Windows users need to patch their systems an average of every five days to stay ahead of security vulnerabilities, according to a study this week.
The numbers come from a company called Secunia which just happens to be developing an all-in-one patching tool to reduce update headaches for consumers.
Secunia’s free Personal Software Inspector tool show the average home user needs an average of 75 patches from 22 different vendors to be fully secure. The complexity of patching means that most users are not even in the race, meaning that hackers hoping to exploit software vulnerabilities to infect vulnerable systems stay well ahead of the game.
Matters are further complicated by the variety of different update mechanisms applied by differing suppliers.
You can download this free tool from Secunia to help you keep up to date with multiple updates from different companies which will help keep your computer secure.
