Updates and patching

Purpose

Updates and patches can provide your software with new functionality, but the most important purpose they serve is to fix security vulnerability that could place your system and work at risk.


Audience

faculty researchers Admin staff IT staff students


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Initial considerations

Evaluate possible institutional options.

Be aware of ongoing vulnerabilities that might impact your systems.

  • Security alerts and advisories inform you of possible vulnerabilities to your system and can provide you with recommended mitigations, including recent security patches. 


What can I do?

Use supported version of operating systems and configure automatic updates.

If devices cannot be updated but are required for your work, contact your local IT group regarding how to securely segregate devices from institutional networks. Contact us | Information Technology (IT)

Windows

  • Automatic updates are enabled by default within current versions of Windows and cannot be disabled.

MacOS

Linux

Android

iOS

Regularly patch and update your software and applications.

  • Configure automatic updates where available.


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Additional help

General

Contact us | Information Security (IS)

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Researchers

https://security.utoronto.ca/services/research-information-security-program/


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