Keeping your software patched and up-to-date is a vital part of safe(r) computing these days. I cannot recommend enthusiastically enough that you enable "automatic" updating wherever and whenever it is offered.
A "patch" (aka "update") closes 'holes' (aka "vulnerabilities") that hackers are "exploiting" to take control of, or plant malware on, (your) machines.
There is an active exploit out there for the Flash player (Those animations on Webpages) that affects anyone who has not disabled Flash-- whether you're running Windows, Mac, or Linux.
If you like having Flash animations, you should visit this page on the Adobe Website which will analyze your version of Flash Player to see if you need to update.
Mac users should visit Apple Update and get these important updates.
Today's free link: A repeat today, because you really should know about this free tool: the Secunia Software Inspector will scan your machine's installed programs and determine if they're out-of-date, or there's patches missing-- and it will help you resolve the problems it finds.
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