Every piece of software your business uses whether this be payment transaction software or a digital stock management system, offers the potential for unauthorised access and exploitation. If your business runs as a result of being connected to the internet, you must keep computers, devices, applications, and software patched and up to date, and where you can, add the use of two-factor authentication with strong passwords. Regularly patching and installing software updates helps to protect your devices as the updates will expose new flaws and vulnerabilities. Cyber criminals use these flaws and vulnerabilities to attack your devices and steal your identity. Software and app updates are designed to fix these weaknesses and installing them as soon as possible will keep your devices secure. When setting up new devices you should also remove any unnecessary pre-installed software, while ensuring that they have firewall protection enabled and are running up-to-date anti-virus software. Find out more at www.wmcrc.co.uk