July 3, 2008

Computer users still do not update security

In these days there are so many threats to computer security, that it is a wonder that so many computer users are going about their business on the internet without making sure that they are completely safe from the remote threats that are lurking around every corner.

A study produced by Google, IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have found that around fifty nine per cent of internet users do so carefully by making sure that they are using the latest browser.

But that still leaves over forty per cent of internet users who are still using an older browser which will have holes in, it is these weak spots that can be found by the bad guys who are looking to exploit these holes and gain access to the computer for whatever their reasons for doing so is. This could be to take the computer over or to steal information such as personal data; either way getting the latest browser should be paramount.

Source [Ars Technica]