Last updated: December 1, 2021
If we hug a large cactus, we will have fewer holes in our shirts than a current operating system, even after the most violent minutes of binding. The big difference? We feel the holes created by the needles of the green plant from the first moment and we definitely know they are there.
We only notice the gaps in the operating system when something “gets through” the already existing hole or the manufacturer points out to us that possibly a small group has chosen our server as a playground and has been happily helping itself to our data for weeks. And under certain circumstances, this can hurt even more than jumping into the cactus field. Namely, when company data and correspondence, absolutely secure and unbreakable, cry out for liberation through ransom BitCoins. Or, alternatively, when trusted customer data is publicly displayed in a database on the Internet. Yes, that makes jumping into the cactus field as an alternative much more attractive again.
The fairy tale of the secure operating system
Let’s put the cactus aside for a moment. Of course, an operating system is no longer just a tool with which we operate the computer and call programs, as it used to be. It is now a vast collection of technologies for security, connectivity and productivity, especially on the Internet.
Companies have connected their own networks to the Internet and thus participate in the big wide world. Of course, this also has unavoidable advantages – on both sides. The company benefits from global connectivity. But so does the small-time crook, who no longer has to start his machinations in the immediate neighborhood or climb over the fence to get in, but can celebrate the hack of a lifetime in the comfort of the Bahamas.
Playing with loopholes
Software manufacturers naturally try to secure their products as much as possible. However, it is safe to assume that there are still countless hidden opportunities to undermine security. And because the world around us is constantly changing, this also results in enough security leaks that are not even thought of today.
If a gap becomes known, the manufacturer usually tries to close it as quickly as possible. If users do not react to the patches, they quickly become the target of hacker groups. And thanks to fully automated botnets, they don’t even have to get their hands dirty themselves. All it takes is the will and a little criminal energy.
To avoid becoming the unprotected victim in this cat-and-mouse game, it is imperative to keep software and operating systems up to date. Even if Windows itself has an automatic system that downloads and installs updates on its own, there can be delays or errors that prevent the operating system from being constantly up to date.
The chain is as strong as its weakest link
These errors may be relatively rare, but they do exist. And often, a single system is enough to infiltrate a network, turning the entire company upside down. To help IT managers quickly determine whether Windows on their network is up to date or whether the latest critical security patch is running properly on all machines, there is a very helpful listing option in Docusnap. With this, all the states of the machines are clearly displayed by means of a report and can be checked on the basis of the version number. This function is already predefined in Docusnap and only needs to be called. How easy this works, we show in our short video.
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