IT department to approve all software installations on devices employees use for business activities. ✅ Download and share this tip sheet for more information on how to install software updates: https://bit.ly/3XZDWsg Safe computing is everyone’s responsibility. Kaiser Consulting, an Atlantix Partners Company, can help ensure you are prepared. We offer cybersecurity risk assessments to improve your organization’s safety and security. Kaiser Consulting’s IT Compliance & Data Security Team and the IT pros across our entire family of companies can evaluate your business and IT processes and identify areas of improvement to reduce your risk. Contact us at KaiserConsulting.com to learn more. #KaiserConsulting #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #UpdateYourSoftware