Windows Update Policy
New cyber security threats are always emerging and recently one of the more successful malware campaigns that have crippled some of the largest organizations across the globe is ransomware. Ransomware is a type of infection that encrypts computer data, making it inaccessible, until a ransom is paid to the attacker. Attackers using this method have successfully interrupted daily operations for many different organizations like FedEx and Nissan, but they also target Hospital and University networks as well. What makes these attacks so successful is that they frequently leverage system vulnerabilities and they target critical data that鈥檚 essential to the organizations daily operations.
One of the ways that we protect ourselves here at 淫性视频 against ransomware is through the comprehensive system back-up鈥檚 that we maintain. Although this ensures that our data is always protected it doesn鈥檛 prevent the attack from occurring in the first place. One of the ways that we can ensure that our machines stay protected from these vulnerabilities is by applying critical security updates as soon as they鈥檙e available.
In October of 2003 Microsoft started a monthly update cycle referred to as 鈥淧atch Tuesday鈥 where any critical system updates for their products are released on the second Tuesday of every month. On the second Tuesday of every month every Microsoft Windows operating system receives critical system updates and apples them prompting a restart of the computer. With the advent of Windows 10 Microsoft now automatically downloads and installs updates on the second Tuesday of every month and will even automatically restart your computer to apply the updates.
To ensure that our computers maintain the latest set of critical security updates from Microsoft our workstations will follow the same patching schedule that Microsoft maintains on personal Windows computers. Our machines will download and install windows updates from Microsoft on the second Tuesday of every month and then require a restart to apply in the next 24 hours. Your computer will notify you when the updates have been applied and request that you restart the machine.
