Update Your Software
Welcome to the fourth and final week of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This week, our focus is on聽鈥淯pdate Your Software.鈥�聽Keeping your software updated is essential to ensure all your devices have the latest security patches and fixes. If automatic updates are not an option, make it a habit to manually check for updates regularly.
Update Your Software Resources:
- You can find more information on聽聽on the National Cybersecurity Awareness Alliance site
- Secure Our World: Software Updates Tip Sheet (CISA)
Helpful Cybersecurity Tips:
- Enable Automatic Updates:聽Set your devices to automatically download and install updates; schedule restarts for convenient times
- Download from Trusted Sources:聽Only obtain updates from verified websites or official app stores to avoid malware
- Beware of Phishing Attempts:聽Ignore suspicious pop-ups urging you to download updates or call a number; close the browser instead
- Make Updating a Habit:聽Regularly check for updates if not automatic; aim for monthly checks, or weekly if possible
Update Your Software Facts and Figures:
The National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh, Behave! report lists the following cybersecurity survey responses:
- 翱苍濒测听36%聽of people always install software updates when they become available. This leaves a majority not consistently keeping their systems up to date
- 65%聽of participants know they should keep their devices updated, but not everyone follows through immediately
- 础谤辞耻苍诲听60%聽noted they either 鈥渁lways鈥� or 鈥渧ery often鈥� install updates when notified about them
Our emails and supporting information are available from the 聽page on the CUNY website. We also provide a growing security resources list on the聽聽pages. You may also want to visit the聽聽website to read recent security articles or subscribe to the world鈥檚 leading, free security awareness newsletter designed for technology users.
If you have any questions about any of this information, please contact your college’s聽.