{"id":5826,"date":"2016-10-24T05:31:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T09:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=5826"},"modified":"2018-06-09T14:21:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T10:21:03","slug":"software-updates-are-critical-so-automate-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/software-updates-are-critical-so-automate-them\/5826\/","title":{"rendered":"Software updates are critical, so automate them"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can be tempting to disregard software update notifications. Everything seems to be working fine. Sometimes programs behave oddly or crash after an update. And by the way, you have more important things to do right now! Users of\u00a0Kaspersky Plus<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kaspersky Premium<\/a>can now sit back and let the software handle updates \u2014 safely.<\/p>\n

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To update or not update?<\/h3>\n

Why do we need to update our software, anyway? Well, the first thing to understand is that there are different kinds of updates. Some of them add new features or improve existing ones. Others make your software compatible with other programs, different protocols, new or updated operating systems, and so forth. With greater compatibility you\u2019ll see fewer errors, freezes, and crashes. And finally, there are security updates: They patch vulnerabilities and critical bugs in your programs.<\/p>\n

So, when you install all available updates, your system and programs should become more secure, stable, and usable. (It\u2019s true that sometimes updates patch one problem and simultaneously create another one \u2014 but that\u2019s a story for another day.)<\/p>\n

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My system works just fine so why bother with software updates? https:\/\/t.co\/hvscxcwWDX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4Rovop3koH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n