{"id":699,"date":"2024-03-28T14:52:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/?p=699"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:54:14","slug":"the-weakest-link-outdated-software-that-lets-hackers-in-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/blog\/the-weakest-link-outdated-software-that-lets-hackers-in-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weakest Link? Outdated Software That Lets Hackers In Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modern cyberattacks exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software across devices and servers. Without prompt installation of patches addressing identified system weaknesses, organizations leave doors unlocked for hackers.<\/p>\n<p>At CMIT Solutions, our cybersecurity services guide clients to prioritize regular software updates, especially for operating systems, browsers, productivity software, VPNs, and security tools.<\/p>\n<p>Why does this basic step create such barriers against intruders? Because the vast majority of breaches happen due to unpatched known issues rather than zero-days. Teams allow open flaws to persist, enabling preventable exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Updating early when fixes become available leads to fewer vulnerabilities than delaying installs until convenient. Automating software updates further hardens environments by removing human error potential.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, with change management, testing, and plans to minimize disruption, businesses can smoothly integrate updates without negatively impacting users. But compromising security for convenience quickly heightens risk.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let your organization&#8217;s software security gather dust!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/cmitsolutions_sanmateo\/cmit-san-mateo-more-information\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/cmitsolutions_sanmateo\/cmit-san-mateo-more-information\"><strong>Schedule a quick 15 minute consultation with me to discuss CMIT Solutions&#8217; update management services fine-tuned for minimal disruptions.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maintaining current and supported technology proactively seals vulnerabilities before attackers come knocking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern cyberattacks exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software across devices and servers. Without&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmateo-ca-1060\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}