Remember to update!

It’s highly important to keep devices firmware and software up to date. Firmware and software updates typically fix known security vulnerabilities, provide bug fixes, and add new features.

For most regular users, it's important to avoid using devices or software that have reached "end-of-life" (EOL) status and therefore are not receiving security updates.

“Patch management” is a systematized approach to updating systems, software, and firmware. Typically, the phrase refers to updating systems in a business or enterprise environment. However, the concept can be scaled down and simplified for most people, families, and small organizations.

Generally, patch management is fairly easy for most people - clicking update when the device has notified there is an update available suffices in most cases. In most cases, users will want to apply security updates as quickly as possible.