Security Updates MatterExploitation/Hacking

for BeginnersWilliam Whitney III

Patch/Update Systems NOW!

• Why?– Fix bugs – not ants, grasshoppers, etc– Protect systems from being breached– Better functionality? Sometimes……….

Prove it FUD Man!!!

• Live Demo of what can happen if not patched– It takes time and resources to plan and act on patching

systems for the many updates that are available– It only takes one missing patch for someone to P0wn your

system (yes, thats hacker speak)• Anyone can do it today with the tools freely available on the

internet• Verizon Data Breach report stated 97% of breaches could have

been avoided through simple or intermediate controls such as patching, password complexity, etc.

What to do?

• Patch your devices; All of them! Windows, Linux, Java, Adobe, phones, tablets, and network devices ASAP!

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