Patches and Updates

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In order to reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim to cyber criminals, follow the steps listed below. Doing so will help you protect your computer and Adelphi’s information resources, and it will help you to be better defended against cyber threats.

1. Apply patches when they are released.The most important patches fix vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, Apple products, Adobe products, and Java products. Updates present themselves in the system tray of your computer when they are available.
   • Keep your computer protected by setting your system to downloadautomatic updates.
   • Keep your Macup to dateas well.
2. Restart your computer when prompted to do so.Some patches do not take effect until the computer has been restarted; putting it to sleep or in hibernating mode is not sufficient.
3. Make sure that you run antivirus on every computer you use,and that the antivirus definitions are set to update automatically (Apple computers also need antivirus).

If you are ever unsure of whether an update prompt is safe or require assistance to install updates, please contact theHelp Desk.

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