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© 2015 Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.
WEBINAR
Why are Software
Updates so Important
for your Security?
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Applying regular Software Updates
on your computer is one of the
basic security measures that helps
keep you safe against attackers
and malware.
#FACT!
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In this webinar, we will
discuss:
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#1. What are Software Updates?
#2. What are Software Vulnerabilities?
#3. Why are Software Updates so
Important for your Security?
#4. How Quick Heal helps you stay
away from Software Vulnerabilities?
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#1. What are
Software Updates
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Software updates are pieces
of software that software
vendors release on the
Internet.
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These updates are called
Patches or Service Pack.
They mainly consist of the
following:
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FIXES FOR SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES
&
BUG FIXES FOR
PRODUCT
ENHANCEMENT.
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#2. What are
Software/Security
Vulnerabilities
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Software vulnerabilities are
also known as security
holes.
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Security holes are
weaknesses present in a
system that can leave it
exposed to threats such as
malware attacks.
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#3. Why are Software
Updates so Important for
your Security
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Software Updates are
crucial because of the
simple reason that they
fix security vulnerabilities.
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Your Internet browser might have
a certain security/software
vulnerability that can allow a
compromised website to drop a
malware on your PC; if you
happen to visit that website.
FOR EXAMPLE:
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This particular type of an attack is
known as a drive-by download.
And this is one of the many types
of attacks that hackers launch by
exploiting security vulnerabilities.
FOR EXAMPLE:
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#ADOBE FACT!
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#ADOBE FACT!
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#ADOBE FACT!
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Over 90% of all software
updates contain fixes that take
care of security vulnerabilities
and reduce the risk of Internet
attacks.
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Software Updates are
also important for
product enhancements.
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#4. How Quick Heal helps you
stay away from Software
Vulnerabilities
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Quick Heal helps you stay safe
against the dangers of security
vulnerabilities with the following
features:
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Helps you detect the security
vulnerabilities in your machine so
that they can get a fix for the
same.
Vulnerability
Scanner
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Runs your Internet browsers in a
safe, virtual environment. Any
infected file downloaded in this
space will be blocked from
reaching the real PC.
Browser
Sandbox
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It works as an excellent protection
against attacks like drive-by
downloads.
Browser
Sandbox [continued…]
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Automatically blocks websites that
could be compromised and
carrying malicious codes and
links.
Web
Security
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Blocks emails that could carry
malicious codes designed to
exploit any security vulnerability.
Security
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