Episode #74: Protecting Your Data, Part 2

How To Prevent Malicious Hackers from Using Security Flaws to Compromise your Data or Computer. I shouldn’t even need to write or share about this, but I do: not enough people update their machines automatically. This article makes clear that 36 percent of all security/privacy professionals don’t do it and that 62 percent of regular folks don’t do it. REALLY?! People, please! Not only is setting up automatic software updates crucial, but it’s also incredibly easy to do. So, please, I beg you: make the commitment to set this up NOW. In today's episode, we’ll focus on patching two targets: operating systems and applications. 👍🏼 👌🏾 Product Recommendations: Please visit the TechTalk Product Recommendation page for all of our latest picks for best-in-class software, hardware, and services. These are the very same products and services that we own and use ourselves. Transparency Statement: Please read the TechTalk Transparency Statement to learn about our newsletter’s strict policies on linking to products and services that we recommend to our readers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.technologytalk.net/subscribe