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Every day, technology becomes more and more ingrained in our lives. From iPhones to iPads, laptops to desktops, it's becoming harder to find a time when we are not connected. With this increase in technology comes an environment saturated with viruses and malware that can seriously affect how you use your devices. As Windows becomes less popular due to the rise of iOS and Android, Microsoft seems to have left security behind as it tries desperately to keep up with its competitors. Though they have taken some steps in recent years which have improved their security slightly, there are still many flaws that need fixing at the root level before Windows becomes safe for use again. Windows, as a whole, is a vulnerable, open platform that is easily exploited. This has been a problem for many years now. There have been many patches that have been released to the general public, but they only fix specific parts of the system and do not address the problems with security as a whole. A prime example of this is Microsoft’s most recent patch from February 12th, 2018 which fixes some problems with DNS Server resource records getting overwritten by attackers. This patch was released on Patch Tuesday as MS18-010/KB4074592. This patch has had more positive reactions than negative. Many people are saying that they are running on systems that are protected with this patch, but the problem is still there. Windows used to be quite free of malware, however more and more of them are trying to break into your system. The problems that are found in Windows are not all because of malware. Many people still think that just by patches alone it will stop malicious attacks from happening, but unfortunately this is not the case. Even though Microsoft patches frequently and has made improvements to their security, they still have a long way to go before they become 100% secure against any type of attack. Just a simple scan of a Windows system can tell a lot about how secure the system is from malware. The report from April 2016 from the NSS Labs shows results from an analysis on Windows 7 which were published in their paper titled "Windows 7, 2012 R2 - Security and Privacy". In this paper it states that Windows 7 had an average level of security as compared to other operating systems. This was said because there were higher numbers of successful vulnerabilities being reported compared to other operating systems, due to the higher numbers of computers being used which made it easier for hackers to obtain access to a computer. It is not just Windows' security that was responsible for the high level, but also how it is used. There was a higher percentage of vulnerable computers in general, but there were still a lot of computers which were secure and protected successfully with solutions for malware and virus protection. However in the paper, there were some problems in Windows regarding cyber attacks. Not only did almost 50% of all machines have malware issues, but many people reported that their computers had been hacked with ransomware software such as Cryptolocker or Locky. cfa1e77820
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