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Is your computer hacker-friendly?
According to a recent study, more than 98 per cent computers in the world are hacker-friendly. In a research conducted by a Danish security company it was revealed that most of the computers use outdated softwares, which leaves visible loopholes that hackers can exploit.
The company’s security scanning tool revealed that nearly 50 per cent of personal computers (PCs) run as much as 11 out-of-date programmes. In a study of 20,000 users of its software, the company found that almost all users had at least one programme that wasn’t the latest version.
The hackers across the world are one step ahead of technology and have almost all required tools to exploit any loopholes left in Windows. The advanced hacking tools make it increasingly easy for an infected web page to check for possible vulnerabilities in a person’s computer.
According to security experts, it’s just as important to keep programmes up-to-date, as it is to have good firewall and anti-virus programmes. More and more users should be encouraged to have better anti-virus programmes along with up-to-date softwares. Experts emphasised on the need of better software patching solutions for private users.
Keeping the security issue in the forefront, leading software developing companies like Microsoft and Mozilla are in process of building better update tools.
Original artcile posted at: http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=152465
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The company’s security scanning tool revealed that nearly 50 per cent of personal computers (PCs) run as much as 11 out-of-date programmes. In a study of 20,000 users of its software, the company found that almost all users had at least one programme that wasn’t the latest version.
The hackers across the world are one step ahead of technology and have almost all required tools to exploit any loopholes left in Windows. The advanced hacking tools make it increasingly easy for an infected web page to check for possible vulnerabilities in a person’s computer.
According to security experts, it’s just as important to keep programmes up-to-date, as it is to have good firewall and anti-virus programmes. More and more users should be encouraged to have better anti-virus programmes along with up-to-date softwares. Experts emphasised on the need of better software patching solutions for private users.
Keeping the security issue in the forefront, leading software developing companies like Microsoft and Mozilla are in process of building better update tools.
Original artcile posted at: http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=152465
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