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> But 0days or no, there will always exist some number of computers that have not been properly kept up-to-date and thus will be vulnerable to security exploits
by willstrafach 9y ago
> But 0days or no, there will always exist some number of computers that have not been properly kept up-to-date and thus will be vulnerable to security exploits even after they've been disclosed and patched.
You are correct about this. Patches were released in March, but many seem to have put off security-critical patching.
- SyneRyder 9y ago> Patches were released in March, but many seem to have put off security-critical patching. In fairness to some of the unpatched - the last round of Windows 10 updates refused to install on some machines (well, mine and some others on Twitter), and trapped me in an endless loop of download-install-fail-download. When this happened my landline internet was down, so this was happening over 4G tethering, and burning up $20/day in cellphone data until I just turned off my internet/tethering. I'm not saying don't patch (you should!), just that even people trying to stay patched and do the right thing can find they're unable to do so.
- willstrafach 9y agoYou are absolutely correct, people are even still wary after the aggressive Windows 10 update tricks, so it is extremely unfortunate yet does make some sense. I hope Microsoft can find a way to earn trust back, this problem is going to get much worse if people do not install security patches ASAP when released.