If the WannaCrypt ransomware attack of the last few days has taught us anything it should be the importance of patching systems to guard against attack. Yet a study released today suggests the message isn't getting through. The latest US country report from Flexera Software reveals the percentage of US PC users with unpatched Windows operating systems was 9.8 percent in Q1, 2017, up from 7.5 percent last quarter and 6.5 percent in Q1, 2016. The percentage of vulnerabilities originating in operating systems in the US was 36 percent in Q1, up from 33 percent in Q4, 2016 and 21…
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